Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) has received bids for the enabling works packages on two multi-billion dirham projects to increase capacity at government hospitals in Mafraq and Al-Ain
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Radicare Eyes More Opportunities In Middle East
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 (Bernama) Realmild Facilities Management Sdn Bhd through its subsidiary Radicare (M) Sdn Bhd is set to explore more opportunities in the Middle East. The company, which provides integrated…
Emaar Healthcare looks to Syria, Egypt for expansion abroad
United Arab Emirates-Omar al Shunnar, chief executive of Emaar Healthcare, a subsidiary of Emaar Properties, has said that in addition to planning a hospital in Dubai, the firm is considering opening medical…
GE Scals back its ambitious India target
General Electric India is resetting its targets from the ambitious $8bn in revenue a year goal by 2010 it forecast three years ago as it juggles businesses affected by the global slowdown….
Taris Biomedical names new CMO
The bladder drug/device combination maker taps Julie Lekstrom Himes to be its chief medical officer and head of its clinical development program. Taris Biomedical tapped Julie Lekstrom Himes to be its chief…
Medtronic Receives President’s “E” Award In Recognition Of Its Support Of U.S. Exports
Recognizing its significant contributions to increasing U.S. exports, Medtronic, Inc., (NYSE: MDT) received President Barack Obama’s “E” Award on Thursday, Nov. 5. The ceremony, held in the U.S. Department of Commerce, was…
GE Sued Over MRI Contrasting Agent-Induced NSF
St. Louis, MO: Mary Crabtree is suing General Electric, GE Healthcare AS and other entities, alleging she developed Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) as a result of being given gadolinium-based contrast agents –…
The US Teleradiology Market Resists Large Corporation Control
The public trading of NightHawk Radiology Services in 2006 and Virtual Radiologic in 2007 put radiology in the limelight as the next big money spinner for venture capitalists. Industry observers predicted the…
India Alliance to extend Rs 624cr Fellowships
The Wellcome Trust-DBT India Alliance, a joint venture between the department of biotechnology and Wellcome Trust, a UK-based charity that funds biomedical research, has earmarked GBP 80 million (approximately Rs 624 crore)…
Entest Biomedical COPD Treatments
Entest Biomedical Inc (OTC:ENTB) announced that the Company’s unique treatments for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease also known as COPD, which is currently under development, can lead to substantial revenue opportunities in the…
UAE campaigns to raise breastfeeding awareness
Abu Dhabi: Over 100 mothers and children in pushchairs will be talking part in a two-hour walkathon across the UAE’s capital city’s corniche area (Beach Area) to raise breastfeeding awareness among women…
Interview with Deo Onyango, GE’s Director GE Expands into East Africa through Nairobi Hub
Rachel Keeler speaks to Deo Onyango, GE’s Director for Commercial Development East Africa, about the company’s investment and CSR plans for the region. What is GE’s overarching strategy for East Africa? Let…
Malaysian Firms Secure RM10.9 Million Orders At GITEX-DUBAI
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 reported by Bernama News Eleven Malaysian information and communication technology (ICT) companies secured orders worth RM10.9 million at the ICT trade fair, Gitex Technology Week, from Oct 18-22…
Ahli Hospital Qatar signs pact with insurance companies
Al-Ahli Hospital Doha Qatasr, yesterday signed a medical services agreement with Al-Koot Insurance and Reinsurance Company and their partner AXA Insurance–Gulf. The agreement will allow all Al-Koot/AXA medical insurance scheme members, mainly…
New Study Shows Older Bypass Method Is Best
For decades, bypass surgery, in which surgeons improve blood flow to the heart by sewing new blood vessels to get around blocked ones, was done the same way. The heart was stopped…