ACTIVISTS yesterday blamed the latest death of a Bahraini sickle cell patient at the Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) on a lack of a proper protocol. No one at the hospital knows exactly…
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Sickle cell centre set
Work on a long-awaited centre specialising in sickle cell disease and other blood disorders will start today, the GDN has learnt. A 90-bed haematology centre is being built at Salmaniya Medical Complex…
Swine flu death claim probed
AN investigation will be launched into allegations that a swine flu sufferer was treated along with other patients at the Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC), it emerged yesterday. Health officials have pledged to…
Temporary reprieve from heat for patients
PATIENTS and doctors at the Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) Accident and Emergency Department have had a temporary reprieve from the heat after fans were installed to keep them cool. Three fans have…
Hope for HIV patients
BAHRAIN may soon introduce a ‘sperm washing’ treatment that will help HIV positive men have children without infecting their partners. There are eight couples who currently fall into this category, where either…
2,000 Bapco staff walk towards better health
MORE than 2,000 Bapco employees, contractors and their family members yesterday took part in a Family Walk in Awali. The event was part of a company-wide campaign to encourage employees to walk…
BD2m lifeline for diabetics
A NEW BD2 million centre for medical services could greatly reduce and ultimately eliminate limb amputations due to chronic diabetes, according to health officials. The centre, the first of its kind in…
A step forward for diabetes awareness
A DIABETES awareness campaign was launched by Al Rashid Group (ARG), a division of Landmark Retail, at a conference at the Marina Mall, Manama. Beat Diabetes is a corporate social initiative aimed…
Hospital marks success of community programmes
A THANKSGIVING lunch was held at the American Mission Hospital (AMH) to celebrate the success of this year’s community outreach events. The highlight of the event included free health checks, which were…
Health campaign begins
A NATIONAL campaign to promote health awareness and detect chronic diseases was launched yesterday. Health Minister Dr Faisal Al Hamer gave the go-ahead for the initiative, being held under the theme ‘Protect…
SMC patients feel the heat
PATIENTS and doctors at the Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) Accident and Emergency department have been sweating it out without proper air-conditioning for the last four months, it emerged yesterday. Although the air-conditioners…
Warning over overcrowding in emergency
ACCIDENT and Emergency department doctors at the SMC say it is becoming impossible for them to properly treat the large numbers of patients turning up at the hospital. They say around 1,200…
Another sickle cell death…
BAHRAIN’s 26th patient to die of sickle cell disease this year yesterday sparked further condemnation among campaigners, who are blaming officials for negligence. Thirty-year-old Manal Ahmed Hussain, from Karannah, was brought to…
New hope for kidney patient
A WOMAN, who developed acute kidney failure due to very high blood pressure during pregnancy, has been given a new lease of life thanks to her sister. The woman in her mid-40s,…
Visa health tests to be speeded up
EXPAT employees should get their work visas faster after private hospitals and clinics were given the green light to conduct mandatory pre-employment medical tests. The tests, which also cover family members, used…