Healthcare | Thursday 3 August, 2017 10:35 am

29,000 medical practitioners to serve Hajj pilgrims this year

 The Health Ministry has deployed 29,000 medics and paramedics to serve local and foreign Hajj pilgrims this year. The ministry said it has also launched a campaign to vaccinate all individuals involved in Hajj against meningitis and influenza. As in the past, the ministry has created an...

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Healthcare | Thursday 3 August, 2017 5:20 am

Protect your heart as the temperatures soar

Temperatures soaring well above the 40 degrees mark could give rise to more heart related challenges in the absence of proper care and attention. The human body maintains its internal temperature at around 37°C but as the environment warms-up, the body tends to warm-up as well. Heat-related...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 1 August, 2017 11:16 am

Medical evacuation aircraft transport 1,001 cases in 6 months

: Medical evacuation aircraft during the first half of 2017 transported 1,001 cases inside and outside Saudi Arabia. The project emanates from directives by King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman within the general strategy for developing the armed forces. The director general for...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 1 August, 2017 5:20 am

15 single individuals at risk of developing infertility problems seek fertility preservation options in Abu Dhabi

Fertility Physicians in Abu Dhabi successfully managed 15 cases of unmarried young women and men at risk of infertility in the future for different reasons, including the diagnosis of intractable diseases or autoimmune diseases that require long-term treatment that affects their fertility, or...

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Healthcare | Monday 31 July, 2017 12:00 pm

The #allnewkaya Now Open in Barsha Heights

They say you can’t stop a good thing growing and the newest Kaya Skin Clinic is a great example. Conveniently located in Barsha Heights, the brand unveils an all-new experience - the second of its new format. The new branch, the 5th in Dubai, will offer the entire array of Kaya Skin...

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Healthcare | Monday 31 July, 2017 10:45 am

Teaching Your Kids to Love Their Trips to the Dentist

We share five top tips from Drs. Nicolas & Asp's Pediatric Center that are sure to make trips to the dentist more enjoyable   Teaching Your Kids to Love Their Trips to the Dentist   We share five top tips from Drs. Nicolas & Asp's Pediatric Center that are sure ...

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Healthcare | Sunday 30 July, 2017 2:06 pm

China, Russia and Africa are new target markets for ‘Healthcare Tourism’: Dubai Health Experience

The core team from Dubai Medical Tourism Council, Dubai Health Authority (DHA), responsible for healthcare tourism in the Emirate, visited Canadian Specialist Hospital, who is one of the DXH ( Dubai Health Experience) Group members since the inception of the initiative. During the visit the team...

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Healthcare | Saturday 29 July, 2017 12:05 pm

The introduction of IVI Middle East Fertility Clinic in Muscat gives a ray of hope to many childless couples

Cases of infertility in both men and women are on the rise in Oman. A study conducted by UN has revealed that average birth rates have dropped from 5.23 children for each woman in 1980 through 1985, to 1.97 in the 2005-2010. The UN has also projected that this is expected to drop to 1.62 by 2025...

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Healthcare | Saturday 29 July, 2017 5:20 am

Health Ministry receives global award for diabetes awareness campaign

 The Ministry of Health has won “The Creative Floor Healthcare Award 2017” for its diabetes awareness campaign which was implemented in November 2016. The prize was received by the director of awareness at the ministry, Anas Al-Humaid at a ceremony held on Thursday in London. The...

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Healthcare | Friday 28 July, 2017 5:14 am

Ophthalmologists in Abu Dhabi Successfully Restore Vision of an Elderly Emirati Woman Who Has Not Been Able to See Her Children for 8 Years

A team of Ophthalmologists from Moorfields Eye Hospital in Abu Dhabi successfully restored the vision of an 80-year-old Emirati woman, Bakheeta Al Mansouri, after eight years of suffering from very poor vision where she could only differentiate between light and dark, and see some shadows. The...

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