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Interview
Dr. Sokiyna Al Ameer
We created the “One Stop Breast Clinic” to spread awareness and prevent cancer The One Stop Breast Clinic provides all comprehensive care services for patients in one location, and these services are divided into non-surgical or surgical interventions. Non-surgical interventions include running tests and diagnosing the patient’s condition, as many breast fibroids are benign and breast fat may need to…
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Interviews
Dr. Gilbert Ayoub
“We have the State-of-the-art Techniques and Instruments for Thyroid Surgeries” There’s several Indications for Thyroid Surgeries: Nodular Goiter causing local Symptoms, Compression of the Trachea and difficulty swallowing. Visible or sightly Mass. Nodule which might be Thyroid Cancer. Thyroid Cancer There are many specific faced Challenges during the Thyroid Surgery because the Area of Interest is a high-Risk area since…
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News
Tawam Hospital caters to 20,000 oncology patients last year
The SEHA-affiliated facility further strengthens its position on the national map of healthcare as one of the best facilities for cancer treatment Tawam Hospital, part of Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), the UAE’s largest healthcare network, has provided expert oncology services to over 20,000 outpatients during the year 2020, further bolstering its position across the national and regional healthcare landscape. The…
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Interviews
Dr. Ahmed Kaabneh
“Non-surgical thyroid cyst treatment is available to all patients” NMC Royal Hospital, Khalifa City has recently launched a non-surgical thyroid cyst treatment program, which is one of the comprehensive programs within the Thyroid Disorder Clinic. Dr. Ahmed Kaabneh, Consultant Interventional Radiology – NMC Royal Hospital, Khalifa City, talks about this program in the following interview. When is this procedure necessary?…
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Featured Articles
Single-use medical devices
To improve patient safety by reducing the risk of cross-contamination Single-use medical devices are medical equipment and instruments that are used only once in a hospital or clinic and then disposed. Some medical devices are difficult to sterilize or reprocess to make them safe to use on another patient, so the alternative was single-use devices. Using disposable items improves patient…
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Interviews
Dr. Hisham Abu Al-Saud
“We adopt a multidisciplinary approach to diagnose and treat endocrine disease” NMC Royal Hospital provides all necessary tests to diagnose and follow up on endocrine disease, in addition to diagnostic radiology, such as X-rays and MRI, depending on the need of each case. The hospital also provides a team of medical staff with the highest level of expertise in the…
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Medical Articles
Endometrioma and Infertility
By Dr. Mazen Bashtawi, FRCOG FACOG, Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Subspecialist in Gynaecological Oncology and Advanced Laparoscopy at Al-Ahli Hospital / Qatar Endometriosis has been estimated to affect up to 10% to 15% of reproductive-age women. Most women with endometriosis have a delay on average of 7 years from the onset of symptoms until the diagnosis is made, the…
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Featured Articles
Bone Marrow Transplant
Bone marrow transplant is considered the only option to treat blood diseases when other approved treatments fail. These diseases include common blood cancers, such as acute and chronic leukemia, lymphoma, acute lymphocytic leukemia, bone and soft tissue tumors (sarcoma), brain tumors, bone marrow failure syndromes, thalassemia, aplastic anemia, and sickle cell anemia. Recovery from a bone marrow transplant takes a…
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Hospital News
A 60-year-old man is saved from death by Al-Ahli Hospital
By Dr. Atef bin Youssef, Open Heart and Vascular Surgery Consultant at Al-Ahli Hospital / Qatar Everyone should have regular heart checks. A large portion of people do not recognize that they are at risk of having a heart attack, says Dr. Atef. Dr. Atef bin Youssef, a consultant cardiovascular surgeon, together with the medical team at Al-Ahli Hospital’s Cardiac…
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Featured Articles
What is the link between insulin & weight gain?
Insulin is one of the most important hormones in the body, as it regulates the body’s metabolism of carbohydrates and fats while increasing the ability of cells to store sugars. The pancreas produces the insulin hormone and uses glucose as a source of energy. It has a great effect to avoid constant hunger and thus prevent obesity. In type 2…
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