Healthcare
Have you become more concerned about health?
Source: Gulf Times After she broke her neck in a car accident at age 28, Renee Tucker’s doctors told her that her newly repaired spine would never be as strong as it was before. Another accident could paralyse her. She’s not allowed to run or ride on roller [...]
Mild head injuries from sports may affect blood-brain barrier
An international team of researchers has found that adolescent and adult athletes who have had mild head injuries showed signs of damage to their blood-brain barrier, despite not reporting having concussions. The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a border that stops potential toxins and germs in the blood circulating around the [...]
Ministry of Public Health launches mental health awareness campaign
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), along with Qatar’s leading healthcare providers, has launched a public awareness campaign to educate the public about mental health and to remove the stigma associated with mental health conditions. The MoPH is collaborating with Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), Sidra [...]
Nobel Medicine Prize won by doctors for work on cells’ response to oxygen
* Three doctors win Nobel Medicine Prize * Their work centres on the hypoxic response * Work paves way for new treatments for cancer, anaemia * Kaelin: heart racing, Ratcliffe: ‘honoured and delighted’ Two Americans and a Briton won the 2019 Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for discovering a molecular [...]
This Month at Sidra Medicine
Check out this list of public events and workshops happening this month at Sidra Medicine. More on Health Care
‘Computer kidney’ suggests drink enough water daily
Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada have developed a "computer kidney" that can help shed light on the impacts of medicines taken by those who don't drink enough water. The ability of the kidney to maintain water balance is vital to our health. It controls water balance, and [...]