Mediclinic Middle East announces that it has implemented Robotic Surgery at Mediclinic City Hospital using the da Vinci Xi HD 4 arm robotic system, one of the most sophisticated laparoscopic surgical technologies available. This programme will complement and enhance its current comprehensive general surgery and laparoscopic surgery services, and will offer the service to patients […]
The Dubai Health Authority, DHA, provided licenses to 37 health facilities and 2,340 health professionals from the beginning of this year until May. The 37 health facilities licensed include one hospital, 16 pharmacies, nine clinics and nine optical centres. The 2,340 healthcare professionals licensed included 466 physicians, 210 dentists, 922 nurses and midwifes, 723 assistant […]
Doctors at the American Hospital Dubai have announced the success of a highly complex bronchial artery embolization procedure for a patient who presented with moderate haemoptysis, and suffering from cavitation mycobacterium tuberculosis of approximately tencms Dr. Aws Al Fahad, Consultant interventional radiologist at the American hospital Dubai, commented: “This was an extremely complex procedure and a […]
In-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment is a journey and as with all journeys – it requires a lot of forward planning. It is therefore imperative that the fertility clinic chosen has a good reputation and is accredited by the health ministry. However, every patient is different and has different needs when it comes to taking the […]
American Hospital Dubai, part of Mohamed & Obaid Al Mulla Group, has announced the launch of the first artificial intelligence (AI) research center in the region in partnership with global health care technology company Cerner. The AI research center aims to leverage Cerner’s electronic health records (EHR) data along with its clinical AI and advanced […]
Mediclinic City Hospital, one of Mediclinic Middle East’s seven hospitals in the UAE, is now no longer admitting Covid-19 patients and has transferred all existing Covid-19 inpatients to other facilities. Whilst the stringent safety precautions in place at the hospital mean that the risk of transmission of Covid-19 between patients is extremely minimal, as an […]
When Ministry of Healtheased the restrictions on non-essential medical procedures such as In-vitro Fertilization (IVF), women like Sara were ecstatic. She and her husband had been planning to go ahead with embryo implantation just before the shutdown for COVID-19 began in March, and at the time they had no idea when they might be able […]
Anything unexplained can often lead to frustration. Not only is it frustrating, but it’s also demoralizing, depressing, and engenders a feeling of helplessness. Unexplained infertility is one of them. According to Prof. Dr Human Fatemi, Medical Director, IVI Middle East Fertility Clinics, around 30% of couples suffering from infertility receive a diagnosis of unexplained infertility […]
With dozens of healthcare facilities across the UAE, the country’s healthcare system is evolving faster than elsewhere in the world. A few weeks back, the World Health Organisation (WHO) commended the UAE for leading the front in COVID-19 by conducting the highest level of testing per million in the world, which is an effective strategy of keeping […]
Aster DM Healthcare – one of the largest private, integrated healthcare service providers across the GCC and an emerging player in India has launched ‘Our New Earth’, a microsite dedicated to supporting individuals to function constructively as they try to make sense of the ‘new normal’ way of living, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Users can take advantage […]
