Dubai, UAE: The way the healthcare industry accounts for its rising costs is a topic that has received much interest on a global scale. The USA today spends 17-19% of its GDP on healthcare while most countries in the OECD spend 8-9% and the GCC spend 3-4%. In the US, the government sponsored Medicaid and [...]
Dubai, UAE: Medical mistakes are regrettable but unfortunately they still happen all over the world, including in the UAE. Medical errors can take many forms including delay in implementation of treatment, the lack of due care and neglect. Doctors can be held liable and patients can incur damages as a consequence of criminal, civil and [...]

Dubai, UAE: Informa Life Sciences, the organiser of the world’s second largest healthcare exhibition ‘Arab Health’, have announced the launch of the International Medical Travel Exhibition and Conference (IMTEC), which is scheduled to take place 12-13 April 2013 at the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco. This launch is based on the strategic cooperation and full integration of [...]
Dubai, UAE: The 2012 Middle East OTO Awards got underway this morning with a prize giving ceremony held on the opening day of the 9th Middle East Update in Otolaryngology Conference & Exhibition (Head and Neck Surgery). The Awards were established to honour otolaryngologists and ENT physicians in the Middle East for their contribution to [...]
Dubai, UAE: Hearing loss is the third leading chronic disability following arthritis and hypertension in the USA.According to the World Health organisation, over 275 million people globally have moderate-to-profound hearing impairment, 80% of them in low- and middle-income countries. Only limited information is available on developing regions, including Arab countries, where the prevalence is estimated [...]
Dubai, UAE: On average women live six to seven years longer than men. However, the leading causes of death in women such as ischemic heart disease, stroke, lung disease, breast and cervical cancer can be easily prevented through simple screening tests and lifestyle modifications. In the past, work on women’s health was focused on the [...]
Dubai, UAE: While the UAE does not have any formal method of collecting information on mental health disorders, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), depression is the second leading contributor to poor health and shorter lifespan among people between the ages of 15 and 44. Experts at the upcoming Obs-Gyne Exhibition & Congress, taking [...]
Dubai, UAE: Mortality and morbidity due to cardiovascular disease (or Ischaemic heart disease) is on the rise in women in Middle Eastern countries. Heart disease once thought to affect only men does frequently affect women and worldwide, 8.6 million women die from heart disease each year, accounting for a third of all deaths in women. [...]
Dubai, UAE: According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) 6% of the population have speech, voice or language disorders . The prevalence in the region is expected to be higher however, unfortunately, there are no official statistics regarding the prevalence of voice disorders for neither the UAE nor the Arab region. Dr. Yaser S. Natour, [...]
Dubai, UAE: A recent report published by the United Nations stated that “increasing women’s access to quality midwifery services has become a focus of global efforts to realize the right of every woman to the best possible healthcare during pregnancy and childbirth.” According to experts at the Midwifery Conference, set to take place on the [...]