GCC healthcare: Transforming the region and impacting the world
PwC forecasts that AI could contribute US$320 billion to Middle Eastern economies by 2030, with healthcare predicted to see some...
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Improving healthcare in the intelligent age requires cultural change and collaboration
Leaders can utilize AI tools to streamline this challenging process by efficiently identifying individuals who are qualified matches to participate...
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‘Workplaces must prioritize mental health’
In many industries, working from home is the way of the future and a better working and mental lifestyle, Quartz...
- People tense or stressed at work are more than three times likely to plan to look for a new job
- In contrast, employees who feel supported are more likely to stay, lowering turnover costs
Business
DEWA inches closer to finishing $72.42m water project
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has completed 98.83% of its project to extend its water transmission network by 36...
- The project includes enhancement of water network including installation and commissioning of pipelines
- DEWA’s efforts have reduced the losses in water transmission and distribution networks from 42% in 1988 to 5.3% currently
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Downtown Beijing goes quiet as zero-Covid policy smothers capital
Millions of people in Beijing stayed home on Monday as China's capital tries to fend off a Covid-19 outbreak with...
- Lockdown in Shanghai has also intensified, causing outrage and rare protest in the last major economy still glued to a zero-Covid policy
- The policy has winded an economy which just months ago had shown China was bouncing back fast from the pandemic
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UAE’s Covid-19 response gets global plaudits
Earlier this year, the UAE rose to the top of Bloomberg’s Covid Resilience Ranking, outperforming European countries in terms of...
- For one, smart-technology platforms were effectively used in the UAE to combat Covid-19
- The UAE also adopted the mandatory use of face masks in March 2020, well ahead of the WHO recommendation
Saudi King Salman to stay in hospital after colonoscopy
On Sunday afternoon doctors performed a colonoscopy “and the result was sound”, the Saudi Press Agency later said.
- On Sunday afternoon doctors performed a colonoscopy “and the result was sound”, the Saudi Press Agency later said
- The king underwent gallbladder surgery in 2020 and had the battery of his heart pacemaker replaced in March
Economy
Fears mount for China’s economy as leaders dig in on zero-Covid
Mass testing of China's vast population could bring fresh misery to the economy, experts warned Friday, after Beijing vowed to...
- Authorities have refused to bend to mounting public outcry at food shortages and spartan quarantine conditions
- China's government has brandished the strategy as proof that it values human life above material concerns
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WHO claims 13-16 million people died due to Covid in 2020-21
The WHO declared Covid an international public health emergency on January 30, 2020, after cases of the new coronavirus spread...
- The figures give a more realistic picture of the worst pandemic in a century, which killed around one in 500 people worldwide.
- The figures are extremely sensitive due to how they reflect on the handling of the crisis by authorities around the world.
Sandstorm leaves more than 1,000 Iraqis in hospital
More than 1,000 Iraqis were rushed to hospital with respiratory ailments on Thursday due to a sandstorm, the seventh to...
- Authorities in Al-Anbar and Kirkuk provinces, north of the capital, urged people to stay indoors
- Hospitals in Al-Anbar province had received more than 700 patients with breathing difficulties
Business
Saudi Arabia lifts ban on poultry and eggs from Denmark
Saudi Arabia had stopped the imports as reports of avian influenza, or bird flu, emerged from across the world.
- Food products have a significant role in Denmark’s economy
- Two-thirds of his country’s exports are mainly food products
Economy
Turkey partially lifts COVID-19 mask mandate
The move follows similar actions by European countries, which lifted the mask mandate partially or entirely.
- Mask use would still be in place in mass transit and hospitals
- It would go when the number of daily cases ‘drops below 1,000’
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GCC healthcare: Transforming the region and impacting the world
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UN agencies warn of disease threat in Libya’s Derna city
UN agencies warned that Libya's flood-stricken city of Derna, where thousands were killed a week ago, faces the threat of...
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EIH buys stake in Al Ain Pharmacy
Move aligns with EIH's aim to diversify sources of investment.
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WHO tells China to provide ‘full access’ to Covid investigators
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Immunologist wins ‘Breakthrough Prize’ for cancer treatment
The Breakthrough Prize awards "the world's most brilliant minds" in fields including life sciences, fundamental physics and mathematics
- The French and Canadian scientist was announced as a winner of the prestigious Breakthrough Prize for his pioneering work in CAR T-cell therapy.
- The Breakthrough Prize awards "the world's most brilliant minds" in fields including life sciences, fundamental physics and mathematics.
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ChatGPT diagnoses ER patients ‘like a doctor’
During a study in Netherlands, the chatbot outperformed doctors in some cases. At the same time, it showed some limitations.
- The chatbot's reasoning was "at times medically implausible or inconsistent, which can lead to misinformation or incorrect diagnosis, with significant implications".
- The findings -- published in the medical journal Annals of Emergency Medicine -- will be presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress (EUSEM) 2023 in Barcelona.
Gulf countries witness alarming increase in early-onset cancer cases
A recent study in BMJ Oncology 2023 has highlighted an alarming increase in early onset of cancer cases in the...
- UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia see significant rise in early-onset cancer cases from 1990 to 2019
- The cases in UAE record an increase of 1127.6%, Qatar sees 1089.5% rise and Saudi Arabia 896%