GE’s extraordinary CMO Beth Comstsock and GE HealthCare’s design guru Bob Schwartz put on Health By Design, a really important little conference on Thursday. I was lucky to be part of a…
Middle East is one of the world’s largest medical tourism markets
The Middle East is one of the largest markets for medical tourism in the world. According to Dr. Fawzi Al-Hammouri, chairman of the Private Hospital Association of Jordan, “The Private Hospital Association…
GE Healthcare UAE Launches Global Initiative to Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Digital Mammography
Mortality rate among breast cancer patients in the UAE is 44% compared to just 27% in more developed countries With mortality rate among breast cancer patients in the UAE at 44 percent*…
Preventing Surgical Fires: Important New Recommendations Released By ECRI Institute
ECRI Institute and Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Offer Resources for Reducing Fire Risk PLYMOUTH MEETING, A flash fire on a patient during surgery is a very real tragedy, often leading to disfigurement,…
Jeddah hospital beds to increase by over 1,000
Three new hospitals are set to open in Saudi Arabia in the next year in a bid to tackle long waiting lists and overcrowding, officials have said. Sami Badawoud, the head of…
Sectra Enters the Saudi Arabian Market
The Swedish IT and medical-technology company Sectra (STO:SECTB) has signed a distribution agreement with Attieh Medico, a leading medical technology company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Attieh Medico represents a number…
Human healthcare Japan opens Middle East regional office in Bahrain
Eisai Co., Ltd., one of the leading global pharmaceutical companies, has announced the opening of its regional office in Bahrain. The new office has been established as a branch of its Asian…
MEBS Sponsors Educational Healthcare Webcast Series, “The E3 Advantage”
MEBS, a leading provider of employee benefit services announced its sponsorship of the healthcare webcast series, “The E3 Advantage.” The next webcast will be onNovember 4th at 2 p.m. ET with the…
GE launches $250 million health care tech fund
NEW YORK GE Healthcare said Wednesday it plans to expand a cancer drug research partnership with Eli Lilly & Co., making a two-year-old partnership official in the process. General Electric Co. CEO…
Can ventilating patients spread H1N1 flu in hospitals?
Article by by Crystal Phend, MedPage Today Senior Staff Writer Plumes of virus-laden air shooting out from the masks of patients undergoing noninvasive ventilation could put healthcare workers at increased risk for…
Osteoporosis risk high among UAE women
Women between the ages of 19 to 50 need to get at least 1000mgs of calcium every day and at least 10 to 15 minutes of sun on hands, arms and face…
Humanity transcends all boundaries
JEDDAH: In an old-fashioned and very overcrowded annex to King Fahd Hospital in Jeddah there are some committed professionals who routinely save lives on a shift system 24 hours a day. Some…
Siemens staff pretty in pink
In support of Breast Awareness Month, Siemens invited all its Frimley based employees to ‘wear it pink’ for a day during October 2009 and take part in a Breast Cancer Awareness Day…
GE Plans to Sell Phone-Size Ultrasound Device in 2010
Oct. 20 2009 General Electric Co., the world’s biggest maker of medical imaging equipment, plans to sell an ultrasound device early next year that’s about the size of a mobile phone. “This…
Foster Wheeler awarded water treatment contract in Saudi Arabia
With water treatment projects gaining momentum in the Middle East, Foster Wheeler AG has been awarded a design contract for the expansion of a wastewater treatment plant in Saudi Arabia. The company…