Smart System To Detect TB Makes Brisk Progress
As the UAE marked World Tuberculosis Day (March 24) with a week-long calendar of activities ending yesterday, it was time to take stock of the progress made in the early diagnosis of the communicable ...
April 01, 20190755Category: Health
US Performs First Kidney Transplant From Living Donor With HIV
The kidney of a 35-year-old HIV-positive woman has been transplanted into another patient with the virus that causes AIDS, US surgeons announced Thursday, in a major medical breakthrough.
The surge...
March 30, 20190861Category: Health
Obesity, Diabetes, Cancer Are Top Non-communicable Diseases Among Kids In UAE
The top four non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among children in the UAE are obesity, diabetes (both Type I and II), cancers and diseases associated with smoking and substance abuse, a top official of ...
March 27, 201901090Category: Health
Incidence Of High BP Doubles Among UAE Residents
The incidence of high blood pressure has nearly doubled among UAE residents over the last six years, the results of a countrywide National Health Survey (2017-2018) has revealed.
The results reveal...
March 26, 20190785Category: Health
Ras Al Khaimah Building Fall Girl Discharged From Hospital
A 19-month-old Egyptian girl who fell from a 10th floor apartment window in Ras Al Khaimah last month was discharged from hospital on Wednesday, according to an official.
Lein Mahmoud Nazeih’...
March 26, 20190763Category: Health
Over 3,000 People To Get Free CPR Training
Over 1,700 people have already received Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training in Heartsaver Month running from March 12-28, and there is hope of more non-medical personnel getting this free of...
March 25, 20190821Category: Health
DHA Announces Nine New Hospitals
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) announced on Sunday that nine new hospitals and 12 One Day Surgery Centres will be built in Dubai between 2019 and 2020. The authority also said that expansion works w...
March 25, 20190889Category: Health
New Treatment To Stop Seizures
As the world marks Purple Day on March 26, a pioneering technique called Laser Thermal Ablation which is capable of stopping reoccurrence of seizures has helped infuse fresh hope among patients.
Pu...
March 24, 20190952Category: Health
DHA To Take Action Against Dental Clinic
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) will take legal action against a dental clinic in Al Wasl after it carried out a marketing and promotional campaign without getting a final approval from the DHA&rsquo...
March 24, 20190743Category: Health
Campers Warned To Avoid Plants In UAE That Can Lead To Coma
The health in authority in Abu Dhabi has warned campers and hikers to avoid touching or ingesting toxic plants that typically grow across the emirates after rainfall.
As the pleasant weather kicks ...
March 22, 201902166Category: Health
