Reporter/ Fazeena Saleem

Al Khor Hospital starts telemedicine for stroke care 05 Oct 2016 - 01:08 am

DOHA: Telemedicine system for real time evaluation of stroke patients has been introduced at Al Khor Hospital and it has significantly helped patients’...

1,500 receive wound care a year 04 Oct 2016 - 12:37 am

DOHA: The specialist multi-disciplinary Wound Care Service at Hamad General Hospital (HGH) has seen an increase in the number of patients treated annually...

WCM-Q to study health disorders among the elderly 03 Oct 2016 - 12:39 am

DOHA: Weill Cornell Medicine Qatar (WCM-Q) is preparing to study prevalence and causes of health problems affecting old people in Qatar. The study...

Breast cancer awareness drive from tomorrow 30 Sep 2016 - 03:02 am

DOHA: The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) will launch a month-long nationwide awareness campaign tomorrow focusing on early screening for breast cancer, one...

Immunisation drive to benefit 294,000 kids 29 Sep 2016 - 01:53 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Public Health yesterday urged parents to have children between age of one and 13 vaccinated against measles, mumps and...

National guidelines soon for diabetic patient care 28 Sep 2016 - 01:35 am

DOHA: Ministry of Public Health is preparing to implement a set of guidelines for diabetic patient care in Qatar, said a senior official...

Qatar spends QR1.8bn a year for diabetes treatment 27 Sep 2016 - 02:56 am

DOHA: An estimated QR1.8bn is spent annually on treating diabetes and its complications in Qatar and the potential cost is likely to rise...

Citizens to be screened for non-communicable diseases 27 Sep 2016 - 02:38 am

DOHA: An initiative is under way to begin screening Qataris at risk of developing several non communicable diseases by 2017, said a senior...

QU-QFC initiative to provide tax education to students 25 Sep 2016 - 08:17 am

DOHA: An initiative to promote tax awareness amongst young Qatari students has been launched by Qatar University College of Business and Economics (QU-CBE)...