Health

Aster Volunteers ‘Heart2Heart Cares 2023’ – Campaign is aimed at raising awareness among residents about heart health.

Dubai: Walking is perhaps the easiest way to maintain good heart health. In addition to reducing the risk of heart ailments, walking for an average of 30 minutes every day can help relieve stress and improve your heart health. ‘Heart2Heart Cares 2023’ is not limited to walking; participants can engage in fitness programs, including walking […]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Psychological First Aid and Self-Care (Coping and Living with Cancer)

Dubai: Living with cancer can understandably have a significant psychological and emotional impact. There may be anxiety related to heightened awareness of uncertainty about the future, and low mood – often presenting itself as persistent sadness, loss of interest, and withdrawal, all of which can also be associated with the physical toll of cancer. Anger […]

71 children received life-changing gene therapy for rare spinal muscle disorders at Medcare

Medcare Women & Children Hospital in Dubai became the first private health facility in the GCC to offer gene therapy for Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic disorder significantly diminishing the patient’s quality of life. Dubai: Medcare Women & Children Hospital (MWCH) in Dubai has successfully treated 71 children suffering from life-threatening Spinal muscular […]

First in GCC: Aster & Fujifilm to introduce Hi-tech Imaging and AI-enabled diagnostic solutions

Medcare Royal Multi-Specialty Hospital, set to open in early 2024, would see the introduction of cutting-edge AI-enabled Fujifilm radiology solutions like MRI, Advanced CT, 3D Digital Mammography X-ray systems, and C Arm, among others. These latest technology systems from Fujifilm would also be introduced at existing Aster and Medcare facilities in UAE and Qatar The […]

Historic Recovery at Aster MIMS, Nipah Patients, including a Paediatric Ventilator Case, Returns Home

Calicut:  In a groundbreaking moment for medical history, Aster MIMS in Kozhikode (Calicut) celebrates the triumphant recovery of two Nipah patients, including a child who defied the odds of survival while on a ventilator. The nine-year-old boy and his 25-year-old uncle, both residents of Kuttiady Maruthonkara, Kozhikode who tragically lost a family member to Nipah, […]

#worldheartday: A Vacation turned nightmare – A young 31 yr old mother got sudden cardiac arrest revived successfully at Aster Hospital Sharjah

Sharjah: 31-year-old Mrs. Shahil, mother of 2 children, had been to a recreational water park where she started experiencing racing heart beats with a near fainting situation. She was not feeling well and eventually wanted to get back home. And while in the car she started feeling uncomfortable again and lost consciousness again. She was […]

Scientists develop ‘cancer-killing pill’ named after 9-year-old who died of deadly disease

A new groundbreaking “cancer-killing pill” has been created by scientists and is being named in memory of a nine-year-old girl who passed away from the fatal disease. According to an official announcement, scientists at City of Hope, a cancer research facility in the US, have developed “targeted chemotherapy” that appears to “annihilate” all solid tumors […]

New case of Mers virus confirmed in Al Ain, UAE

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that a case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers-CoV) had been identified in the capital of the UAE. The International Health Regulations National Focal Point (IHR NFP) of the UAE informed the UN organization on July 10 about a 28-year-old patient from Al Ain city in Abu Dhabi. “The […]

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