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AI is playing a critical role across the biomedical spectrum, from accelerating drug discovery to improving care delivery systems, says...
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WHO warns new cancer cases will rise to 35 million by 2050
Geneva, Switzerland - The number of new cancer cases will rise to more than 35 million in 2050 -- 77 percent...
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Lebanon’s health sector is about to collapse: WHO
Lebanon is undergoing one of the worst economic crises in the world, with economists predicting that hyperinflation is imminent in...
- Basic and life-saving medicines are in short supply, with restrictions in foreign currency severely limiting import
- This has been caused by the Lebanese pound losing 90 percent of its purchasing power since end-2019, and subsequent government policies
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No Covid test to enter Abu Dhabi for UAE residents
The committee will continue to monitor events and urges all citizens, residents and visitors to continue adhering to precautionary measures...
- The decision follows the announcement of a decreased COVID-19 infection rate in the emirate
- The government has also activated the green pass system to enter some public places
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Proof of Covid-19 vaccination, PCR test needed to enter Expo Dubai
Expo 2020 visitors will need a coronavirus vaccination or a negative PCR test to enter, organisers in Dubai has said....
- PCR tests will be free for ticket-holders with a 'network' of testing centres available across the city
- The Expo site will have mandatory masks, two-metre social distancing rules and sanitisation stations
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GCC insurance firms battle pandemic woes
It has been a roller coaster ride for insurance companies in the GCC countries and the health care sector since...
- Experts see up to 40 percent rise in premiums in the next two to three years.
- Abu Dhabi-based Daman Insurance looking at new markets such as Kuwait and Bahrain.
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UAE firm retained as IPL healthcare partner
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has renewed retained VPS Healthcare as its healthcare partner for the Indian...
- VPS Healthcare has set up a 100-member multidisciplinary team for sports medicine and Covid-19 management
- Two medical teams, comprising doctors, nurses, paramedics and lab technicians, will be assigned to each stadium for every match
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AstraZeneca: Nerve disorder a rare side effect
The European Medicines Agency has listed the neurological disorder Guillain-Barre syndrome, which can cause temporary paralysis, as a "very rare"...
- Guillain-Barre Syndrome was a "very rare" side effect, occurring in under one in 10,000 people
- The disorder is a nerve inflammation that may cause temporary paralysis and difficulty breathing
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Amid Covid pandemic, Global Fund spent $4.2 bn to fight HIV, TB, malaria in 2020
The Fund approved an additional $980 million to respond to Covid-19
- The Fund approved an additional $980 million to respond to Covid-19
- The number of people who received life-saving antiretroviral therapy for HIV in 2020, rose by 8.8%
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Study: Delta does not cause severe childhood Covid
The health agency analyzed hospital records from across an area covering around 10 percent of the US population
- The health agency analyzed hospital records from across an area covering around 10 percent of the US population
- The study also underscored vaccine effectiveness against pediatric Covid hospitalization during Delta
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No quarantine for fully vaccinated foreign travelers visiting Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi lifted its quarantine requirement for vaccinated tourists on Thursday as the UAE recorded zero Covid deaths for the...
- The emirate said vaccinated travellers with negative PCR tests would not need to quarantine
- The announcement comes as the United Arab Emirates recorded zero Covid-related deaths for the first time since November 14
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Global cost of dementia to cross $1.7trn by 2030
The disease, which robs people of their "memories, independence and dignity", is on the rise worldwide but few countries are...
- Figure is set to rise to 78 million by 2030 and 139 million by 2050 as the population grows older
- Yet only a quarter of countries worldwide have a national strategy for supporting people with dementia and their families
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Air pollution causes more than 1,200 deaths a year: EU agency
The EU environmental agency said that air pollution is responsible for causing more than 1,200 premature deaths a year in...
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67mn children missed out on vaccines because of Covid: UNICEF
A grim UNICEF report warns of a potential outbreaks of polio and measles in children who didn't get vaccinated because...
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Special glasses can slow down myopia in children
Developed by Japan's Hoya Corporation, the Miyosmart lenses, which also function as normal glasses to help the children see clearly,...
- Eyewear firm EssilorLuxottica claims its own Stellest lenses reduce myopia's progression by 67 percent when worn at least 12 hours a day.
- Research has suggested that the percentage of people affected by myopia worldwide could surge from 27 percent in 2010 to 52 percent by 2050.
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Medical tourists spent $270m in Dubai during 2022: DHA
Awadh Seghayer Al Ketbi, Director-General of the DHA, said Dubai’s ability to provide high-quality patient-centered medical care has accelerated its...
- 39% percent of the medical tourists were from Asian countries, 22% from Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
- The three specialities that saw the highest number of medical tourists were dermatology (31%) dentistry (24%) and gynecology (18%).
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WHO may aid Iraq in a bid to localize pharmaceutical sector
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - The World Health Organization (WHO) affirmed it is likely to support Iraq in the localization of its...
- The WHO official said the organization has a plan with Iraq's health ministry for seven years to advance the health reality.
- He said that "coronavirus testing laboratories have increased from one laboratory to more than 70 laboratories.