A Saudi woman in Yanbu was allegedly forced to give birth to her baby in the corridor of the Royal Commission Hospital in Yanbu when medical staff refused to admit her because…
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Diet can control diabetes
To control their illness, people living with diabetes must have proper nutrition, said Dr. Mohammad Al-Saidy, Director General of the Non-Infectious Diseases Department at the Ministry of Health. He was speaking during…
Right steps can prevent proliferation of diseases
An international health expert said mass gatherings would not prove to be a health hazard if appropriate hygiene, awareness and education measures are taken. Dr. Ali Khan of the Centers for Disease…
Hospital unit overpowers mentally-ill woman
A Saudi family sought the help of the Mental Health Hospital in Taif to subdue their mentally-ill daughter after she became hysterical and turned violent. A hospital unit rushed to the family’s…
Start mass gathering medicine studies
The Global Forum on Mass Gathering Medicine entered Sunday its second day of lectures and discussions on “Communicable Diseases during Mass Gatherings”, with officials addressing the challenges of huge human congregations such…
Action demanded against hospitals after boy’s death
A Saudi father has urged authorities to take action against various hospitals and polyclinics in Al-Hassa in the Eastern Province, which he holds responsible for his son’s death after they allegedly failed…
Insurance firms lose SR1.2b a year in health fraud
The Kingdom’s medical insurance companies are losing up to SR1.2 billion a year due to fraudulent claims and hospitals misusing the identities of insurance card holders, Al-Hayat Arabic daily reported Saturday. Medical…
Forum on Mass Gathering Medicine opens in Jeddah
The Minister of Health opened the Global Forum on Mass Gathering Medicine Saturday with a speech on behalf of King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, highlighting the Kingdom’s experience in…
The horrors of the US campaign against pot
Attorney General Eric Holder Jr.’s recent chest-thumping against the California ballot initiative that seeks to legalize marijuana underscores how the war on drugs in the United States has become a war focused…
Doctors to be trained to tackle child abuse cases
The National Family Safety Program, in cooperation with the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), has organized a course on ways to tackle child abuse for doctors in…
Mass medicine conf. opens with global health security
The Jeddah Hilton hosts from Saturday the First Global Forum on Mass Gathering Medicine 2010 with the theme of the three-day event being “Implications and Opportunities for Global Health Security”. 12 ministers…
School staff taught to spot drug users
The Education Department in Al-Ahsa is holding Saturday an awareness training program for secondary and intermediate pupil counselor guides in how to spot drug addicts. According to Al-Hayat Arabic daily, “How to…
KSA to Focus on Training Healthcare Professionals
According to our latest research report, “Saudi Arabian Healthcare Market Forecast to 2012”, Saudi Arabia has made a commitment to expand and strengthen higher medical education, and in particular has emphasized the…
Patients complain of long wait in hospital
Patients at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Jeddah have complained about the alleged chaos in receiving patients at the emergency section as well as the “unclear” procedure in receiving, sorting and…
Mystery school virus diagnosed as common cold
Health officials investigating a “mysterious virus” that struck 116 school pupils and seven teachers at a school complex in the southern Makkah town of Yilamlam on Saturday have declared the outbreak “nothing…