HEALTHCARE

February 20, 2019

Golf is popular worldwide; according to one study, more than 50 million people of different age groups play the sport. Golf can impact mental and physical health positively, and it can increase players’ muscular endurance and stamina.

Although golf is perceived as a relatively leisurely sport, golfers still get injured. The"... Continue Reading

February 19, 2019

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 18: An environmental study conducted by the Environment and Urban Development Department of the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) revealed that the Kuwaiti environment is exposed to high levels of pollution due to the nature of the country, its potential, its geographical location, its management mechanisms and its violations by human practices, reports Annahar daily.

February 19, 2019

NMC Health, the UAE’s leading healthcare facility, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Local Organizing Committee for the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019. NMC will support the games on March 14th-21st in line with its goal of providing quality healthcare to people around the world.

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February 19, 2019

Medical representatives and members of the management and staff from Fakih IVF Fertility Center walked in solidarity with millions of children, in support of education in developing countries. The 3-km walk was organised by Dubai Cares, which brought to focus the challenges faced by children all over the world in acquiring quality education.

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February 18, 2019

Ministry of Health has denied the news article published in Al-Anba daily on Friday, Feb 15 concerning the shortage of medicines – Proton, which is used for stomach illnesses, and Baby Aspirin, which is used to prevent heart attacks, and clots in the brain and heart – at Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, the daily reports.

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February 18, 2019

(AETOS Wire) -- Recently at Arab Health 2019, the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health (MOH) and Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) jointly announced the implementation of an automation solution designed to streamline the process of critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) screening of newborns using Masimo SET®, the first automation of its kind worldwide. This latest phase in Saudi Arabia’s national CCHD screening program, which began in 2016 as part of the Vision 2030 plan addressing improvements in healthcare and other areas, automates the collection and storage of screening data, helping to make the process both more efficient and more accurate. In 2016, Saudi Arabia implemented a mandatory CCHD screening program for all newborns using the Masimo Eve™ Newborn Screening Application on Radical-7® Pulse CO-Oximeters® with SET® Measure-through...... Continue Reading

February 14, 2019

KUWAIT: In pursuit of its endeavors towards improving the quality of health care provision in Kuwait, Hadi Clinic is pleased to announce its first cardiac electro-physiological procedure, which was conducted using the highly sophisticated three-dimensional imaging and mapping technology. The procedure is the first of its kind to be undertaken in a private hospital in Kuwait, and was successfully performed"... Continue Reading

February 14, 2019

• Trajenta® demonstrates no increased cardiovascular risk compared to glimepiride in adults with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk
• With a median follow-up of more than 6 years, CAROLINA® adds evidence to the long-term safety profile of Trajenta® in a broad range of adults with type 2 diabetes

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February 13, 2019

KUWAIT: The first conference of the World Organization for Protection of Children, in cooperation with the Faculty of Basic Education, commenced at the Arab Planning Institute (API) yesterday. Held under the title ‘Social, Psychological and Educational Protection of Children,’ the conference lasts until tomorrow.

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February 13, 2019

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 12: Climate scientists have predicted that people in Kuwait and the other Gulf states will work at night in the summer of 2040 because temperatures will rise up to 60 degrees Celsius during peak hours in daytime which will virtually make the movement of people impossible, according to research currently underway, reports Al-Rai daily.

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