Al Jalila Children’s Speciality Hospital, the only hospital specialised in paediatric medicine in the UAE, today announced plans to introduce spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) gene therapy for the first time in the UAE. The therapy, Zolgensma (AVXS-101), will be administered to a five-month old girl who suffers from SMA, a genetic disease caused by a […]
Teaching children about the spread of germs and how to avoid it, is a challenge for most parents. To make this task easier for parents through entertaining ways, Gargash Hospital and DermoViva Baby collaborated to educate little ones on hygiene, with a view to promote health, safety and a happier society, in honour of the […]
Last week at Latifa Hospital for Women and Children, a tiny little fetus, a brave mother and a team of highly specialized doctors created history when they performed the first-ever intrauterine fetal surgery for a spinal cord defect in the Arab region. The extremely delicate six-hour surgery was performed on a 25-week-old fetus that was […]
The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, revealed that Al Qassimi Women’s & Children’s Hospital, in cooperation and coordination with Al Qassimi Hospital, has successfully performed 3 operations for uterine prolapse using the da Vinci robotic surgical system. The UAE’s first of its kind achievement underpins the successes of the robotic surgery program in gynecology, […]
Thrive Wellbeing Centre has appointed its first psychiatrist. Dr. IoannisDelipalas, who joined the centre on 28th October 2020 is a Swedish Board-certified Consultant in adult psychiatry with more than 15 years’experience, having worked in two of the most prestigious hospitals in Scandinavia, as well as more recently in Dubai. The start of a new psychiatry […]
The Dubai Health Authority, DHA, inaugurated today a Hospitality Care Centre, a specialised facility treating infectious diseases. The centre is located in the Dubai Industrial Zone and it consists of three floors, which include 88 dedicated rooms for the treatment of COVID-19 patients, from normal to critical cases. The state-of-the art centre has highly specialised […]
In an effort to spread the strong message of Pink October 2020, and intensify the fight against breast cancer, Emirates Oncology Society and the Emirates Medical Association, in collaboration with Burjeel Cancer Institute at Burjeel Medical City,initiated a nation-wide campaign by lighting up Burj Khalifa with pink colour and displaying a series of tips on […]
Saudi German Hospitals Group has signed a strategic partnership with Al-Ahli Sports Club to become the football club’s exclusive medical sponsor. The agreement was signed by the Saudi German Hospitals Group’s CEO, Dr.AhmedShebl,and Al-Ahli Sports Club’s CEO, Walid Sultan. Witnessing the special event was Eng. Tariq Khalifa, Member of the Board of Directors, Al-Ahli Sports […]
The UAE, represented by the Dubai Health Authority, DHA, has won in three categories on endoscopy at the 7th edition of the annual “Winners Meeting”. The 7th edition of the meeting was supposed to be held in Berlin in 2020, however due to the pandemic it was held virtually for the very first time. The […]
To mark the World Arthritis Day that annually falls on October 12th, Middle East Arthritis Foundation hosted a series of webinars dedicated to raising awareness about the debilitating disease set to become the fourth most common cause of physical disability across the globe. The comprehensive, seven-day program brought together a host of leading experts from […]
