Health & Safety
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272Tips to Prevent Food Poisoning and Foodborne Illnesses from HMC
More than 680 patients were treated at the Emergency Department of Al Wakra Hospital in May and June for symptoms related to foodborne...
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215HMC Reminds Parents of Water Safety, Warns Against Drowning
With 15 incidences of near drowning and two fatalities recorded so far this year at Paediatric Emergency Centres of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC),...
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226Sidra Medicine Opens Children’s Emergency Department
Sidra Medicine, a member of Qatar Foundation, has recently opened its Children’s Emergency Department (CED), marking another major milestone in the ramp...
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165HMC LifeFlight Service Receives EURAMI Reaccreditation
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) announced that its air ambulance service, LifeFlight, has been reaccredited by the European Aeromedical Institute (EURAMI) for both...
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323Malaria Drug Makes Cancer Treatments More Effective, says WCM-Q Research
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) discovered that an existing malaria drug could improve the effectiveness of a new class of cancer...
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224Qatar’s Hot Summer Months Can Be Challenging for Diabetics, says HMC
As Qatar’s hot and humid summer months can often be challenging for individuals with diabetes, extra care must be taken during this...
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229WISH Invites Local Artists to Create Centrepiece for November Summit
Winning concept will be developed into large-scale installation within the WISH 2018 ‘Innovation Hub’ The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), an...
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242HMC Treats Over 60 Pregnant Women with Lupus Annually
Over 60 pregnant women diagnosed with lupus, a chronic and incurable auto-immune disease that can affect any part of the body including...
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307International Consultants Visiting HMC this July, August
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is again welcoming a number of visiting consultants from various medical specialities during the months of July and...
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301New Technology Transforms Lives of Heart Patients in Qatar
Patients at the Heart Hospital of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) are benefiting from a new technology that is being used to treat...
