WHO countries strike landmark agreement on tackling future pandemics
Geneva, Switzerland -- Years of negotiations culminated early Wednesday with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on how...
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Stealth to Health: Medical innovation to combat silent killers
The future of healthcare is shifting towards decentralized, preventive care, leveraging AI to anticipate risks and improve long-term health outcomes,...
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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%
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Healthcare sector in Qatar witnesses remarkable growth, says IPA Qatar
Doha, Qatar--Sustained investment in healthcare infrastructure in Qatar has seen a rapid transformation in the sector as promotion of health...
- A study carried out by IPA Qatar shows that health promotion and disease prevention underpin its commitment to ensuring the well-being of its citizens
- In the next 10 years, digital infrastructure, virtual care, remote patient monitoring and AI will account for some 30% of hospital investments in the region
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AlNeyadi conducts over 200 research experiments on board ISS
ABU DHABI, UAE - Over the course of a six-month space mission on board the International Space Station (ISS), UAE...
- These research experiments were held in collaboration with 10 international space agencies and 25 esteemed UAE and global universities.
- The experiments covered a range of topics including the cardiovascular system, back pain, protein crystallisation growth, epigenetics, immune system,
Sudan refugees stranded without healthcare in Chad
The new arrivals in Adre may now be safe from the gunfire, but they soon learn they are still in...
- The risk of disease soars in the absence of clean water, for which people "begin lining up ... at 2:00 am" amid shortages in some camps, MSF reported
- In Sudan, even before the current conflict began in April, 78,000 children under five died every year "from preventable causes, such as malaria", UN says
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EU okays updated Pfizer and BioNTech’s anti-Covid vaccine
Adults and children over five require a single shot "irrespective of their Covid-19 vaccination history" while younger children may get...
- The European Medicines Agency said it "has recommended authorizing an adapted Comirnaty vaccine targeting the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant".
- Known as Comirnaty Omicron XBB.1.5, the mRNA vaccine is to be used to prevent Covid-19 in adults and children from six months.
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Saudi hospital installs world’s first automated medication dispensing machine
Tabuk, Saudi Arabia -- King Salman Hospital in Saudi Arabia’s northwestern region has installed the world's first automated medication dispensing...
- With a storage capacity ranging from 102 to 700 medical prescriptions, the machine can fill prescriptions containing multiple medications
- The beneficiaries submit requests to get their prescriptions filled by scanning the barcode attached to the prescription
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Iran vows to respond if Iraq fails to disarm Kurdish rebels
Tehran, Iran - Iran on Monday warned Iraq that it would take action if Baghdad does not honor its commitment by...
- The Iraqi government has pledged to disarm armed terrorist groups in Iraq by September 19," Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said.
- He said that Baghdad had agreed to evacuate the groups from their bases and "transfer them to camps provided by the Iraqi government".
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Years of coal plant expansion torment Turkey’s villagers
Villagers and environmental activists have been locked in clashes with the police in the southwestern Mugla province since their plant...
- An AFP tour of five Turkish coal-fired power plant villages witnessed the high human cost of relying on the outdated, highly polluting energy source.
- Turkey was the last among the G20 economies to ratify the Paris Climate Accords, doing so only after the environment became a top issue in the wake of deadly wildfires.
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UAE astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi studies cardiorespiratory impact in space
Dubai, UAE - The UAE astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi on Wednesday participated in a cardiovascular study to examine cardiorespiratory impact in...
- The experiment is a critical analysis of the impact of microgravity on cardiovascular and respiratory functions
- Through the experiment, astronauts aboard the ISS monitor their heart rate, blood pressure,, and ECG using a bio-monitor shirt
WHO countries strike landmark agreement on tackling future pandemics
Geneva, Switzerland -- Years of negotiations culminated early Wednesday with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on how...
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Global child deaths reach historic low in 2022: UN report
Geneva, Switzerland – The number of children who died before their fifth birthday has reached a historic low, dropping to...
Man vaccinated for Covid 217 times shows no side effects
Paris, France - A German man who deliberately got vaccinated for Covid-19 a whopping 217 times did not report any side...
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As truce talks resume in Cairo, people in Gaza suffer from hunger
Heavy fighting rocked besieged Gaza as aid agencies warned of looming famine and new talks were held in Cairo towards...
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UN agencies warn of ‘explosion’ in Gaza child deaths
Twenty weeks into Israel's war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, UN agencies warned that food and safe water had...
- At least 90 percent of children under five in Gaza are affected by one or more infectious diseases, according to a joint assessment by the UN agencies
- Seventy percent children had had diarrhea in the two weeks prior to the assessment, marking a 23-fold increase compared to the 2022 baseline
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HMG 2023 net profit $544m
The rise was due to the hospitals and pharmacy segments.
- The increase in net profit came as revenues edged up 14.41 percent year-on-year (YoY) to US$2.5 billion (SAR 9.5 billion).
- Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose 18.49 percent YoY to US$666 million (SAR 2.5 billion).
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WEF24: AI-generated drugs promise cost reduction
AI is playing a critical role across the biomedical spectrum, from accelerating drug discovery to improving care delivery systems, says...
- AI is playing a critical role across the biomedical spectrum, from accelerating drug discovery to improving care delivery systems, says Dr Alex Zhavoronkov of Insilico Medicine.
- The latest technology enables end-to-end systems, and today, what we see is the true pinnacle of AI-powered drug discovery: the integration of AI and robotics, he adds