Over 1500 Healthcare Professionals Participate in QDEM-7 Conference
More than 1500 healthcare professionals attended the 7th Qatar Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Conference – QDEM-7 – hosted by the Endocrine and Diabetes Division and Department of Medicine of Hamad…
WCM-Q Webinar Discusses Lifestyle Diseases Associated with Obesity
The Institute for Population Health (IPH) at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) recently held a webinar to discuss ways to reduce the risk of lifestyle diseases associated with obesity. The webinar…
Healthcare Experts in Qatar Call for Action on World Obesity Day
Healthcare experts are calling on the community to act now to prevent and treat obesity. With an estimated one in three adults affected by obesity in Qatar in addition to…
WCM-Q’s Institute for Population Health Celebrates a Decade of Achievement
The Institute for Population Health (IPH) at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) recently celebrated 10 years of advancing population health in Qatar, the region and beyond. According to Population Health and…
WCM-Q Research on Key Protein Helps Explain How Obesity Leads to Type-2 Diabetes
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) made new discoveries on the essential role played by a protein called Sirtuin1 in the metabolism of fat and how depletion of this protein…
WCM-Q Research Examines the Role of Proteins in Obesity
A study of proteins circulating in the bloodstream has identified several proteins that may play a causal role in obesity, making them potential targets for drugs and therapies. Researchers at…
WCM-Q Research Says Barriers to Physical Activity Contribute to Obesity Crises
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) examined the barriers to physical activity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) that contribute to the region’s worsening obesity and type-2 diabetes…
New Webinar Series at WCM-Q to Drive Health and Wellness Efforts in Qatar
The Institute for Population Health (IPH) at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) launched a new series of webinars to explore how evidence-based integrative and preventive approaches can promote health and tackle…
Oman to Face Rapid Rise in Diabetes in the Next Three Decades: WCM-Q Study
According to a study published in the Journal of Diabetes Investigation, Oman is facing a rapidly rising diabetes epidemic over the coming three decades. The study titled, ‘Forecasting the type…
WCM-Q Course Leads Battle Against Lifestyle-Related Diseases
A certificate course at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) is creating a cohort of trained lifestyle medicine healthcare professionals to help tackle non communicable diseases such as heart disease, high blood…
