Robot to replace the knee joints at Farwaniya Hospital soon
Dr. Khaled Al-Enezi who heads the Orthopedic Department at the Farwaniya Hospital said the hospital will soon make use of a robotic device to...
NBTC and MEDX Medical Care organize Medical Camp
NBTC Group in association with Medx Medical Care organized a free Medical Camp for their employees, on Friday 11th November, at the NBTC Corporate...
Left-over, expired medications pose a health hazard
A recent survey among parents in the United States revealed that almost half of them kept leftover prescription medication at home, and that many...
Important breakthrough enables fully paralyzed individuals to walk again
Nine people with chronic spinal injuries regained their ability to walk, using a combination of electrical stimulation and intensive physical therapy. All nine people...
World Diabetes Day – Educate to protect tomorrow
World Diabetes Day is observed every year on 14 November, to commemorate the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting who, along with Charles Herbert Best,...
Neuro-compensation device that translates brain waves into actual phrases
A paralyzed man who is unable to speak or type letters has succeeded in expressing more than a thousand words thanks to a neuro-compensation...
Study reveals the ‘secret factor’ of walking daily to improve health
Despite the importance of walking on a daily basis, the pace and manner of walking is the secret factor for improving health and burning...
Kidney dialysis, transplantation patients doubled since opening in 2015
In 2015, the Ministry of Health inaugurated the Sheikh Mubarak Al Abdullah Al Jaber Dialysis Center which has four wards for hemodialysis and peritoneal...
New study challenges prevailing bias assumption
For more than 80 years, psychologists studying biases have attributed the liking of another group, as being indicative of a dislike for one’s own...
Lab-grown hair follicles to treat hair loss
Hair loss can be a traumatic and upsetting experience for some people when they first begin to observe thinning hair or bald spots on...
