After a long summer break, it's time for the kids in the Middle East to head back to school and focus on classes, sports and other after-school activities. It is a time of transition, not only for children but for parents. Besides being anxious about the regular and recurring worrying thoughts...
MedLab Media Group (MMG), the Spanish start-up focused on the development of a medical ecosystem based on artificial intelligence, announced its inaugural participation at the Global Health Exhibition to be held in Riyadh from 10 to 12 September. At the occasion, the company will present...
A team of doctors at the King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah has won international recognition for their work on a new medical device that helps patients avoid surgery.
The team from the university’s medical department developed a “KAU rasping tool,” an instrument that sculpts...
Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs) account for 17.9 million deaths per year across the world
Zulekha Hospital Sharjah has successfully treated a rare cardiac condition after Babul Rana Jalil Molla, a 46 year-old expat, was suffering from hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy....
The current Hajj season has been epidemic-free after a large-scale program of health screening and vaccination of pilgrims was carried out, said Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah.
He revealed that 1.6 million pilgrims were medically screened at entry points. A further 360,000 Saudi pilgrims...
The UAE-based non-profit organisation, Friends Of Cancer Patients (FOCP) have joined hands with Mum Mum – a child friendly catering company in Sharjah that serves nutritious and healthy food to children – in order to further their shared vision of combating obesity in UAE’s...
In advance of Hajj, BinDawood superstores today released the findings from an international survey - conducted by Nielsen on behalf of the BinDawood group - that was designed and developed as part of the Group’s on-going commitment to promote health awareness for those undertaking their...
Only 28 percent of 29,000 pharmacists working in the Kingdom are Saudi nationals, according to the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, which has said more than 900 Saudis, who have obtained bachelor's degrees in pharmacology, are currently seeking jobs.
“Of the total number of...
No cases of epidemics or quarantine diseases have been reported so far among pilgrims arriving from around the world to perform Hajj this year, according to the Saudi Health Ministry.
The heath situation, the ministry said, is reassuring. The ministry takes necessary measures to prevent outbreak...
Aster DM Healthcare, one of the leading healthcare conglomerates in the Middle East,re-affirmed its presence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, through Aster Sanad Hospital, a multispecialty hospital located in Riyadh. Further to its presence in Saudi Arabia since 2015, Aster DM...