The first edition of Healthcare Future Summit is set to take place virtually from 6-8 December 2020 and will bring together the world’s most prominent healthcare specialists, to discuss the most pressing topics in the healthcare field. The event is expected to attract over 1,000 doctors, nurses, paramedics, pharmacists, healthcare technicians, health administrators, regulators, operators, […]
The first edition of Healthcare Future Summit is set to take place virtually from 6-8 December 2020 and will bring together the world’s most prominent healthcare specialists, to discuss the most pressing topics in the healthcare field. The event is expected to attract over 1,000 doctors, nurses, paramedics, pharmacists, healthcare technicians, health administrators, regulators, operators, […]
Saudi German Hospitals (SGH) Group, one of the largest private hospital groups in the Middle East and North Africa, has announced that its hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have expanded its medical offerings with new and unique subspecialty clinics and services as part of its continuing efforts to enhance the quality of healthcare […]
Aster Volunteers, the CSR arm of Aster DM Healthcare is launching a Diabetes Awareness Week from 17th November onwards, in association with Abbott, Aster Hospitals & Clinics and Medcare Hospitals & Medical Centres, with an aim to generate awareness on Diabetes and provide people with an opportunity for early detection of the disease which can help […]
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 […]