Healthcare
Positive Mindset Can Aid Covid-19 Recovery: PHCC
A positive mindset can help improve the health and well-being of novel coronavirus (Covid-19) patients, advises Sarah Belouidiane, a senior psychologist at Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC). Covid-19 patients are inclined to suffer from depression once they learn they are infected, as they expect to be socially isolated and deprived [...]
When Is It Safe to Be Around Someone Who’s Recovered from COVID-19?
It’s a question being asked in homes across the world: When is it safe again to be near someone who’s had COVID-19? Like other infectious diseases, recovery time can vary from person to person, but experts recommend people follow the guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [...]
These Simple Habits Will Transform Your Well-being in 2020
Incorporating Microsteps into your morning and nighttime routines will go a long way. If you had a dollar for every time you hear “new year, new you,” leading up to 2020, you’d probably be a millionaire by the time the clock strikes midnight. We all like to talk about starting [...]
HMC announces opening hours for Eid al-Adha
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has announced the operational hours during Eid al-Adha. All Emergency Departments and services across HMC’s network of hospitals will operate as usual, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, HMC said in a statement yesterday. The Paediatric Emergency Centres will also remain open 24 hours [...]
Two Coronavirus Vaccines Produce Immune Response
Two Covid-19 vaccine candidates have proven safe for humans and produced strong immune reactions among patients involved in two separate clinical trials, doctors have announced. The first trial among more than a thousand adults in Britain found, that the vaccine induced ‘strong antibody and T-cell immune responses’ against the novel [...]
Fourth Drive-Thru Swabbing Centre Planned
The swift establishment of ‘Drive Through’ swabbing hubs helped manage the outbreak. The PHCC currently operates three ‘Drive Through’ swabbing hubs at the Al Waab, Al Thumama and Leabaib health centres, with plans to open a fourth 'Drive Thru' swabbing hub soon. HE the Minister of Public Health, Dr Hanan [...]