Medical

​Physicians at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, part of Mubadala’s healthcare network, are calling attention to Parkinson’s disease and the role that early diagnosis and exercise can play in managing the condition. Parkinson’s disease is a neurological movement disorder characterized by tremors, slowness of movement, stiff muscles and unsteady walking. WhileContinue Reading

ABU DHABI, The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced Sunday that it conducted 61,544 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the Ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection ofContinue Reading

ABU DHABI, Abu Dhabi-based Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, SSMC, the UAE’s largest hospital offering serious and complex care, is now providing bariatric, thoracic and colorectal surgeries for its patients, after being designated a COVID-19-free facility by the Department of Health. The integrated medical facility, a joint-venture partnership between Mayo ClinicContinue Reading

ABU DHABI, As part of the healthcare programme for senior citizens and individuals with chronic diseases, Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre under the guidance of the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), has launched mobile clinics which will be operating in coordination with several public and private healthcare facilitiesContinue Reading

ABU DHABI, The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Wednesday that it conducted 61,978 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the Ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detectionContinue Reading

ABU DHABI, H.H. Sheikha Shamsa bint Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, wife of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in the Western Region, Assistant to the Chairman of the ERC for Women’s Affairs, and Chairperson of the Higher Committee for Ataya initiative, has directed that AED5 millionContinue Reading

ABU DHABI, The world’s first Phase III trials of an inactivated vaccine for COVID-19 being held in the United Arab Emirates have reached a major milestone with over 5000 volunteers have now received their first vaccination. The 5000th vaccination was given in the presence of Dr. Jamal Al Kaabi, theContinue Reading

ABU DHABI, Tawazun Economic Council has formed a collaboration with Airbus and the National Space Science and Technology Centre, NSSTC, from UAE University, to build and develop a Satellite Assembly, Integration and Testing, AIT, Centre with the aim of manufacturing components and assembling, integrating and testing small to medium satellites.Continue Reading