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2023-03-10 15:54
Notable achievements made in controlling non-communicable diseases
TEHRAN - The health ministry’s program for early diagnosis of non-communicable diseases has brought great achievements, especially regarding cancers.
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2022-12-03 19:00
Over 50m Iranians suffering from obesity
TEHRAN – More than 50 million people in the country are obese and overweight, which greatly increases the incidence of non-communicable diseases, especially diabetes and high blood pressure, the chancellor of Iran University of Medical Sciences, Abdolreza Pazoki, has said.
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2021-11-10 17:40
Diabetes among Iranians nearly doubled in 30 years
TEHRAN – The prevalence of diabetes among people has increased by 95 percent from 1990 to 2020, Baqer Larijani, head of the Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, has said.