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Bahrain Medical Association, Cura launches new appBahrain Medical Association (BMA) has signed a co-operation agreement with Cura, an open source 3D printer slicing application company, to launch an application that will facilitate communication between doctors and patients. &nbs More… |
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Abu Dhabi wins bid to host world doctors' summitAbu Dhabi has won the rights to host the 2020 edition of World Conference of Family Doctors (Wonca 2020), a prominent biennial conference of family physicians that will take place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec). More… |
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Abu Dhabi wins bid to host world doctors' summitAbu Dhabi has won the rights to host the 2020 edition of World Conference of Family Doctors (Wonca 2020), a prominent biennial conference of family physicians that will take place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec). More… |
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Rashid Hospital doctors reattach worker's amputated armDoctors from Rashid Hospital in Dubai succeeded in reattaching the arm of a 20-year-old Pakistani worker, whose arm was completely amputated as a result of an industrial injury. The major procedure required a multi-disciplinary te More… |
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400 oncology experts to take part in Jeddah symposiumMore than 400 doctors and specialists in oncology globally and locally are set to take part in a breast cancer symposium in Saudi Arabia. The 10th Middle East Best of San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, organi More… |
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Bahrain to fly in specialist doctorsBahrainis who need healthcare that is unavailable in the country will no longer be sent abroad for treatment starting next year. The move, which will see doctors and medical experts flown in to treat patients instead, is part of a More… |
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Prescription limit advice to Bahraini doctorsBahraini doctors have been advised against prescribing more than four medicines to one patient at the same time. The practice of prescribing four or more medications, known as ‘polypharmacy,’ could actually harm patients while incr More… |
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Doctors ‘mindset change could reduce expenditure’A change in the mindset of senior public health sector medics could reduce expenditure by 25 per cent, said a Health Ministry expert. Health Ministry senior adviser Mohammed Jassim, who heads the Patient First team at Salmaniya Medical Complex More… |
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Training plan for new Bahraini medics to be launchedMore than 150 newly graduated doctors could soon practise medicine following a government decision to open training for Bahraini medics. The training programme, which will start on October 1, will replace the existing system of gr More… |
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Shortage of Bahraini doctors highlightedA shortage of qualified Bahraini doctors to fill senior and specialised positions is forcing the Health Ministry to hire from abroad. This was revealed by the ministry’s hospital affairs assistant under-secretary Dr Waleed A More… |
