Health & Safety
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240Men’s Health Club Meet Focuses on Link Between Obesity, Infertility
Officials from Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) Urology Department organised the second meeting of the Men’s Health Club to discuss the link between...
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300Lack of Sleep Contributes to Childhood Obesity, says WCM-Q Study
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar (WCM-Q) have shown that lack of sleep is likely to be a contributing factor in...
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438Ramadan Provides Great Opportunity to Quit Smoking, says Expert
Ramadan is an opportune time to quit smoking, according to Dr Ahmad Al Mulla of the Tobacco Control Centre under Hamad Medical Corporation...
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387Sasol Sets Accessibility Guidelines for Local Exhibitions
Sasol has recently issued accessibility guidelines to improve access for people with disabilities to exhibition stands through its leading community initiative Accessible Qatar...
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386HMC Celebrates Qaranqao with Patients and their Families
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) celebrated the midway point of Ramadan, known as Qaranqao, with a variety of events for patients and their...
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411HMC Warns the Public Against the Risk of Skin Cancer
Skin cancer is one of the most common malignant cancers diagnosed in Qatar. In recognition of Skin Cancer Awareness Month, Hamad Medical...
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232Frontal Lobe of the Brain, in Focus at Latest WCM-Q Grand Rounds
The role of the brain’s frontal lobe in adolescent risk-taking behaviour was discussed at the latest instalment of the Grand Rounds at...
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260Ramadan Can Be a Critical Time for Diabetics, Cautions HMC
Manal Musallam, Director of Diabetes Education at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) National Diabetes Centre said that Ramadan can be one of the most critical times of the year...
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977HMC Warns About Risk of Dehydration, Heat Exhaustion During Ramadan
Over 270 patients were treated at the Emergency Department of Hamad General Hospital last summer for heat exhaustion and dehydration. Doctors at...
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635Strategies for Containing Infectious Diseases at WCM-Q Seminar
A visiting expert outlined key strategies for containing diseases such as ebola and MERS at two seminar sessions hosted by Weill Cornell...
