WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR). Dr Tedros’s declaration came on the advice of an IHR […]
Abu Dhabi: Lifecare Hospital in Musaffah has opened an Emergency Department to offer the region’s sizeable industrial workforce the highest quality of critical care. The Department of Health (DoH) granted the license after the hospital met all the requirements to provide emergency care services to the people. The new department will provide round-the-clock medical care […]
As the official medical service provider, VPS Healthcare to facilitate the bio-bubbles and conduct over 30,000 PCR tests for the IPL players, staff and other stakeholders. The group to accommodate its nurses and medical staff in the same hotel bio-bubbles as the players. The group to offer comprehensive healthcare services like emergency treatment, sports medicine […]
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 […]
Water and heat failure persists in extremely cold conditions in Texas. Millions of Texans are surviving without electricity or water this week. Peoples are looking for cell services on overloaded towers, and after water pipes burst and gas leaks into their homes. Officials said that power outages and pipeline ruptures continued to disrupt water supplies […]
A high-speed hurricane bore down on Mexico’s Caribbean coast Tuesday, triggering the mobilisation of thousands of soldiers and the evacuation of residents and tourists in a string of top beach resorts. Hurricane Delta rapidly intensified in the Caribbean to reach Category 4 status, the second-highest, and was on course to hit the Yucatan Peninsula by […]
