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The interdisciplinary field of medical cybernetics is to be launched in Iranian universities in February 2017, said Dr. Habib Kovari, an official at Tehran’s University of Social Welfare and…

The establishment of an international interdisciplinary medical research center is underway, said Science Minister Mohammad Farhadi, on the sidelines of a felicitation ceremony for distinguished…

In a meeting between head of Tehran Regional Office of the International Committee of Red Cross, Olivier Martin, and IRCS Deputy Managing Director Reza Rais Karami on Monday, the two sides signed…

In the last calendar year (ended March 19), more than 4,600 hours of free technical vocational education was given to 24 Iraqi refugees in Ilam Province, including 12 women, said Ali Kheradmand,…

All radiology equipment at medical centers of the Social Security Organization will be digitized in the current Iranian year (began March 20), said SSO deputy head Mohammad Ali Hemmati. “A total…

Increasing the retail prices on cigarettes by 42% will reduce the world’s smoking population by 66 million, and cause a 15% reduction in global deaths according to the World Bank, Mohammad Reza…

A tiny number of people in the world carry genetic mutations that were thought to guarantee the development of severe childhood diseases, but these people do not actually have these diseases,…

As many as one in five people say they feel depressed as a result of using social media, a recent survey found. That might come as a surprise to the generation under 30 as social media is part of…

Tourism to France rose in 2015 despite the Paris terror attacks, with the country attracting more than 80 million tourists in 2015.

Government figures show that 84.5 million tourists…

An art and culture exhibition of the Maya civilization will be held in Tehran later this year, according to Muhammad Reza Kargar, director of museum affairs at Iran’s Cultural Heritage,…

The United States on Monday updated its warning for American citizens planning to travel to Saudi Arabia, less than two weeks before President Barack Obama is due there.

Obama is to visit…

As per an agreement between Iran and Turkey, Tehran will host the Joint Technical Tourism Committee in 2017.

During the 25th meeting of the Iran-Turkey Joint Commission for Economic,…

The building housing the former British Consulate in Kerman Province will be restored and repurposed into an oil museum, a high-ranking provincial official has said.

“Approximately 25…

Entry to Oshtorankouh Protected Area in Lorestan Province is prohibited until June 4 in order to prevent damage to blooming plants and animals bearing offspring. “Each year with the onset of…

Adventure tourists from around the world will gather in Kerman Province’s Shahdad Desert to participate in the Iranian Silk Road Ultramarathon, scheduled for May 2-9.

The second gathering of Afghan refugees called ‘Dasht-e-Gol-e-Sorkh’ (literally ‘Red Roses Field’) will be held on April 21 at Khavaran Cultural Center in south Tehran.

Afghans living in…

Over the past few years, numerous “beauty clinics” have mushroomed in the capital Tehran, and other bigger cities, offering packages in skin, hair and even fitness care, albeit at high costs.

The cost of healthcare that can save the lives of millions of children and their mothers every year could be less than $5 per person, researchers report.

A document on Social Security and Protection of Women is being drafted by the Labor Ministry, said Minister Ali Rabiei on Saturday.

Iran’s emergency services are expected to undergo a major overhaul this calendar year (started March 20) with the addition of 2,000 new ambulances.

Air ambulances and motorbike medical…

The average life expectancy at birth in Iran has gone up to 76 years from 73 in 2014, according to Rasoul Dinarvand, head of the Food and Drug Administration. “We plan to increase the rate further…

The 32nd Iranian Congress of Radiology and the 14th Iranian Congress of Radiographic Science Association will be held May 3-6 at Milad Tower Conference Hall in northwest Tehran. The event will be…

The world’s largest neurosurgical hospital will officially open in Iran by the end of the current calendar year (March 20, 2017), said the deputy for management and resource development at the…

Comprehensive health assessment of all preschoolers will be implemented from April 21 across the country.

Population of the Persian fallow deer is expected to gradually grow following the expansion of its territory in Fars Province’s Miankotal enclosure.  

The deer was previously confined…