19-month-old Girl Remains Critical, But Her Brain Is Unharmed
The 19-month-old Egyptian girl, who fell from a 10th floor apartment in Ras Al Khaimah on Sunday, was airlifted to Tawam Hospital in Al Ain on Wednesday where a specialist team of medics assessed that...
February 21, 20190706Category: Health
Grandma In Coma After Freak Accident In Dubai
Residents of a south Dubai community are raising funds for a grandmother who has slipped into coma after a freak accident during a football game early this month.
The visiting 61-year-old Indian, S...
February 20, 20190737Category: Health
Campaign To Raise Awareness On Stem Cell Donation
The Dubai Cord Blood and Research Centre (DCRC) on Tuesday launched the Treasure of Life campaign to raise awareness about the importance of donating cord blood stem cells.
Dr Fatma Al Hashemi, sen...
February 20, 20190672Category: Health
Are Enzyme-based Cleaning Products Safer For Your Family
Enzyme-based cleaning products — that are newly introduced to the local market — could be a safer solution for UAE households, according to a specialist.
It comes as regular household d...
February 19, 20190722Category: Health
Girl Fighting For Life After Falling From 10th Floor In UAE
A 19-month-old girl has miraculously survived a fall from the 10th floor of a building in Ras Al Khaimah. She is fighting for her life at the ICU of Saqr hospital.
L.M., an Egyptian girl, fell from...
February 19, 20190760Category: Health
E-cigarettes To Be Legal In The UAE From April
UAE will allow the sale of e-cigarettes and vaping devices from mid-April, the Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (ESMA) said on Sunday.
According to a senior ESMA official, a new...
February 18, 20190788Category: Health
3,000 Families To Be Interviewed For Health Survey
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) in collaboration with the Dubai Statistics Centre (DSC) will launch a Dubai Household Health Survey (DHHS) on February 6.
The DHHS survey, which is taking place in ...
February 06, 20190799Category: Health
Expats With Illness Hopeful Of Healing
Doctors have advised below-the-knee amputation for Adelardo. Amputation is not the answer, however, he said confidently. Faith is.
If there’s one request Filipino expatriate Adelardo would sa...
February 06, 20190755Category: Health
Timely Brain Surgery Saves 95-year-old Man’s Life
Quick thinking by doctors at a Dubai hospital saved a 95-year-old man’s life last week.
The unconscious nonagenarian was rushed to the emergency department of Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital at...
February 06, 20190853Category: Health
Dubai Prepares For Next Global Pandemic
The inaugural Global Health Forum, set to run at the seventh edition of the World Government Summit in Dubai’s Madinat Jumeirah next Sunday to Tuesday, will address Disease X — a concept p...
February 06, 20190732Category: Health
