New Committee Formed By UAE Cabinet To Address Healthcare Standards
A new committee formed by the UAE Cabinet will seek to further increase healthcare standards across the country, officials have announced.
Members will create a unified, federal strategy aimed at i...
September 02, 20190732Category: Health
The Emirati Women Saving Lives With The National Ambulance
On Emirati Women's Day, The National speaks to three Emergency Medical Technicians about their journeys to the National Ambulance service.
Marwa Alamoodi. Ruel Pableo for The National
Marwa Al...
August 28, 20190803Category: Health
Doctors Forced To Break Patients Ribs To Remove 1 Kg Tumour
Doctors in Dubai had to break the ribs of a man to remove what they described as the largest tumour of its kind that they had seen in 10 years.
Mohammed Suman, 45, had been suffering from high bloo...
August 24, 20190647Category: Health
Anti Overdose Spray Saves 14 Lives In Dubai
A spray which blocks the effects of opioid abuse among drug addicts has helped to save 14 lives in Dubai.
Earlier this year, paramedics from Dubai Ambulance Service were given 100 cans of naxolone,...
August 22, 20190719Category: Health
UAE Doctors Remove Rare, Grapefruit Sized Tumour From Woman
A woman who had a tumour the size of a grapefruit removed from one of her major veins has recovered from what doctors described as “one of the most complex cases they had ever seen”.
Ma...
August 22, 20190661Category: Health
Dubai Ambulance Staff Help More Than 1600 Patients Over Eid
Dubai ambulance staff assisted more than 1,600 patients during the Eid Al Adha holiday, officials have said.
Medics came to the rescue of 96 people involved in traffic accidents and helped 73 patie...
August 19, 20190730Category: Health
UAE Withdraws Medicine Incorrectly Labelled Safe For Children
Medication incorrectly labelled as safe for children has been pulled from the shelves of pharmacies in the UAE.
The Ministry of Health and Prevention issued a circular calling for the withdrawal of...
August 18, 20190840Category: Health
7 Killed In Road Crash In Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: A private vehicle and a tank truck had collided in the south-western Saudi region of Asir, killing seven people, a rescue official has said.
Nine others were injured in the accident that oc...
August 14, 20190778Category: Health
UAE Medics Save Girl Who Swallowed 250mm Pin
Doctors in the UAE have successfully operated on a 13-year-old girl who accidentally swallowed a 2.5cm pin that settled near her heart.
Medics at Al Ain Hospital said the teenager was putting...
August 14, 20190752Category: Health
UK Medics To Work With Abu Dhabi Researchers On New Weight Loss Injections
Medics behind a new trial injection to tackle obesity and diabetes are working with Abu Dhabi researchers on the next stage of its development.
Imperial College London last week released results of...
August 12, 20190660Category: Health
