Under the patronage of H.H Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, UAE Minister of Finance and Industry and President of the Dubai Health Authority, the first international Genetic…
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International conference on breast cancer begins
An international conference on breast cancer, organised by the Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) in collaboration with the Medical Specialty Board, was opened at the Al Bustan Palace Hotel yesterday under the chairmanship…
Health Ministry Holds Training Program for Diabetes and Obesity Health Educators
The Ministry of Health held a training program for nutritionists, nurses, technicians and health educators from different hospitals and health facilities about diabetes and obesity. The training program aims for educating 70…
First Gynaecology and Obstetrics Conference
The 1st Gynaecology and Obstetrics Conference was organised here yesterday by the Medical Services Department in Al Buraimi under the patronage of Dr Mohammed bin Saif al Hosni, Under-Secretary of Ministry of…
Vatican to host one-day international HIV/AIDS conference in May
The Vatican on Thursday announced it “will host an international conference in May on preventing [HIV/AIDS] and caring for those afflicted with it amid continued confusion over its position concerning condoms as…
USF Health sponsors conference on Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis
Some of the country’s leading physicians and researchers in the fields of Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis will gather later this month to discuss the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment…
Advaxis Science & Operations Officer Moderates Live Vaccine Panel At Cancer Drug Research Conference
Dr. John Rothman, EVP of Science & Operations of Advaxis, Inc., (OTCBB: ADXS) the live, attenuated Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) immunotherapy company, moderated a panel discussion titled, “Live Cancer Vaccines.” Topics addressed by…
SCH conducts health and safety course
The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) has started a four-day course with the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) based in UK. It is being held for Level 3 Award in Health…
USC School of Medicine to host the first World Congress of Ultrasound in Medical Education
It’s been called the stethoscope for the 21st century. Ultrasound is a valuable tool that allows doctors to diagnose and treat patients quickly and accurately. It’s been around for decades, but there…
AIDS and media workshop opens
A three-day workshop aimed at informing the media about AIDS and HIV will kick off Sunday in Jeddah. The motto of the event is “Towards a Positive Interaction with AIDS Issues”. The…
Oman’s medical landscape progressing, say experts
Experts who attended the Oman-Singapore Medical Seminar series, held at the Golden Tulip Hotel on Thursday, hailed the galloping progress made by the Sultanate in the area of medical health, saying “it’s…
Conference on internal medicine held
AN international conference on internal medicine was organised in Sharjah Saturday by the Iraqi Medical Association, in collaboration with the Sharjah Medical Zone and the University of Michigan. At the opening of…
Educational And Child Psychologists Hold Annual Conference, UK
Educational and child psychologists met to draw on their experiences and promote key issues for children and young people at the British Psychological Society’s Division of Educational and Child Psychology annual conference…
Diabetes conference from today
Qatar will host the first-ever American Association for Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) conference outside US which will open at Doha Sheraton today. The First International AACE-Gulf Conference On Diabetes, Obesity and other Endocrine…
Tutorial Addresses Multi-Cell, Multi-Scale Modeling
To be realistic and predictive, biological models need to cover a broad range of scales from inside cells to between cells to whole organs and beyond. The National Institute for Mathematical and…