Activist Bahareh Hedayat Diagnosed with Uterine Cancer in Prison
Iranwire - Iranian human rights activist and political prisoner Bahareh Hedayat revealed that she has been diagnosed with uterine cancer. Hedayat, who…
Health and Hygiene
Migration of Nurses Pose Threat to Healthcare in Iran
Iranwire - A member of Iran's Supreme Council of the Medical System has warned that nurse migration is no longer a manageable…
Iranian Political Prisoner Denied Vital Medical Care
Iranwire - Iranian authorities are preventing Hamzeh Savari, a political prisoner held in Ghezelhesar prison, near Tehran, from receiving necessary…
Rise In Suicides Among Medical Students In Iran Highlights Growing Crisis In Sector
RFL/RE - A rise in suicides among medical residents at Iranian schools, revealed in an interview with the Islamic Republic…
Elderly Iranian Prisoner Hospitalized After Heart Attack
Iranwire - An Iranian woman prisoner in her 70s was rushed from Tehran's Evin prison to a hospital after suffering…
Rising Suicide Rate Among Iran’s Young Physicians
iranintl - An official with the Medical Council of Iran confirmed that 16 cases of suicide have been reported among…
Air Pollution Behind Nearly 14 Percent of Natural Deaths in Iran
Iranwire - Iran’s Ministry of Health has attributed a staggering 13.9 percent of all natural deaths in the country to…
Iranian Baluch Prisoner Died Due to Lack of Proper Healthcare
Iranwire - Jamshid Arbabi Gorgij officially died of "cardiac arrest" early this month while in custody, but his delayed transfer…
Iran Faces Drug Shortage Crisis Due to Currency Scarcity
Iranwire - Drug shortages continue to loom over Iran's healthcare system, mainly due to mismanagement by the Islamic Republic's authorities. …
Iran’s Covid Deaths Nearly Double Official Figures: Former Official
iranintl - A former official in Iran's Covid Taskforce says the country’s Covid deaths were nearly twice the figures authorities…