The UK’s most senior doctors say there is an “overwhelming consensus” that time spent on screens and social media harms children. Responding to a government […]
Tag: HEALTH
UAE launches universal healthcare system
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, has directed the establishment of a comprehensive national healthcare system guaranteeing medical care […]
Race to trace passengers who left hantavirus cruise ship at island
Health authorities are racing to trace dozens of people who disembarked from a hantavirus-hit cruise ship on the island of St Helena in the South […]
Can I really trust health advice from an AI chatbot?
For the past year, Abi has been using ChatGPT – one of the best known AI chatbots – to help manage her health. The appeal […]
Bouygues builds €500m, 600-bed Moroccan hospital in two years
Bymaro, the Moroccan subsidiary of France’s Bouygues, has finished building the 280,000-sq-m Mohammed VI International University Hospital Complex in Rabat after 24 months. The complex […]
Life-threatening botulism disease found in cattle in UK
Hundreds of cows are reported to have died or been culled following outbreaks of a “life-threatening” disease among herds of cattle across the country. The […]
RFK Jr cancels $500m funding for mRNA vaccines for diseases like Covid
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) plans to cancel $500m (£376m) in funding for mRNA vaccines being developed to counter viruses that […]
Just 7,000 steps a day cuts health risks, study says
Walking 7,000 steps a day can be enough to boost your brainpower and help protect against a range of different diseases, a major study suggests. […]
quantum computing and AI can accelerate and improve drug development
Using traditional discovery processes, a staggering 90 percent of drug development trials are unsuccessful. But what if there is a future in which quantum technologies […]
Abu Dhabi hospital reveals new brain scan to detect Alzheimer’s earlier
A scan that can detect Alzheimer’s disease before memory loss begins is now available in the UAE for the first time. The amyloid PET scan, recently launched at Cleveland Clinic […]