MOPH Chief on Top 3 of Forbes Middle East’s Top 100 Healthcare Leaders of 2023
Her Excellency Dr Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari is on top of the list of Forbes Middle East‘s Top 100 Healthcare Leaders of 2023. Dr Al Kuwari, hailed number 3 on…
WCM-Q Research to Determine Benefits of Personalised Medicine for Arabs
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) have analysed vast amounts of genetic and protein-related data to determine the effectiveness of genetics-based personalised medicine for Arabs. While personalised medicine holds huge…
Data from Genome Research Programme Improves Cancer Screening in Qatar
Collaborative efforts see research findings being taken from bench to bedside A Qatar Genome Research Consortium study led by Dr Lotfi Chouchane of Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar (WCM-Q) reported…
WCM-Q Alumna Publishes Research in Prestigious New England Journal of Medicine
A post-doctoral research fellow at the Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) Infectious Disease and Epidemiology Group (IDEG), recently published her research in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Dr…
HBKU Develops New AI Method to Diagnose Cardiovascular Diseases
The College of Science and Engineering (CSE) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) proposed a novel artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled system that can be used to diagnose cardiovascular diseases (CVD) based…
WCM-Q Research Identifies Metabolites Associated with Complications in Type 2 Diabetes
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) have identified metabolites that are associated with type 2 diabetes and its complications, mainly obesity, retinopathy and dyslipidemia. The study, led by Dr Noha…
Promising Treatment and Prevention Protocols for Diseases Prevalent in Qatari Population
A group of researchers from Qatar Foundation (QF) and Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) released a study that highlights a total of 60 disease-causing genetic variants linked with cancer, heart diseases,…
Qatari Birth Cohort Examines Origin of Diseases in Newborns
Qatari Birth Cohort (QBiC) is currently conducting a study that aims to assess the synergetic role of environmental exposure and genetic factors in the development of chronic diseases. Touted as…
MoPH Conducts Pilot Study on COVID-19 Environmental Testing
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) launched a COVID-19 environmental testing pilot, in partnership with a number of governmental, educational and research institutions in Qatar, to support and enhance surveillance…
Annual Research Retreat Highlights Cutting Edge WCM-Q Studies Over the Years
The research efforts of Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar (WCM-Q) over the past years were highlighted as the college held its 10th Research Retreat. The annual event is an opportunity…