Abu Dhabi: In line with the emirate’s commitment to adopting international best practices and making healthcare services further access to all community members, the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), announced that COVID-19 vaccines and PCR tests will now be available in pharmacies. COVID-19 vaccines will be provided free of charge and the PCR […]
Dubai: A 24-year-old Nepali expat, who cut off a part of his nose after falling onto a sharp object, had undergone a multi-stage complex organ reconstruction procedure here at a private hospital. The plastic surgeon reconstructed the amputated part nose of the patient by using the skin flap from the forehead. Nishan Gurung, a storekeeper in […]
A new scientific discovery may offer a cure for baldness, as per researchers at the University of California, Riverside who’s stated a single chemical is a key cause of hair follicle cells dividing and dying. The hope is that this could be reversed in order to treat baldness and also heal wounds. As said by […]
Dubai: The Second Chance Initiative launched by Aster Volunteers in association with Bollywood Actor Sonu Sood treated its first patient – seven-month-old Mohammed Safan Ali. His mother was the donor and he underwent a liver transplant at Aster Medcity Hospital in Kochi, India. Safan Ali was brought to Aster when he was four months old. […]
In everyone’s day-to-day life, be it chopping vegetables or playing sports, minor cuts are quite common. Deeper wounds will often require a trip to the emergency room and ultimately stitches — a painful, invasive procedure. Enter US tissue-repair device company ZipLine Medical has developed a tool called ZipStitch, which combines the convenience of plaster with […]
Riyadh: Saudi Ministry of Health announced that Seha Virtual Hospital SVH in the capital Riyadh succeeded in providing services to pilgrims in Makkah and the Holy Sites, as it contributed to the diagnosis of 4 cases of stroke, completed the analysis of 6 remote x-rays, and contributed to saving the life of a complex case […]
Dubai: The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has launched a digital awareness-raising campaign on its social media platforms to outline all health instructions and precautions that pilgrims need to be taken before and during travel in conjunction with them leaving for Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj. The ministry also started a similar programme at […]
New York: A group of researchers have developed a rapid Covid-19 test that might help in identifying different variants of the SARS-CoV-2 in just hours. The team reported that their test is as accurate as other methods used to diagnose Covid and can successfully differentiate between all current variants of SARS-CoV-2. “Using this test, we […]
Medina: Saudi Minister of Health, Fahd Al-Jalajel, launched the Holo-Doctor service, for pilgrims attending this year’s Hajj season, via Madinah Int airport. The service, which offers state-of-the-art technology was made possible through cooperation with the Saudi Telecom Company STC, allowing patients to be diagnosed by doctors from Seha Virtual Hospital SVH in the capital, Riyadh. […]
If you’d like to know more about the prevention and treatment of flu or when to see a doctor & seek medical care, then you would want to read this. You will also get to know the difference between common flu and the flu caused by influenza virus infection. In general, Flu means an episode […]
London: Intermittent fasting helps change the activity of gut bacteria and increase their ability to recover from nerve damage, as per a study conducted on mice. Researchers from the Imperial College London noted how fasting led to the gut bacteria increasing production of a metabolite known as 3-Indolepropionic acid (IPA). The IPA is required for […]
