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    Australian ambulance to grant patients' dying wishes

    28 Jul 2019

    Inspired by an Australian ambulance crew who took a dying woman to the beach on her way to hospital, officials have announced a dedicated vehicle to grant final wishes to terminally ill patients.

    Cheap combo pill cuts heart, stroke risks, finds study

    23 Aug 2019

    It involved about 6,800 people in Iran, ages 50-75, some with previous heart problems and others without them. All got advice on healthy lifestyles and half also were given polypills.

    Keeping healthcare on the move to good effect

    10 Mar 2021

    The use of mobile clinics in the UAE to conduct vaccination drives should be taken into account and lauded. The Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (mbru), in collaboration with the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), announced

    VIDEO: US accident victim becomes world’s first person to get double hand and face transplant in rare surgery

    05 Feb 2021

    Joe DiMeo sustained third-degree burns on over 80 per cent of his body when he fell asleep while driving home from a night shift in July 2018, causing his car to flip over and then explode. The surgery was carried out on Aug.12 of 2020 and lasted approximately 23 hours.

    97-year-old Emirati receives COVID-19 vaccine

    14 Jan 2021

    Nakhira son explained, "From my experience with my father, I want to encourage all members of society, especially senior citizens and residents, to take the COVID-19 vaccination to protect them..."

    VIDEO: Gulf Today staff members get vaccinated against COVID-19, encourage everyone to take the jab

    16 Jan 2021

    Gulf Today's Pakistani staffer Agha Riaz, 49, said, “Sharjah’s arrangements are very impressive. Volunteers are very helpful before the vaccine is being administered on you. “Doctors carry out a thorough consultation for up to 10-15 minutes..."

    Pakistan's Hazara women strike back with martial arts

    10 Apr 2021

    Hundreds of women from the Pakistani Hazara community are coming forward to learn martial arts so they can deliver side kicks and elbow blows when they are struck with a calamity.

    Three new rapid COVID-19 tests approved for use in Abu Dhabi

    24 Jan 2021

    The three new approved tests include the antigen test, the RT-LAMP test and the saliva test. The saliva test can be used for children in healthcare facilities if a nose swab is not possible.

    Expert tips for healthcare workers while treating Covid-19 patients

    23 Jun 2020

    Besides making use of personal protective equipment, healthcare workers need to avoid procedures that irritate airways and provoke violent coughing and try to reduce exposure to infectious aerosol while treating Covid-19 patients.

    VIDEO: ‘It is time to be a nurse,’ a mesmerising video of Emirati nursing profession

    23 Jun 2020

    The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has shared a mesmerising video clip of an Emirati nurse’s lifestyle. It shares the touching story of a nurse named Reem.

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