Health

Families across the country are being urged to get a flu jab ahead of winter. The Ministry of Health and Prevention said the shot will be available until March. The virus thrives in schools and offices and its spread is helped by the prevalence of air conditioning. The injection is …

Omega-3 fish oil found in salmon and tuna lowers the risk of heart diseases and reduces the risk of fatal heart attacks by eight percent – but has no effect on strokes, a new study found. The fatty acid rich oil supplements were seen to be particularly good at preventing …

With a total area of 300,000sqm, Sheikh Shakbout Medical City will begin welcoming patients in November this year, authorities have announced. The new 723-bed facility in Abu Dhabi, the largest in the country, is designed to provide world-class specialist care across a range of clinical practices. The multi-speciality hospital, which …

A move to heavily tax sugar-filled soft drinks has led to a fall in the number of new diabetes cases reported in Dubai, experts said. Doctors at the Canadian Specialist Hospital have noted a drop in new type two diabetes diagnoses and reports from patients who are ditching fizzy drinks …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention,MoHAP, has issued a circular to all health facilities and practitioners, informing them about the precautionary suspension of the registration, importation and distribution of all medicines containing ranitidine. Yet, the ministry said it will not withdraw these medicines until the acceptable ratio of NDMA is …

A “revolutionary” new class of cancer drug that can treat a wide range of tumours has been approved for use in Europe for the first time. Tumour-agnostic drugs do not care where the cancer is growing in the body as long as it has a specific genetic abnormality inside. UK …

Doctors have been warned to tell patients that a powerful asthma drug can cause suicidal thoughts or hallucinations. Official advice from the drug regulator is a victory for The Mail on Sunday, after we revealed that many patients, including children, said that montelukast had deeply affected their behaviour. They complained …

Newly engineered gold based molecules look to be safer and more effective at fighting cancer than prominent platinum based therapies. For the past few decades, platinum based cisplatin has been a compound of choice in the treatment of many cancers. It is especially effective at halting testicular cancer, with a …

VI Middle East Fertility Clinic says 32-year-old woman has finally given birth to a healthy daughter after 23 unsuccessful IVF rounds An Abu Dhabi clinic has announced that a 32-year-old woman has finally given birth to a healthy daughter after undergoing 23 rounds of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatment around …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, has launched the first blockchain-based system to save and share the assessment information of health professionals, including doctors, pharmacists and technicians with local licensing health authorities, which will help reduce the time and cost and improve efficiency and data integrity. The smart system …