Healthcare | Thursday 7 May, 2015 3:37 pm

UAE’s Most Comprehensive Electrophysiology Service at SKMC Reaches New Milestone

The SEHA heart rhythm team at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) has reached a new milestone, as part of the most comprehensive electrophysiology (EP) service in the UAE which focuses on heart rhythm conditions.1000 cardiac ablation procedures have now taken place at the flagship facility, which is ...

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Healthcare | Sunday 3 May, 2015 1:25 am

CosmeSurge and Emirates Hospital Group intend to expand its footprint in the UAE & abroad.

Mr. Khaled Sawaf, CEO of CosmeSurge and Emirates Hospital Group disclosed that the Group intends to open more centers & hospitals in the UAE & abroad, in addition to acquiring specialized medical companies by investing about AED 1 billion.Mr. Sawaf announced in a press release "we have a strategy...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 29 April, 2015 11:06 am

American Hospital Dubai partners in three major medical conferences in Dubai including the region’s first Thyroid Cancer Conference and world’s first Congress on Endoscopic Ear Surgery

- The American Hospital Dubai was the ‘Hospital Partner’ to ground-breaking medical conferences which took place in Dubai; the Middle East’s first Thyroid Cancer Conference; the world’s first Congress on Endoscopic Ear Surgery; as well as the annual Middle East Otolaryngology Conference ...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 29 April, 2015 7:48 am

Antibiotic Use in Pregnancy

While the majority of antibiotics prescribed during pregnancy do not increase the risk of term babies being born with epilepsy or cerebral palsy, a class of antibiotics known as macrolides may carry a small risk, finds research by teams at the UCL Institute of Child Health, research partner of...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 29 April, 2015 12:45 am

Middle East hospitals to use modular concept design to improve patient experience

Building Healthcare conference to deliberate case study on modular design at Kuwait Cardiac Research and Rehabilitation Centre Buildings in healthcare should be designed and developed with the principal goal of improving the experience of the main users: patients and healthcare staff. More often...

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Healthcare | Sunday 26 April, 2015 7:43 am

Global Leaders Gather in Doha to help control the epidemic of Diabetes in the region

The Arab Diabetes Medical Congress held in Doha 23-25 April under the patronage of the supreme council of health and supported by the Qatar Diabetes Association, Health Ministries’ Council for Corporation Council and Hamad Medical Corporation.The leading congress was inaugurated by Sheikh Dr....

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Healthcare | Saturday 25 April, 2015 9:22 am

The organic and natural products market is growing in the the UAE

“The gradual shift of the consumer’s preference for organic food and products in the Middle East and the current position of UAE as the second largest market for organic food has made this sector integral to us and it is our goal to promote and become one of the major pillars for the organic...

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Healthcare | Thursday 23 April, 2015 1:37 pm

Gynae Laparoscopic Surgeon of International Modern Hospital gives a new lease of life to unmarried lady in Dubai

International Modern Hospital part of the erstwhile Sunrise Group of Hospitals, a Multispecialty Tertiary care hospital gave a new lease of life to a 36 year old unmarried lady with complaints of irregular heavy periods and a mass in her abdomen.Dr. Nikita Trehan Specialist Gynae Laparoscopic...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 21 April, 2015 4:31 pm

nuviun launches the world’s first interactive digital health event in Dubai

nuviun, a company focusing on driving emerging technologies into the mainstream, has launched the world’s first interactive digital health event, taking place in Dubai on 5th-7th May 2015.Healthcare demand in the GCC countries and especially KSA is rising due to shifting demographics, higher...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 21 April, 2015 3:58 pm

Lifebuoy Gets ‘A Handle on Hygiene’ with Shopper Activation Campaign

Lifebuoy, the world’s number 1 selling germ protection soap, launched an impactful shopper activation campaign, in partnership with agency Geometry Global, to highlight the dangers of bacteria found on supermarket shopping carts.Following global news hype and several university research pieces...

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