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Bahrain sees 700pc rise in use of painkillersThere has been a staggering increase of up to 700 per cent in the use of prescription painkillers in some areas of Bahrain since the beginning of 2011, a report said. This coincides with an outbreak of anti-government protests, wh More… |
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Bahrain, Saudi hospitals in transplant tie-upBahrain’s Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) is tying up with the King Fahad Hospital in Saudi Arabia to create a cross-border transplant programme for patients needing a new kidney, liver or pancreas. Organs donated in Bahrain More… |
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Bahrain ‘morphine mafia’ may include doctorsA 'morphine mafia' involving doctors and other officials including 'well-known personalities' may be operating in Bahrain, a report said. As a result, police are stepping up investigations into the misuse of More… |
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Saudi German Hospital signs up Turkish doctorsSaudi German Hospital in Dubai said it has signed up Turkish celebrity doctors, Dr Ozlem Bicer & Dr. Sinan İbiş to provide insights on modern aesthetic procedures at the hospital. The underlining goal of the agreements, More… |
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Bahrain mulls major health reformsThe Bahrain Health Ministry said it seeks to balance the need to protect public health with safeguarding the rights of private medical practitioners in the Kingdom. The ministry said it has More… |
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Doctors accused of fleecing patientsDoctors at Bahrain's main hospital, Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC), have been accused of fleecing patients by charging them five times the cost of treatment to avoid lengthy waiting lists. Sources said the victims - usually e More… |
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UAE needs 13,000 doctors by 2014The UAE will be in need of a staggering 12,920 new doctors by 2014 owing to the unprecedented growth in the nation's healthcare sector, revealed a new study. The emirates' insatiable thirst for new doctors is upbeat news on several More… |
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DHA to host visiting doctorsThe Dubai Health Authority (DHA) will host several visiting doctors who are currently practising medicine in countries like UK and Italy, in line with its policy to continue providing specialised medical care to the emirate. Hamad Matar Al More… |
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WCMC-Q honours 32 new graduatesThe hard work and success of Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar’s (WCMC-Q) Class of 2012 was celebrated as the college’s latest graduates received their degrees. The 32 graduating students – WCMC-Q’s largest ever graduating class - cro More… |
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Libyan leader says doctors have told him to restLibya's interim leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil said on Saturday doctors had ordered him to rest because of a minor health problem. Abdel Jalil, the chairman of the ruling National Transitional Council, told repor More… |
