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…
Qatar Plans Region’s Largest Diabetes Research Project
Following the award of a five-year programme funding by Qatar Foundation’s Qatar National Research Fund and co-funded by Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) through the Academic Health System (AHS), the region’s…
Patients Benefit from HMC and PHCC Diabetes Care Services
In 2016, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) joined forces to implement a pilot project known as ‘The SMART Clinic’. Two years later, over 4,500…
Treating Obesity Prevents Type 2 Diabetes in Obese Patients
Obesity, a major risk factor for Type 2 diabetes, is being treated at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) National Obesity Treatment Center through a unique bariatric and weight management service. The centre,…
Diabetics at Higher Risk for Heart Attack or Stroke, says HMC
Individuals with diabetes are two to four times more likely to have a heart attack or stroke than those without the disease. Professor Abdul-Badi Abou-Samra, Chairman of Internal Medicine at Hamad Medical…
Ministry of Health Opens National Obesity Treatment Center
Dr Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, the Minister of Public Health, officially inaugurated the National Obesity Treatment Center of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC). The centre sits under the auspices of the…