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Smartphones are revolutionizing medicine
Science

Smartphones are revolutionizing medicine

Smartphones are revolutionising the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses, thanks to add-ons and apps that make their ubiquitous small screens…
Egypt’s military to enter pharmaceutical industry
Egypt

Egypt’s military to enter pharmaceutical industry

Egypt's military has received the licence required to form a pharmaceutical company, according to a decree by Prime Minister Sherif…
Increase in medicine prices expected this February
Egypt

Increase in medicine prices expected this February

Governmental sources have revealed a promise by the government not to raise prices of medicines of chronic diseases, indicating instead…
Doctors Syndicate: Floating pound leads to increase in medicine cost by LE50 bln
Egypt

Doctors Syndicate: Floating pound leads to increase in medicine cost by LE50 bln

A workshop organized by the Doctors Syndicate revealed that the shortages in some medicines have worsenned since the floation of…
Japan’s Ohsumi wins Nobel for studies of cell ‘self-eating’ process
Science

Japan’s Ohsumi wins Nobel for studies of cell ‘self-eating’ process

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries related to the degrading…
Egypt starts work on north-coast ‘medical city’ costing LE8 bn
Business

Egypt starts work on north-coast ‘medical city’ costing LE8 bn

The foundation stone has been laid for a "medical city" development in Alexandria that is likely to cost around LE8…
Medical shortages — a riot is brewing
Egypt

Medical shortages — a riot is brewing

Behind a metal gate, on a plastic mat, sat Maha, seven years old, who suffers from kidney failure. Her eyes…
Ethiopia suspends medicine import from 11 Egyptian manufacturers
Egypt

Ethiopia suspends medicine import from 11 Egyptian manufacturers

The Ethiopian Health Ministry has suspended the importation of pharmaceuticals from 11 Egyptian manufacturers following a visit to Egypt that…
Increase in drug prices was necessary: syndicate chairman
Business

Increase in drug prices was necessary: syndicate chairman

The chairman of the Pharmacists Syndicate, Mohey Ebeid, said on Sunday that the government's policy of increasing the prices of…
Marriage boosts cancer survival rates, study finds
Egypt

Marriage boosts cancer survival rates, study finds

An American study has linked marriage to higher survival rates in cancer patients. Contrary to popular belief, a couple's socio-economic status…
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