Healthcare
Guidelines on Home Quarantine – Health Ministry
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has issued guidelines for safe and effective quarantine at home for people who have exposed to the COVID-19. The Ministry in a video message and guidelines posted on the official website stressed that it is extremely important to follow the rules of home-quarantine. “You [...]
WCM-Q researchers discover anti-cancer properties of widely-used diabetes drug
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar (WCM-Q) are hoping they may have found a therapy for multiple types of cancer using a widely-used diabetes drug.
Kidney Health For Everyone Everywhere – From Prevention to Detection and Equitable Access to Care
World Kidney Day 2020: The event focuses on “Preventive Interventions” to avoid the onset and progression of kidney diseases. On the second Thursday of March every year, World Kidney Day is celebrated across the globe. On this day, not only the problems associated with kidney diseases are discussed, but also [...]
PHCC commit Muaither Health Center for coronavirus test
Qatar’s Primary Health Care Corporation said it’s dedicating Muaither Health Center for the testing and detection of coronavirus–Covid-19–cases from Thursday, March 12, 2020.
World Delirium Awareness Day – What Is It?
Delirium is an abrupt change in the brain that causes mental confusion and emotional disruption. It makes it difficult to think, remember, sleep, pay attention, and more. Types of Delirium Delirium is categorized by its cause, severity, and characteristics: Delirium Tremens is a severe form of the condition experienced by [...]
WCM-Q Scientist Creates World’s Smallest Drill
A scientist at Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar (WCM-Q) has created the world’s smallest drill – 50,000 times smaller than the breadth of a human hair. The drill, which measures just two nanometres long, has been created and analysed by Dr Mohamed Yousef, associate professor of physics at WCMQ, in [...]