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Bahrain to ban private medical practiceBahrain’s health officials have warned that a new rule banning doctors from working in both the public and private sectors will be introduced, quashing rumours that the plan has been scrapped. It was due to come into effect More… |
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Bahrain to ban private medical practiceBahrain’s health officials have warned that a new rule banning doctors from working in both the public and private sectors will be introduced, quashing rumours that the plan has been scrapped. It was due to come into effect More… |
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UAE in major anti-smoking pushThe UAE is definitely moving forward with a number of innovative measures to create and foster a smoke-free environment, said an expert ahead of World No Tobacco Day on May 31. Local doctors are urging a continued push towards 100 More… |
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Bahrain sees 700pc rise in use of painkillersThere has been a staggering increase of up to 700 per cent in the use of prescription painkillers in some areas of Bahrain since the beginning of 2011, a report said. This coincides with an outbreak of anti-government protests, wh More… |
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Bahrain, Saudi hospitals in transplant tie-upBahrain’s Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) is tying up with the King Fahad Hospital in Saudi Arabia to create a cross-border transplant programme for patients needing a new kidney, liver or pancreas. Organs donated in Bahrain More… |
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Bahrain ‘morphine mafia’ may include doctorsA 'morphine mafia' involving doctors and other officials including 'well-known personalities' may be operating in Bahrain, a report said. As a result, police are stepping up investigations into the misuse of More… |
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Saudi German Hospital signs up Turkish doctorsSaudi German Hospital in Dubai said it has signed up Turkish celebrity doctors, Dr Ozlem Bicer & Dr. Sinan İbiş to provide insights on modern aesthetic procedures at the hospital. The underlining goal of the agreements, More… |
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Bahrain mulls major health reformsThe Bahrain Health Ministry said it seeks to balance the need to protect public health with safeguarding the rights of private medical practitioners in the Kingdom. The ministry said it has More… |
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Doctors accused of fleecing patientsDoctors at Bahrain's main hospital, Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC), have been accused of fleecing patients by charging them five times the cost of treatment to avoid lengthy waiting lists. Sources said the victims - usually e More… |
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UAE needs 13,000 doctors by 2014The UAE will be in need of a staggering 12,920 new doctors by 2014 owing to the unprecedented growth in the nation's healthcare sector, revealed a new study. The emirates' insatiable thirst for new doctors is upbeat news on several More… |
