Karachi: The University of Health Sciences (UHS) recently delayed Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) online registration for students applying in MBBS, BDS program in public and private medical and dental colleges of the Punjab province. According to sources, the online registration of MDCAT on the official website of UHS, www.uhs.edu.pk was announced to start…
Karachi: Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences (PUMHS), Shaheed Benazirabad, has recently announced to hold the annual test for admission to medical and dental colleges in Sindh on October 18th. It is pertinent to mention here that earlier, PUMHS was declared as the Admitting University / Test Conducting University dealing with admissions in MBBS…
ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi and Presiden Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan exchanged views on Pakistan-Turkmenistan bilateral relations, implementation of Turkmenistan Afghanistan Pakistan Iran (TAPI) Gas Pipeline Project, and TAP Power Transmission lines. They exchanged the views during a phone call by the President of Turkmenistan to President Alvi. According to a press release issued by…
Sindh’s renowned senior dental surgeon Dr Qurban Soomro recently died of coronavirus at Civil Hospital at Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS) Jamshoro. The Publisher, Editor and the staff of Dental News Pakistan express their heartfelt condolences on the sad demise of Dr Qurban Soomro and pray that God gives his soul eternal…
Karachi: In some regions of Karachi, people are still fighting the record floods. Both private homes and many business facilities have been destroyed by the vast and unexpected masses of water. Among those affected are dentists whose practices have been damaged. According to sources, many dentists have been affected due to the urban flooding that…
Karachi: Hamdard University has recently released a recruitment advertisement for various vacancies available with different dental departments. The last date to apply online for these vacancies is September 20, 2020. Candidates can apply online by writing the name of the position and department applied for as the subject of the email to careers@hamdard.edu.pk Vacancies for…
ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently said Pakistan was among countries from whom the international community should learn how to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a media briefing said Pakistan deployed the infrastructure built up over many years for polIo to combat COVID-19. “Community health workers who have…
KARACHI: More than 9 out of 10 people infected with the coronavirus experience no symptoms of the disease, according to a new study by the Aga Khan University researchers. Karachi has the most COVID-19 cases in Pakistan, and the study saw AKU’s faculty investigate COVID-19’s prevalence in parts of the city with high and low…
ISLAMABAD: Sending 21 questions regarding alleged embezzlement and violations of rules, the directorate general audit has asked the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) to appear before an audit team. The questioner has been sent on the basis of a complaint lodged by Pakistan Young Pharmacist Association. However, when contacted, Ministry of National Health Services…
Beijing: China has put its home-grown coronavirus vaccines on display recently for the first time, as the country where the contagion was discovered looks to shape the narrative surrounding the pandemic. High hopes hang on the small vials of liquid on show at a Beijing trade fair – vaccine candidates produced by Chinese companies Sinovac…