RIYADH: The cardiac center at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSHRC) in the Saudi capital has entered the top 10 percent of the world’s heart centers in the number…
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Stub it out: Smoking killed 23,000 in KSA last year
There is an alarming rise in the Kingdom’s death rate due to smoking. “Smoking caused more than 23,000 deaths in the Kingdom last year,” said a report from an anti-smoking center. It…
13,700 cancer cases reported in 2014
There were 13,700 cases of all types of cancer recorded in 2014, with a significant rise among women, a leading medical practitioner said recently. About 10,000 citizens were afflicted with cancer, while…
Jordan, Saudi Arabia sign 5 agreements worth $176m
Amman, Feb. 3 (Petra) — The Jordanian government, on Tuesday, signed five financing agreements (grants), with the Saudi Fund for Development ( SFD ), worth $176 million, as part of the Saudi…
Merieux NutriSciences starts Saudi operations
Merieux NutriSciences announced recently the closing of transaction with Inspection, Diagnosis and Analysis Lab Company (IDAC), a market leader for food testing services in the Kingdom, after obtaining the license from Saudi…
Prince Turki launches health projects
Riyadh Gov. Prince Turki bin Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz launched a host of health care projects in the presence of Health Minister of Health Mohammed Al-Hayazie at the governorate on Tuesday. The…
Saudi MOH hires experts to combat MERS, Ebola
21st Jan 2015 The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health has hired a team of experts from the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help combat the spread of infectious…
Four new hospitals to improve eye care
Abdulilah bin Abbad Al-Tuwariqi, director general of King Khaled Eye Specialty Hospital, pointed out that the hospital has devised strategic plans to develop and modernize its facilities, in order to deal with…
Tough health standards set in Saudi Arabia
The Ministry of Health in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has introduced tough new regulations for private health facilities including separate change rooms for male and female patients, tighter controls on the charging…
Lab tests up by 30% in govt hospitals
The number of lab tests in government-run hospitals and central labs rose by 30 percent to reach 149 million tests in 2012 compared to 114 million in 2008, Al-Watan daily said quoting…
Gulf officials aim for joint health policy
Saudi Arabia will host this year the 78th meeting of Gulf Health Ministers Council, Health Ministry spokesman Khaled Marghalani said Sunday. The event will take place on Feb. 4 and 5, Marghalani…
Disease-fighting body decentralized
Health Minister Mohammed Alhayazie has decentralized the command and control center (CCC) to all health departments nationwide, and moved the body’s headquarters to Riyadh. The directors of the 20 departments would now…
Covidien Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance Of New LigaSure™ Instrument
Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, announced 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the LigaSure™ Curved, Small Jaw, Open Sealer/Divider surgical instrument. The…
NY neurosurgeon performs deep brain surgeries with hand-held CO2 laser
Lee Eric Tessler, MD, a neurosurgeon specializing in the treatment of brain tumors, is among the first in metro New York to use a new advanced, hand-held CO2 (carbon dioxide) laser for…
Testing Brain Computer Interfaces For People With Spinal Cord Injury – New Pitt Projects
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have been awarded funding for two projects that will place brain-computer interfaces (BCI) in patients with spinal cord injuries to test if it is possible for…