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…
National Obesity Treatment Center to Hold Innovative Webinars on Weight Loss
Obesity experts from Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) will host a series of four live webinars in Arabic designed to help people lose weight and live healthy lifestyles. The first one-hour…
Holistic Care for Patients at HMC’s National Obesity Treatment Center
Since opening their doors in 2017, the National Obesity Treatment Center of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has continued to expand its care services and today is one of the largest…
Type 2 Diabetes Can Be Reversed with Intensive Lifestyle Change
A research study spearheaded by clinical researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar (WCM-Q) has shown for the first time that type-2 diabetes can be reversed in patients from the…
QDA Organises Diabetes and Ramadan Symposium
Qatar Diabetes Association (QDA), a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), and Diabetes and Ramadan International Alliance (DAR) organised a symposium entitled ‘Diabetes and Ramadan’ in cooperation with the Qatar Metabolic…
Community-Based Mental Healthcare Services at HMC Continue to Expand
The establishment of a new mental health clinic at the Primary Health Care Centre of Qatar Foundation (QF) is an example of ongoing efforts to facilitate easier access to specialist mental…
‘Lifestyle Modification is Key to Fighting Obesity’
Dr Marwa Gomaa Hussein Mokhtar, a Consultant at the Qatar Metabolic Institute (QMI), said that most patients seeking non-surgical weight loss solutions at the National Obesity Treatment Centre of Hamad Medical Corporation…
Study: Botox Injections in Stomach Ineffective Against Obesity
Using Botox injections to the stomach to treat obesity does not lead to long-term weight loss, a study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) and Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC)…
Students Take First Steps to Becoming Qatar’s Future Doctors
Qatar’s future doctors have taken the symbolic first step towards their chosen career by donning the white physician coat. The 49 students of Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar’s Class of 2021…
HMC Kicks Off Diabetes Screening and Education Events in Al Rayyan
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) will kick off its Ramadan diabetes screening and education events this Friday at Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Mohamed Al Abdulrahman Al Thani Mosque in Al Rayyan. Following…
