Healthcare | Sunday 9 December, 2018 12:12 am

Health Authorities advocate early screening for prevention of cardiovascular disease

Dubai Health Authority, Emirates Cardiac Society and World Heart Federation discussed the importance of regular health screening to protect against cardiovascular disease.   Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death globally,[i]claiming more lives than all cancers and...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 4 December, 2018 1:35 pm

King Faisal Prize and Alfaisal University honour national, international pioneers in medicine

The Pioneers in Medicine conference concluded with a closing ceremony during which King Faisal Prize and Alfaisal University – organizers of the conference – honoured national and international pioneers in medicine in appreciation of their major contributions towards advancing...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 4 December, 2018 12:49 pm

Pink Caravan Ride Calls on UAE Equines 
to Promote Breast Cancer Awareness

Pink Caravan Ride (PCR), the UAE’s most popular breast cancer awareness campaign organised by the Friend of Cancer Patients (FOCP) a non-profit society, is calling on horse riders from across the country to saddle up to be part of their seven-day ride across the seven emirates is set to take...

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Healthcare | Monday 3 December, 2018 4:42 am

Riyadh hackathon puts digital health under the microscope

Thousands of young Saudis, including doctors, engineers, students and researchers, competed to develop technical innovations that improve medical services as part of a health care innovation hackathon at Princess Nourah University in Riyadh. The three-day hackathon, one of the largest in the world ...

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Healthcare | Sunday 2 December, 2018 1:00 pm

World’s largest Health Hackathon seeks solutions to healthcare challenges in Saudi Arabia

More than 1,000 young Saudi hackers - comprising clinicians, engineers, scientists, designers and entrepreneurs - participated at the Convention Center at Princess Noura University in Riyadh on Thursday at the world's largest health hackathon.   Organised by King Abdulaziz City for...

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Healthcare | Sunday 2 December, 2018 12:00 pm

MENA region’s beauty, personal care industry to record 8.5% annual growth in next 3 years

The beauty and personal care industry in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, valuing at US$15.9 billion, is poised to grow twice as faster than the rest of the world with a staggering compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.5 per cent in the next three years while the global industry,...

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Healthcare | Sunday 2 December, 2018 2:49 am

HE Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, UAE Minister of Tolerance opens In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Conference in Abu Dhabi

The 4thAnnual In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Conference was opened yesterday (November 30th) in Abu Dhabi by HE Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, UAE Minister of Tolerance. HE Dr. Amal Al Qubaisi, President of the Federal National Council in the UAE also attended the opening session of the ...

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Healthcare | Saturday 1 December, 2018 3:09 am

Manzil Healthcare Services partakes in 
the 6th Annual TVM Capital Healthcare Investors Conference

Manzil Healthcare Services, the leading home care and disease management service provider in the UAE, is participating in The 6th Annual TVM Capital Healthcare Investors Conference to be held in Dubai on Thursday, 29 November. The one day, exclusive invitation-only event welcomes more than 100...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 28 November, 2018 11:26 am

Culligan debunks common myths about carbonated water

If you love the taste of sparkling water, don’t worry that the bubbles may damage your teeth or ruin your low calorie diet. Health conscious consumers in the UAE are given assurances today over some of the common myths about carbonated water that circulate from time to time. Culligan...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 28 November, 2018 11:19 am

GCC experts urge public to protect themselves from infectious diseases

In the lead up to the 6th Public Health Conference taking place at the Arab Health Congress from 30-31 January 2019 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, infectious disease experts have urged the UAE and GCC public to protect themselves from the risk of acquiring upper respiratory tract diseases such as ...

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