Brain tumors present a significant global health challenge, with over 300,000 new cases reported annually worldwide. Dubai: Doctors from Aster Hospital Mankhool, ranked No. 5 on Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals in the UAE list, recently saved a patient suffering from rare and life-threatening malignant tumor in his brain’s ventricular system (fluid-filled spaces). The patient, 24-year-old […]
Medically known as Cavernous Hemangioma, this benign tumor is located behind the eyeball and can pose significant risks, such as optic neuropathy and visual impairment, when situated in critical areas of the eye. Sharjah: A routine eye examination prevented a 57-year-old Filipina resident of Sharjah from going blind for the rest of her life. The […]
Extreme pain and inability to bend knee stopped the 24-year-old from doing what he loved and negatively affected his day-to-day life. Medcare Royal Speciality Hospital is among the first in the UAE to use a procedure with a DONOR cartilage, eliminating the need for a full knee replacement. Dubai: 24-year-old Indian expat, Mohammed, who sustained […]
Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center (ADSCC) has successfully performed the UAE’s first ovarian preservation procedure on a 7-year-old Emirati patient diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, in collaboration with ART Fertility Clinic. This breakthrough reflects ADSCC’s commitment to keeping patient outcomes and quality of life at the heart of innovative care and advanced […]
Abu Dhabi: Doctors at Madinat Zayed Hospital (MZH) battled to save a man’s life for nine hours after the 30-year-old patient suffered a severe head injury following a major car collision. The hospital, a multi-specialty facility, is part of Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), a subsidiary of the largest healthcare platform in the Middle […]
Despite being diagnosed with a twisted fallopian tube at 31 weeks of pregnancy, leading to a rare heterotopic pregnancy, the mother successfully gave birth to a healthy baby weighing three-kilograms. Sharjah: A mother with heterotopic pregnancy, an extremely uncommon condition in which a woman has both a normal intrauterine pregnancy and an ectopic pregnancy or pregnancy […]
Pan facial fractures account for a 4 – 10% of all facial fractures and are usually caused by high intensity injuries. Dubai: Doctors at Aster Hospital, Mankhool, successfully rebuilt a 37- year-old young man’s face who had suffered multiple complex facial bone fractures, rendering him unrecognizable. Using specialized oral and maxillofacial surgery techniques, doctors could […]
A historic collaboration between King’s College Hospital Dubai and Friends of Parkinson’s UAE, the First Emirates Parkinson’s Book promises to revolutionize Parkinson’s care in the region. Dubai: The Parkinson’s Forum held at Dubai Police Officers Club transcended boundaries of medical excellence and community engagement. Graced by dignitaries Sheikh Faisal Bin Obaid Al Maktoum and Sheikh […]
