HMC Urges Patients with Chronic Conditions to See Doctor Before Fasting
With Ramadan approaching, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is urging patients with chronic medical conditions, such as diabetes and hypertension, to speak with their doctor before beginning a fast. According to…
WCM-Q Study on Understanding How Cells Respond to Disease
Dr Karsten Suhre, professor of physiology and biophysics, and director of the Bioinformatics Core at Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar (WCM-Q), led a team of researchers from across the globe, to better…
HMC Organises the First Men’s Health Club Meeting in Qatar
Officials from the Urology Department of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) organised the very first Men’s Health Club Meeting at the Sheraton Grand Doha Resort and Convention Hotel recently. The event…
One in Ten Qatar Residents Have Kidney Disorder: HMC
According to Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), one in ten Qatar residents are believed to have some form of kidney disorder. This fact was brought in focus as HMC prepares for World…
HBKU Now Accepting Applications for 2018 Summer Research Programme
The Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI) of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) is now accepting applications for its Summer Research Programme (SRP) 2018. As part of the programme, the institute…
Fighting a Global Pandemic: Obesity
Despite global efforts to stem the obesity epidemic, no country has succeeded in decreasing obesity in the last 33 years. Worldwide obesity has more than doubled since 1980, with almost…
QCRI Scientists Develop Algorithm to Detect Brain Cancer Markers
Scientists from Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI), under the Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), developed a new algorithm that can identify driver genes of several types of gliomas, the most…
WCM-Q Experts Discuss Cardiology, Diabetes at International Heart Conference
Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar (WCM-Q) recently participated in the 14th Gulf Heart Association Conference and the 11th Gulf Vascular Society Symposium, hosting the discussion on cardiology and diabetes, and…
Around 80% of Patients at Podiatry Clinic Treated for Diabetic Ailments
In May of last year, the Podiatry Clinic relocated from Hamad General Hospital (HGH) to its new facility at the Ambulatory Care Centre (ACC). Since relocating, the clinic has continued…
Women’s Wellness and Research Centre Opens ‘One-Stop Shop’ Diabetes Clinic
The Women’s Wellness and Research Centre (WWRC) of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is welcoming patients to its newly expanded diabetes clinic which has relocated from the Women’s Hospital. According to…