Healthcare | Wednesday 2 September, 2015 2:05 pm

UAE bound to lead the healthcare sector in Middle East

Rising population and improved life expectancy together with higher incomes and sedentary lifestyles have led to unprecedented growth of the UAE healthcare sector, particularly in terms of facilities and integration of technology. The second biggest healthcare market in the GCC after Saudi Arabia,...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 2 September, 2015 4:23 am

GCC Healthcare IT Spending Set to Top USD 550 Million in 2015

With GCC healthcare IT spending set to top USD 550 million in 2015, healthcare providers must anticipate the next wave of healthcare technology to enhance patient care and reduce costs, industry experts announced today in the build-up to GITEX Technology Week 2015.   Healthcare IT...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 1 September, 2015 3:25 pm

the major health concerns that are associated with Hajj

- Interview Dr. Mushira Abdulaziz Enani, MBBS, FRCPE, FACP, CIC - Head- Section of Adult Infectious Diseases - Medical Specialties Department at King Fahad Medical City What are the major health concerns that are associated with mass gathering events such as Hajj? Religious...

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Healthcare | Sunday 30 August, 2015 11:37 am

HEALTH SET TO WIN IN ‘HAPPIEST 5K ON THE PLANET’

The Color Run™ presented by Daman’s ActiveLife has announced the event will once again be supported by Dubai Sports Council in a joint bid to drive healthier and more active lifestyles throughout the UAE. The two groups will work closely with organisers to build fitness awareness across ...

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Healthcare | Friday 28 August, 2015 9:14 am

KAYA UNVEILS KAYA ULTIMA LASER HAIR REMOVAL IN UAE; SETS BENCHMARK WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY

Kaya Skin Clinic – the largest international skincare clinic chain in the region has launched Kaya Ultima Laser Hair Removal, the next generation laser hair removal technique, across select centres in the UAE & Oman, thus reinforcing its leadership as the preferred destination for laser...

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Healthcare | Thursday 27 August, 2015 1:30 pm

Linde Healthcare Propelling Better Sleep And Health In The UAE Through World-Class Expertise

Linde Sleep & Respiratory Care Centre, one-of-its-kind sleep diagnostic and treatment centre in Abu Dhabi, one of the largest in the region and part of Linde Healthcare– a global healthcare company, is ensuring good sleep health by effectively assessing, examining and treating sleep...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 25 August, 2015 4:47 pm

Brazil’s A.C.Camargo Cancer Center Adopts Masimo SpHb for Noninvasive and Continuous Hemoglobin Monitoring

 Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today that A.C.Camargo Cancer Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil has installed Masimo’s noninvasive and continuous hemoglobin (SpHb®) technology to monitor surgical patients. Clinicians use invasive blood sampling and laboratory analysis of ...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 25 August, 2015 12:02 pm

Enhanced stakeholder collaboration: major focus of the 2015 Middle East Pharma Cold Chain Congress

 After a successful launch last year, the Middle East Pharma Cold Chain Congress is back with more industry experts presenting timely and valuable information on the hottest issues and topics the pharmaceutical cold chain industry faces today.    The congress commences on...

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Healthcare | Monday 24 August, 2015 2:23 pm

Apollo Hospitals score high with bone marrow transplant for thalassemia patients

Thalassemia, the most common among genetic blood disorders worldwide and highly prevalent among GCC states particularly, is nowadays being tackled more effectively with the latest advances in transplant surgery and medications, according to a specialist at Apollo Hospitals, Asia’s foremost...

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Healthcare | Saturday 22 August, 2015 12:25 am

Takeda Announces European Medicines Agency Acceptance of Ixazomib’s Marketing

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted the Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for ixazomib, an investigational oral proteasome inhibitor for the treatment of patients with relapsed and/or refractory multiple...

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