Healthcare | Saturday 12 September, 2015 12:38 am

VPS Healthcare’s 3rd International Oncology Conference attracted over 900 delegates

VPS Healthcare, an integrated healthcare provider, has opened its 3rd International Oncology Conference under the theme, “Navigating Cancer care by early detection and prevention.”    Held under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, UAE...

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Healthcare | Thursday 10 September, 2015 8:22 am

10-week paid maternity leave from next year

New changes to the country’s labor laws coming into force next year include 10 weeks fully paid maternity leave for women, beginning a maximum of four weeks before the likely date of birth. The expected date of delivery has to be determined by a certified medical practitioner or facility,...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 8 September, 2015 12:22 pm

Saudi Health & beauty 2015 Puts Further Emphasis on the Fast-Growing Health and Beauty Sector

Reed Sunaidi Exhibitions has underscored the growing importance of the health and beauty sector in Saudi Arabia by organising the Saudi Health & Beauty 2015 exhibition. Now on its second year, the sector’s leading event is scheduled to take place on the 25 – 28 November...

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Healthcare | Monday 7 September, 2015 4:15 am

Sanofi Saudi Arabia Launches phosphorus mission

  Sanofi, a global healthcare leader, has launched an innovative Renal Game in Saudi Arabia. The application is an Arabic interactive educational tool for patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), their families and healthcare professionals plus the general public.   The game...

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Healthcare | Saturday 5 September, 2015 3:34 am

Meningitis shots a must for Haj workers

The Ministry of Health has launched a program to vaccinate all public and private sector workers on Haj duty this year. Launching the program at the ministry’s headquarters here on Thursday, Tarif Al-Ama, undersecretary for treatment services at the ministry, outlined the importance of the...

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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 | Saturday 29 August, 2015 6:08 am

Complex to treat cancer for free

A contract was signed recently to establish a specialist medical complex to treat cancer patients for free. The contract was signed in the presence of Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal on Monday. The complex, which will cost SR147 million, will be established in the Jeddah governorate on the...

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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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