As part of relentless efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, Dubai authorities are continuing to increase provision of COVID-19 testing across government and private hospitals and drive-through centres. The emirate’s various testing facilities have completed a total of over612,000 COVID-19 tests as of 19 June, according to the COVID-19 Command and Control Centre. Ensuring the […]
The UAE Air Force’s aerobatic display team, Al Fursan, will be seen in the skies over a number of the country’s hospitals for three days starting Sunday, June 21, in an initiative of appreciation by the General Command of the UAE Armed Forces for the nation’s medical teams and staff. The initiative translates a message […]
Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai (MEHD) reveals a limited time offer on refractive vision correction, * valid until July 31st. If you have a refractive error, such as near-sightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia), astigmatism, or presbyopia, refractive vision correction could be a good method to correct or improve your vision. MEHD’s limited time offer for refractive vision […]
Mediclinic Middle East announces that it has implemented Robotic Surgery at Mediclinic City Hospital using the da Vinci Xi HD 4 arm robotic system, one of the most sophisticated laparoscopic surgical technologies available. This programme will complement and enhance its current comprehensive general surgery and laparoscopic surgery services, and will offer the service to patients […]
The Dubai Health Authority, DHA, provided licenses to 37 health facilities and 2,340 health professionals from the beginning of this year until May. The 37 health facilities licensed include one hospital, 16 pharmacies, nine clinics and nine optical centres. The 2,340 healthcare professionals licensed included 466 physicians, 210 dentists, 922 nurses and midwifes, 723 assistant […]
Doctors at the American Hospital Dubai have announced the success of a highly complex bronchial artery embolization procedure for a patient who presented with moderate haemoptysis, and suffering from cavitation mycobacterium tuberculosis of approximately tencms Dr. Aws Al Fahad, Consultant interventional radiologist at the American hospital Dubai, commented: “This was an extremely complex procedure and a […]
In-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment is a journey and as with all journeys – it requires a lot of forward planning. It is therefore imperative that the fertility clinic chosen has a good reputation and is accredited by the health ministry. However, every patient is different and has different needs when it comes to taking the […]
American Hospital Dubai, part of Mohamed & Obaid Al Mulla Group, has announced the launch of the first artificial intelligence (AI) research center in the region in partnership with global health care technology company Cerner. The AI research center aims to leverage Cerner’s electronic health records (EHR) data along with its clinical AI and advanced […]
Mediclinic City Hospital, one of Mediclinic Middle East’s seven hospitals in the UAE, is now no longer admitting Covid-19 patients and has transferred all existing Covid-19 inpatients to other facilities. Whilst the stringent safety precautions in place at the hospital mean that the risk of transmission of Covid-19 between patients is extremely minimal, as an […]
When Ministry of Healtheased the restrictions on non-essential medical procedures such as In-vitro Fertilization (IVF), women like Sara were ecstatic. She and her husband had been planning to go ahead with embryo implantation just before the shutdown for COVID-19 began in March, and at the time they had no idea when they might be able […]
