There is no cure for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), although it can be managed with lifestyle and dietary changes. That’s why Irish engineers Aonghus Shortt and Peter Harte founded FoodMarble, a startup that has invented portable devices, measuring just 5 centimeters squared, which test the hydrogen levels in a person’s breath, a key signal for […]
The tie-up will enable the organizations to design and deliver distinctive and innovative medical education and research programs to prepare new physicians for the rapidly evolving and technologically advanced healthcare environment Abu Dhabi: A unique collaboration between Abu Dhabi-headquartered VPS Healthcare and Cumming School of Medicine of the University of Calgary, Canada, will help shape […]
DUBAI: In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Emirates Health Services has launched the Pink Shield application, which seeks to raise awareness among community members of the importance of the early detection of breast cancer to ensure prevention and diagnosis, thus accelerating therapeutic interventions. The application is available in Arabic and English and contains basic […]
DUBAI: Al Jalila Foundation, a member of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, dedicated to transforming lives through medical innovation, announced the launch of Majlis Al Amal (Hope Lounge), a unique ‘cancer drop-in centre’ and the first of its kind community centre dedicated to female cancer patients and their wellbeing. In the UAE, approximately 4,500 […]
ABU DHABI: Researchers from a top American hospital, Cleveland Clinic, have opened a novel study for a vaccine aimed at eventually preventing triple-negative breast cancer, the most aggressive and lethal form of the disease. This phase I trial is designed to determine the maximum tolerated dose of the vaccine in patients with early-stage triple-negative breast […]
ABU DHABI: Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy (FBMA), in cooperation with Special Olympics UAE, has announced the launch of the “Women’s Unified Sports Day” in its third edition. The event will be held in Abu Dhabi on October 22, 2021, with an aim of encouraging female sports enthusiasts to participate in an event offering […]
ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), the UAE’s largest healthcare network, has officially launched a new mobile mammogram clinic as part of SEHA’s Ambulatory Healthcare Services in partnership with EIN Healthcare and Siemens Healthineers. The clinic was officially opened in the presence of Ernst Peter Fischer, Ambassador of Germany to the United Arab […]
DUBAI: Germany has revealed, “smart pants” that track, monitor and evaluate the movement of muscles, opening up a new way of treating knee, thigh, and other joint issues in the future. The intelligent pants for movement analysis, developed by research project SMOVE, were shared with visitors to Campus Germany at Expo 2020 Dubai, who heard how […]
DUBAI: On your marks, get set… it’s all systems go for both budding and avid runners with Expo 2020’s running events now in full swing. Never has there been a better time to dust off those trainers to pound the brand new streets of the breathtaking Expo 2020 site. With a dedicated running club, a weekly […]
ABU DHABI: In a bid to create awareness about breast cancer and identify undiagnosed cases, VPS Healthcare is organizing a massive mammogram screening campaign across the emirate of Abu Dhabi this month. The clinicians of VPS Healthcare will travel in a mammogram truck across the emirates of Abu Dhabi as part of the ‘Pinktober’ campaign. […]
Daniel Scali who has complex regional pain syndrome, or CRPS, which causes almost constant pain in his left arm since his early days has broken the Guinness World Record for holding an abdominal plank position. Scali did this in nine hours, 30 minutes, and 1 second. “If you had decided to tell me five years […]
