Tag: Medical

Rumours Galore

As reports from Dubai said on Wednesday that President Asif Ali Zardari’s medical tests were normal and Petroleum Minister Dr Asim Hussain also claimed...

Zardari’s medical check-up sparks resignation rumours

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari was undergoing what his office said on Wednesday were routine medical tests in a Dubai hospital, but which fuelled...

Zardari in Dubai for medical check-up

President Asif Ali Zardari left for Dubai on Tuesday evening to visit his children and also to undergo some medical tests. He was accompanied...

Medical college being moved to NIH

While inflicting a huge loss to the national exchequer, the management of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) has shifted the Federal Medical College...

Chinese army medical staff’s services praised

Corps Commander Lieutenant General Muhammad Zahirul Islam has praised the services of the military contingent of People’s Liberation Army, China following the rains and...

FSc students challenge medical entry test policy

Six female intermediate students have challenged the medical entry test policy in the Lahore High Court (LHC) pleading the Punjab government, Pakistan Medical and...

The private vs public medical university dilemma

Students seeking admission to medical colleges were faced with a dilemma as the deadline for applications to public sector universities looms large, while the...

ATC orders medical examination of Ayesha

An anti terrorism court (ATC) on Monday ordered police to conduct a medical examination of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Ahad Malik’s daughter Ayesha...

Heart transplant still a dream

Heart transplant in patients with advanced cardiac diseases is still a dream in Pakistan despite availability of the medical expertise, technological equipment, drugs and...

Lack of medical experts irks locals

An insufficient number of doctors and medical specialists in various hospitals of Malakand has irked patients in the area. Health Department officials informed...

Navy teams distribute ration, provide medical treatment

Pakistan Navy relief teams have distributed more than two tonnes of ration in the rain- and flood-hit areas of Badin, Jhudo and Sanghar districts...

UHS declares medical entry test result

University of Health Sciences (UHS) Lahore has declared the result of Entrance Test 2011 for admission to medical and dental colleges of the Punjab. A...

Khyber Medical University organises seminar to raise dengue awareness

Khyber Medical University (KMU) Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Muhammad Hafizullah has said that there is no vaccine or drug to prevent dengue fever, adding...

RCDC sets up free medical camps

The Rural Community Development Centre (RCDC) held free medical camps for people suffering from general and eye diseases at Punjran, Jigot, Noughazi and Bekkran...

Doctors demand provincial medical council under PMDC

The young doctors have demanded the Punjab government should establish a provincial medical council under the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) to regulate...

Azra Naheed Medical College gets 100 MBBS seats

Azra Naheed Medical College was granted 100 seats by the PMDC and Ministry of Health for its MBBS programme. Azra Naheed Medical College distinguishes...

Merit should be upheld in medical admissions: CM

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said institutions must uphold the merit policy for admission to all medical and dental colleges in Punjab. He directed...