Month: February 2019

News & Updates

RCSI and MBRU sign MOU to foster advancement in healthcare education

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) Dubai and Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU), Dubai Healthcare City Authority's academic arm, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that highlights their joint efforts to support healthcare professionals through high-quality education, continuing professional development, research and innovation.   RCSI and MBRU have a long-standing friendship, strategic partnership and are continuously cultivating their relationship through joint initiatives such as the “Women in Leadership program”, which caters to women from a range of…

News & Updates

Health Authorities advocate early screening for prevention of cardiovascular disease

Dubai Health Authority, Emirates Cardiac Society and World Heart Federation discussed the importance of regular health screening to protect against cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death globally, claiming more lives than all cancers and chronic lower respiratory diseases combined. Over 30 million heart attacks and strokes occur every year. Of those who experience a heart attack or stroke, one in three will live to suffer another episode.   World-renowned experts discussed ways to prevent the further…

Events

New technology could reduce diagnosis time of infectious diseases

Infectious disease experts have urged the UAE and GCC public to protect themselves from the risk of acquiring upper respiratory tract diseases such as H1N1 influenza and MERS-CoV, by following the communication and recommendations of their national public health authority. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, (MERS-CoV), which was first identified in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in 2012, is a zoonotic virus, denoting a virus transmitted between animals & people.   A total of eight…

Health Destination

Luxembourg Covering each citizen with basic medical coverage

Life expectancy at birth in Luxembourg increased by more than four years between 2000 and 2015, to 82.4 years, which is nearly two years above the EU average   Luxembourg is a small landlocked country inWestern Europe, bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south.  Its  capital,  Luxembourg  City,  together  with Brussels and Strasbourg, is one of the three official capitals of the European Union and the seat of the European Court of Justice, the highest…

Technology

Game-changing behavioral support at your fingertips

Nicotrax, a digital health organization, focuses on creating data-driven, customized, and scalable software programs to better treat addiction by applying predictive and powerful AI, and a seamless user experience  Nicotine  is  known  to  be  the  main  addictive substance  in  cigarettes  and  other  forms  of tobacco and a drug affecting many parts of a smoker's body. As time passes, the smoker's brain and body gets used to having it in cigarettes. Around 80 per cent to 90 per cent smokers are addicted to nicotine. Nicotine…