Healthcare | Tuesday 4 September, 2018 12:28 pm

40 percent of all sports injuries are foot and ankle conditions

Dubai-based Burjeel Hospital for Advanced Surgery (BHAS), whose patients include tennis and cricket superstars as Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi and Sania Mirza stated that foot and ankle conditions are extremely common, accounting for 40 percent of all sports injuries and 10 percent of all muscular...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 4 September, 2018 11:55 am

Frost & Sullivan to Host Healthcare Meeting to Discuss Growth Opportunities and Digital Health Tech Readiness in Morocco

Frost & Sullivan is all set to host its very first Healthcare Meeting on October 11, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Casablanca, Morocco.   2018 will be a tipping point for mainstream adoption of popular digital health tech/solutions and the transition of noble technologies from...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 4 September, 2018 11:41 am

Clean Air in Classrooms Improves Student Performance

After a long summer break, it's time for the kids in the Middle East to head back to school and focus on classes, sports and other after-school activities. It is a time of transition, not only for children but for parents. Besides being anxious about the regular and recurring worrying thoughts...

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Healthcare | Monday 3 September, 2018 12:02 pm

Medlab Media Group Brings Artificial Intelligence to the Medical Sector in Saudi Arabia

MedLab Media Group (MMG), the Spanish start-up focused on the development of a medical ecosystem based on artificial intelligence, announced its inaugural participation at the Global Health Exhibition to be held in Riyadh from 10 to 12 September. At the occasion, the company will present...

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Healthcare | Sunday 2 September, 2018 7:33 am

Saudi doctors get global patent for invention

A team of doctors at the King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah has won international recognition for their work on a new medical device that helps patients avoid surgery. The team from the university’s medical department developed a “KAU rasping tool,” an instrument that sculpts...

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Healthcare | Thursday 30 August, 2018 1:37 pm

Zulekha Hospital successfully saves expat with rare cardiovascular disorder

  Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs) account for 17.9 million deaths per year across the world  Zulekha Hospital Sharjah has successfully treated a rare cardiac condition after Babul Rana Jalil Molla, a 46 year-old expat, was suffering from hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy....

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Healthcare | Friday 24 August, 2018 8:47 am

Hajj season epidemic-free, says health minister

The current Hajj season has been epidemic-free after a large-scale program of health screening and vaccination of pilgrims was carried out, said Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah. He revealed that 1.6 million pilgrims were medically screened at entry points. A further 360,000 Saudi pilgrims...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 14 August, 2018 7:19 am

FOCP and Mum Mum Pledge to Promote Healthy Lifestyles for Children

The UAE-based non-profit organisation, Friends Of Cancer Patients (FOCP) have joined hands with Mum Mum – a child friendly catering company in Sharjah that serves nutritious and healthy food to children – in order to further their shared vision of combating obesity in UAE’s...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 14 August, 2018 2:30 am

BinDawood Superstores release findings from international survey aiming to support pilgrims in preparing for a healthy Hajj

In advance of Hajj, BinDawood superstores today released the findings from an international survey - conducted by Nielsen on behalf of the BinDawood group - that was designed and developed as part of the Group’s on-going commitment to promote health awareness for those undertaking their...

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Healthcare | Sunday 12 August, 2018 7:22 am

Only 28% pharmacists in Saudi Arabia are Saudis: SCFHS

Only 28 percent of 29,000 pharmacists working in the Kingdom are Saudi nationals, according to the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, which has said more than 900 Saudis, who have obtained bachelor's degrees in pharmacology, are currently seeking jobs. “Of the total number of...

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