Month: October 2019

Etihad Airways (Etihad), the national airline of the UAE, and Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, the pioneering multispecialty hospital, have signed an agreement – the first of its kind in the region between an airline and medical services provider– that will see the two organisations collaborate to promote Abu Dhabi as a premier medical travel destination. As part of the agreement, Etihad will offer specific medical travel packages to key markets around the world, delivering a single solution for booking flights, accommodation…

UAE-based conglomerate Al-Futtaim has announced the launch of Al-Futtaim Health and its HealthHub which will bring specialized care to residents across the country. Launching with 10 clinics initially, the HealthHub roadmap includes 26 clinics, day surgical centers, super-specialized centers of excellence and two hospitals, with regional and international expansion planned over the next two years, the company said in a statement. It added that HealthHub provides accessible, integrated health management supported by smart solutions.  Humaid Al Qutami, chairman of the…

Minimal invasive surgeries (MIS) are considered most effective in the treatment of spine related injuries. As advancements in the field continue to take place, several new techniques to treat patients with similar conditions have been introduced, one of them being the ‘minimal invasive percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement’. So, when 48-year-old Andy Mercer, visited Emirates Hospital- Jumeirah (EHJ) complaining of severe pain in the lower back, he was recommended a similar surgery that would yield quicker and better results. Mercer first…

Analytics solutions have been very effective toward improving clinical, financial and operational performance at healthcare organizations, according to a HIMSS Analytics and Dimensional Insight study of 109 senior healthcare executives. The survey found nearly 85 percent of organizations that are leveraging analytics are doing so in multiple areas, with two-thirds leveraging analytics in all three areas spotlighted by the survey – financial, operational and clinical. Organizations have the highest overall success rate (78 percent) with clinical metrics, with a particular focus on using…

According to data published by Data Bridge Market Research, the medical aesthetics market is anticipated to reach US$26.53 billion by 2024 up from US$10.12 billion in 2016. Medica Group-backed reports outlines emerging aesthetics treatment trends that are disrupting the market Beauty and aesthetics practitioners in the region have been encouraged to ditch the one-size-fits-all approach to anti-ageing and body contouring treatment and adopt new, highly-efficiency, patient-centric techniques to keep up with the rapidly growing demand. Over the last few years,…