Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) announced that the United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Health and Prevention has granted regulatory approval of Veklury® (remdesivir) as an Emergency Medicine for treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection, the virus that causes COVID-19. The regulatory approval is supported by clinical data from the U.S. National Institute of Allergy &Infectious Diseases’global Phase […]
Increasing fertility awareness and the rising trend of delayed parenthood in women have helped spike the demand for egg freezing over the recent years. “From technologies used to success rates, learning the fundamentals before opting for this procedure is an essential key to achieving the desired results”, emphasized Dr. Laura Melado, IVF Specialist, IVI Fertility […]
The medical industry is fast embracing webinars as a major communications channel to reach out to new patients. In Europe and the US, hospitals and medical centres now organize weekly webinars on various healthcare topics to educate and inform patients on new treatments and procedures. Some of the healthcare entities that have succeeded in webinar […]
INDEX Media, a member of INDEX Holding, hosted an exclusive live session with the world-renowned Dr. David Samadi, Urologic Oncology Expert and Robotic Surgeon, Director of Men’s Health and Urologic Oncology at St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn, New York, who has performed over 8,000 robotic prostate surgery and as a pioneer in this field, he […]
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 […]
