Day: July 12, 2021

Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital (AJCSH), the UAE's first and only hospital dedicated to treating children and adolescents, is to formulate a steering group to study the workflow of genome sequencing in the intensive care setting. The move follows an agreement between the hospital and Illumina Netherlands BV at Arab Health 2021, the Middle East's leading medical equipment exhibition, which runs in Dubai until 24 June. The group will look to develop practical knowledge of healthcare providers in genome sequencing…

 A clinical research hub in Bahrain is committed to help more pharmaceutical manufacturers from around the world enter the Gulf market by contracting with companies to carry out clinical trials in the region to recognized international standards thanks to the proactive health regulators in the Kingdom. The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) Bahrain, a not-for-profit healthcare education and research institution, has established a clinical trials unit, and is supported by access to a strong ecosystem which includes, RCSI Ireland and Bahrain's…

 Dr. Taghreed Almahmeed, a surgeon at Dubai’s Al Zahra Hospital who comes from an Emirati/Bahraini background, is one of a handful of UAE surgeons with knowledge of a brand-new technique to exactly pinpoint non-palpable breast tumors via the use of a new subcutaneous radar reflector. The size of a grain of rice, the reflector is placed under the skin via a small needle and helps to more accurately locate the cancerous growth and its depth under the skin, meaning the…