Category: Medical

DUBAI: The Cardiac Catheterisation Unit at Al Qassimi Hospital in Sharjah, under Emirates Health Services, successfully carried out three procedures this month at the Cardiac Center to treat high blood pressure using the ‘Paradise’ system. The procedu…

DUBAI: The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has launched an awareness campaign called “Redefine Yourself in Ramadan” during the holy month of Ramadan. The campaign aims to promote health consciousness and healthy lifestyles among community me…

DUBAI: Public Health Centres and Medical Fitness Examination Centres affiliated with Emirates Health Services (EHS) administered more than 1.27 million medical fitness tests for residency visa applicants in the previous year.

This highlights EHS’ con…

DUBAI: Takeda, the patient-centric biopharmaceutical company, brought its global ‘In Their Shoes’ program to the UAE. The initiative, focused on raising awareness of the difficult symptoms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), entailed an immersive 24-…

GENEVA: WHO member states agreed to resume negotiations aimed at finalising a pandemic agreement during 29th April to 10th May. The decision came at the end of two weeks of intensive country-led discussions on critical subjects aimed at making all cou…

ABU DHABI: PureHealth has launched student and graduate trainee programmes for UAE Nationals with the aim of supporting Emiratisation targets in the UAE’s healthcare sector. The programmes are part of the Emirati Development Center, a initiative initi…

ABU DHABI: In a regional first, the Imperial College London Diabetes Centre (ICLDC), part of the M42 group, announced it will open a dedicated one-stop facility in Madinat Zayed to provide comprehensive care for diabetes and endocrine patients. The ne…

ABU DHABI: The National Health Insurance Company-Daman, part of PureHealth, has announced a partnership with AXA – Global Healthcare to offer members enhanced International Private Medical Insurance (IPMI).

Daman’s customers with international covera…