Health

LiveHealthy Festival, hosted by livehealthy.ae, in partnership with Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre, ADPHC, will bring health and wellness professionals from all over the world to share valuable tips for leading a healthy life. The festival, open to the public, will take place at Manarat Al Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention affirmed that it is closely following up on the latest updates with regard to the Novel coronavirus emerging in China and that no cases were reported in the UAE. The ministry accordingly reassures the public that the outbreak does not pose any risk to …

The UAE has banned import of live birds from Hungary and Slovakia following an outbreak of highly pathogenic strain of bird flu, H5N2 in these countries. The UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, MoCCAE, in an announcement said, that based on a notification from the World Organisation for Animal …

The midlife crisis is real and is most likely to strike at age 47, according to new research. A comprehensive study comprising data from 132 countries collected by the American National Bureau for Economic Research found the ‘happiness curve’ bottoms out in the late forties as taxing issues such as …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, had recently announced its Visiting Consultants Programme for the month of January 2020. A group of more than 23 consultants are visiting 10 of MoHAP’s hospitals to provide therapeutic and diagnostic services in accordance with the best international practices. The hospitals are; Al …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Bayer Middle East and Axios Health Education Services to provide a one-year medication for MS patients, patients with Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), and patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), whose medical insurance doesn’t cover …

A study initially investigating aspirin as a preventive treatment for colorectal cancer coincidentally uncovered a mechanism that might explain how fruit and vegetables reduce the risk of developing this disease. Worldwide, more than 1 million people receive a diagnosis of colorectal cancer each year. It is also the third most …

The amount of food we consume daily has a significant impact on bodily function. Most adults need a minimum of 2000 calories to sustain metabolism, muscle activity, and brain function. However, too many calories can lead to weight gain and a variety of diseases. This article examines the daily calorie …

The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi, DoH, the regulator of the healthcare sector in Abu Dhabi, reinforced the critical requirement for all healthcare facilities operating in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to commit to receiving and treating all emergent cases, regardless of patients’ insurance status or validity. In line …

he Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, issued a statement noting that several fitness centres are promoting and selling unlicensed and unreliable hormones and steroids for gym-goers, and warned of confiscating all prohibited products and those dangerous to public health. After being notified that some fitness instructors and trainers are …