ABU DHABI: A street in Abu Dhabi has been named after an 84-year-old Indian doctor to honor his contributions to healthcare in the UAE. Dr. George Matthew, who arrived in the UAE in 1967, has been pivotal in advancing medical services in the country. The road near Sheikh Shakbooth Medical City in Al Mafraq will […]
In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), doctors clearly have the best reputations and credit card companies have the worst in professional landscape. Dubai: For the first time, a survey by research firm Insight Discovery and HAYAH, the UAE’s digital insurer, asked UAE residents to rank five professional or occupational groups that have the best reputations. […]
Dr. Richard Scolyer recently provided an update on his health, marking one year since he underwent a groundbreaking treatment for his terminal brain cancer diagnosis. Last year, the internationally renowned Australian pathologist, Dr. Richard Scolyer, who co-directs the Melanoma Institute Australia, received a grim diagnosis of glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumor, at the age of […]
The 46-year-old Indian doctor embarked on the adventurous journey to inspire and motivate youngsters and his patients to adopt a healthy lifestyle Dubai: A 46-year-old Indian doctor in the UAE embarked on an adventurous trip to Africa and conquered Mt. Kilimanjaro, situated 5,895 meters above sea level. With no prior experience in mountaineering, he took up […]
World: Leukemia, lymphoma, or myeloma are all types of cancer that can affect the bone marrow, blood cells, lymph nodes, and other parts of the lymphatic system. According to MDPI, Cancer is the third most common cause of death, after heart disease and injuries, and accounted for 10% of all deaths in the UAE in 2019. […]
Abu Dhabi: Providing an option for patients to undergo kidney transplantation in private hospitals in the capital, Burjeel Medical City, located in Mohamed Bin Zayed City, has started performing kidney transplantations. The first such transplantation was successfully performed at the hospital on a patient from Kazakhstan whose kidney donor was his family member. Naser Al […]
DUBAI: A 48-year-old Indian expat diagnosed with multi-organ complications has undergone a six-hour-long life-saving procedure at a private hospital. The multi-disciplinary team of doctors who performed the complex procedure on the patient diagnosed him with a leaking infectious aneurysm in his thoracic aorta, a tear in his esophagus, and thrombosis in his right lower limb. The […]
ABU DHABI: Doctors at Tawam Hospital, part of Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), have successfully removed multiple benign brain tumours from a 52-year-old Iraqi woman. The complex 22-hour surgery was carried out for two days by a multidisciplinary team of specialists led by the hospital’s Consultant Neurosurgeon, Dr. Mohammed Asha. When the patient was […]
In the world of medicine, for the first time, Maryland doctors have transplanted a genetically modified pig’s heart into a patient in a last attempt to save his life. The surgeons at the University of Maryland medical centre said that the patient was recovering well after the experimental surgery, though it would be too soon […]
For an emergency physician, there is no “typical day.” The next patient could have appendicitis just as easily as a severe bone fracture. Life in the emergency room (ER)—more commonly known as the emergency department (ED) among physicians—is both unpredictable and fast-paced. But it’s not just the medical knowledge that doctors need to thrive in […]
If you are an aspiring medical student seeking to study medicine overseas, here are 5 factors should keep in mind. Prospective UAE medical students looking to study medicine abroad have a raft of international options available. To help pupils with this critical career decision, Bob Ryan, Dean of Admissions at St. George’s University, Grenada, offers […]
