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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.

    British doctor conquers coronavirus by ‘dosing’ herself with paracetamol, chicken soup and lemonade ​ ​

    17 Mar 2020

    While she was ill, Gerada said her husband Simon Wessely, a former president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, protected himself from the virus by wrapping a Chelsea football scarf around his face.

    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.

    Patients at Al Ain Hospital can now talk to their families via video call

    27 Jun 2020

    Patient family members who wish to avail this service and speak to their relatives are encouraged to call 03 702 2960 or 03 702 2962.

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    Scientist reveals how masks stop coronavirus from spreading in post that has gone viral

    07 Jul 2020

    In a Twitter thread, Dr. Richard Davis posted photographs of an experiment he conducted to illustrate exactly how wearing a face mask blocks germs from transmitting between two people.

    ‘Governments must reinforce plans to cut tobacco use’

    23 Jan 2020

    A commissioned 2019 global study has reflected that people want tobacco manufacturers to be more responsible in their research-and-development of new products as they also want governments to claw in more teeth into their tobacco use reduction programmes.

    Teenagers who experience poor sleep are more likely to experience depression, poor mental health

    18 Jun 2020

    This study highlights that those young people who have experienced depression and anxiety had overwhelmingly experienced poor sleep during their teens.

    US nurses lift the spirits of seriously ill patients with songs amid the pandemic

    14 Jun 2020

    Providing palliative care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center can be taxing for nurses trying to extend and improve the lives of seriously ill patients, especially amid the pandemic.

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