Zulekha Hospital saves smoker from brain cancerZulekha Hospital Sharjah has recently saved the life of a patient suffering with advanced lung cancer which had spread to the brain causing him to vomit uncontrollably. Following decades of heavy smoking, the patient was diagnosed More… |
Swiss medical tourism to see influx of ME patientsMedical tourism in Switzerland is expected to boom this year as more and more Middle East travellers are opting for Swiss medical checks and treatments. According to Andres Oppenheim, general manager of the renowned Nescens Cliniq More… |
Swiss medical tourism to see influx of ME patientsMedical tourism in Switzerland is expected to boom this year as more and more Middle East travellers are opting for Swiss medical checks and treatments. According to Andres Oppenheim, general manager of the renowned Nescens Cliniq More… |
DHA, VPS Healthcare make patient transfer easierThe Dubai Health Authority (DHA) signed today a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with VPS Healthcare to facilitate transfer of patients from DHA hospitals to Medeor 24x7 hospital and vice-versa. The organisation has recently signed sim More… |
DHA receives over one million patients in 2015The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has announced that its hospitals and specialty centres received more than one million patients in 2015. Dr Ahmad Bin Kalban, CEO of Hospital Services Sector at the Dubai Health Authority, said: &ld More… |
Stroke patients in Bahrain get a new lifelineStroke patients in Bahrain will have a new lifeline thanks to a drug that is expected to reduce fatalities by up to 30 per cent. The medication, which is expected to be available at Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) in early January, is based on More… |
UAE patient registry market to grow 14pcThe patient registry market in the UAE is set to grow 14 per cent by 2020, owing to rising healthcare expenditures and growing incidence of diseases, according to a recent report. The TechSci Research report ‘UAE Patient Reg More… |
Thailand says 175 exposed to Mers patientA total of 175 people were exposed to Thailand's only case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and the patient's condition has improved, the health ministry said on Saturday. In a statement, the ministry said it had More… |
Dubai Hospital installs paediatric patient safety systemDubai Hospital has installed a state-of-the-art patient monitoring system in the paediatric unit of the hospital. Dr Abdulrehman Al Jassmi, chief executive officer, inaugurated the system which will help enhance patient safety and More… |
Artificial heart patient 'never felt so good'The second patient to receive an artificial heart made by French firm Carmat is leading a normal life including physical exercise, eight months after his transplant, the 69-year-old man told weekly Le Journal du Dimanche in an interview More… |