KARACHI: AKU’s Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research (CRM) has won a PKR 14.5 million grant to develop new, targeted therapies for a common form of blood cancer in adults, Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) leukemia. The chromosomal defect is known as the Philadelphia chromosome (Ph) is a characteristic of two important types of blood…

KARACHI: As many as 1,405 Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients have been brought to the COVID-19 Isolation Ward of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) from 18 March to 31 December 2020, out of which 54 died due to COVID-19 related complications. The JPMC data showed that 22,871 tests were conducted from 18 March to 31 December…

Karachi: A total of 113 residents and fellows – many of whom have played a key role in treating COVID-19 patients during the pandemic – graduated at Aga Khan University’s 25th Postgraduate Medical Education, PGME, ceremony on recently. Certificates were awarded to 92 residents and 21 fellows in areas relevant to the treatment of COVID-19…

KARACHI: The Dow Medical College (DMC) recently commemorated the completion of its 75 years at a simple but colourful ceremony attracting several alumni of the institution and senior physicians of the city. The college is named after Sir Hugh Dow, the then Sindh governor, who laid its foundation stone on Dec 10, 1945. Recollecting his…

KARACHI: The BCA Project Team of the ORIC Department of the Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology (SSUET) recently organized a cancer awareness workshop at the campus where a breast cancer survivor’s experience was shared. Reema Ismail, the wife of Governor Sindh, was the chief guest for the event. The event was attended by…

Karachi: Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) recently announced to regulate the recruitment and promotion of teachers in medical universities according to the Higher Education Commission (HEC’s) standards or according to the university’s own rules. This created confusion amidst which Jinnah Sindh Medical University (JSMU) and many other universities have postponed the recruitment of Assistant Professor, Associate…

KARACHI: The Founder and President of the Pink Pakistan Trust, Dr Zubaida Qazi, said that our motive is to promote awareness regarding breast cancer. There is no better platform, like the University of Karachi, which represents all segments of society. She observed that there are an estimated 40,000 fatalities every year due to breast cancer….

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) recently postponed the medical and dental colleges admissions test (MDCAT) that was scheduled for October 18. Petitioners’ lawyer Jibran Nasir took to twitter to announce the verdict. He tweeted, “Congrats to all prospective medical/dental students of Sindh. Hon Sindh High Court has postponed #Sindh #MDCAT taking place on 18th…

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Medical University (KMU) in collaboration with the University of York, UK, has launched a mental health study project titled ‘developing and evaluating an adapted behavioural activation intervention for people with depression and diabetes in South Asia’ worth about Rs636.46 million. This multi-country, the multi-centre research project is funded by the National Institute…

KARACHI: The Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) organized a public awareness walk on the occasion of World Heart Day. The walk was divided into two parts in view of SOPs. The public awareness walk in the Ojha campus of the DUHS started at 9 am from the General OPD to the Dow Hospital, while…