The Friends of Cancer Patients (FOCP), a charitable society dedicated to providing support to cancer patients and their families in the United Arab Emirates, has recently initiated a Zakat fundraising campaign to extend assistance to financially-burdened cancer patients during the holy month of Ramadan. Under the theme of “Worth more than words“, the campaign revolves […]
A team of doctors at the Al Qassimi Hospital in Sharjah – an affiliate of Emirates Health Services (EHS) – successfully performed the first cardiac catheterisation using the advanced GENTUITY device, which is the most advanced of its kind compared to the current generation. The new device can scan more than 100mm of coronary arteries […]
The ear, nose, and throat (ENT) surgery team at Al Qassimi Hospital – an affiliate of EmiratesHealth Services (EHS) – successfully performed a rare, complex, and precise surgery to remove a tumour from the skull base of a forty-year-old patient – the first such procedure to be performed in the UAE. The tumour had caused […]
In line with its vision to offer world-class healthcare services, the University Hospital Sharjah performed a successful neurosurgery for a rare type of bone tumor in the skull known as ‘Osteoid Osteoma.’ The procedures were carried out by experts from neurosurgery, as well as plastic surgery. The 61-year-old patient had presented with a two-centimeter-long painful […]
In our inaugural edition, we feature the amazing Zuzana Bastian Zuzana Bastian is the founder of JEVELS, an NFT platform dedicated to virtual jewerly and other fashion accessories. To increase usability for the NFTs, JEVELS provides an AR filter for each NFT which is compatible with most video call platforms and the GLB file with […]
The Metaverse is being built at the speed of thought. Leading fashion designer brands like Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Balenciaga, Tommy Hilfiger, Dolce & Gabbana, and Burberry have embraced the Metaverse. Digital fashion is not limited to clothing for avatars. It’s a growing fashion subculture that includes the digital design and modeling of real-world clothing, the […]
Autism is by far one of the most common developmental disabilities. For children with autism spectrum disorder, receiving an early diagnosis can make a big difference in improving behavior, skills, and language development. Doctors look at the child’s behavior to detect signs of the onset of autism. In many cases, it is hard to detect […]
Touching lives with high quality affordable healthcare for 10 years, Thumbay Medical and Dental Specialty Centre, Sharjah, has announced the launch of an exclusive ‘Medical Benefit Card’ as a part of their anniversary celebration. The event was organised to celebrate the success of the Centre wherein valuable stakeholders who have been the strongest pillars of […]
Highlighting its first-class healthcare facilities and the wealth of experience of its orthopaedic team, the University Hospital of Sharjah (UHS), through its Himchan Joint and Spine Center, successfully conducted its first Total Ankle Replacement (TAR) operation for a 66-year-old female patient. Himchan-UHS orthopaedic experts were able to remove the patient’s damaged ankle joint and replace […]
The International Fund for Houbara Conservation (IFHC), the global leader in pre-emptive species conservation, and the Emirates Schools Establishment (ESE) have today announced the winners of the 2021 Young Conservationist Authors competition. The work of the fifteen winning teams of students from schools across the UAE has been published in a book, ‘Stories from our […]
