British doctors offer pioneering treatment for deadly type of leukemia
British doctors have defended the effectiveness of a treatment for a deadly type of leukemia, the most common type of cancer in children, after...
MoH affirms keenness to support drug addicts on recovery path
Minister of Health Dr Ahmad Al-Awadhi affirmed on Saturday the ministry's Addiction Treatment Center employees' keenness to support drug addicts on their path of...
Health Minister: “We are keen on developing robotic surgery services”
Minister of Health (MoH) Dr. Ahmad Al-Awadi affirmed the keenness on developing medical services in the robotic surgery field to raise quality, improve performance...
Pharmacogenesis, future of personalized health
Two people with the same symptoms of illness may be prescribed the same drug as treatment, but one may respond better or worse than...
Importance of protein in building muscle
Proteins are large, complex molecules comprising of hundreds or thousands of smaller units called amino acids, which are attached to one another in long...
CAPT approves 14 tenders for purchase of medicines
The Central Agency for Public Tenders approved the Ministry of Health's submission of 14 tenders to purchase medicines, in addition to two requests for...
Prescriptions for narcotic drugs must be in triplicate
Minister of Health, Dr. Ahmed Al-Awadi has issued a decision regarding medical prescriptions for narcotic substances and preparations.
The decision states, “The fourth paragraph of...
Fact-finding committee to look into shortage medicines, medical supplies
The Ministry of Health said it has formed a fact-finding committee headed by a consultant from the Fatwa and Legislation Department, with members from...
“Afia” chipset raises its cost to 354 million dinars
The Ministry of Health announced the addition of new segments to the “Afia” insurance to raises its annual cost from 177 million dinars to...
A robot removes a cancerous tumor from a man’s throat
Robotic surgery succeeded in saving the life of a 61-year-old man, after removing a cancerous tumor from his throat, in the first operation of...
