Health & Wellness

Every year on 19 August, World Humanitarian Day brings citizens of the world together to rally support for people living in crises and to pay tribute to the aid workers who help them. Emergencies cause immense suffering for millions of…

ABU DHABI, 4th August, 2018 (WAM) -- The decision by the Abu Dhabi regulatory authority to instruct pharmacies to dispense generic medicines as the first choice brings strong advantages for the health care sector, 'Gulf News' said in an…

The policy is thoroughly inclusive and addresses all aspects of student well-being — physical, emotional and developmental. All-encompassing, focused and rooted in pragmatic vision, the launch of the Dubai School Health policy for…

Going off to college might be a source of anxiety for some students, but once a student is on campus it shouldn’t be a total drag. But that tends to happen more frequently when a student ends up at a college where the student body is…

Unlike his former classmates, Alex isn’t writing final exams right now, or searching for a summer job, or choosing electives for next year. Alex is no longer a student at all. As an academic leader responsible for student affairs, I know…

Background As a female student aspiring to become a Public Health Practitioner, I am constantly reflecting back on the feats that physicians, allied health practitioners, health policy makers and other renowned professionals have…

UAE medical students set sights on becoming the next generation of world leading surgeons at a symposium hosted by King’s College Hospital London and Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences. Clinicians and students…

Peter Dicce swapped the courtrooms of Philadelphia for the football pitches of Saadiyat Island. In 2009, a cancer diagnosis led Peter Dicce to reflect on his life. He was 45, a successful trial lawyer and soccer coach but now felt at a…

As March is celebrated as the colon cancer awareness month, doctors are raising concern about the treacherous disease. People in the UAE are suffering colorectal cancer almost 20 years earlier than in the West, Khaleej Times has learned.…

Knowledge Is Power In many ways, 18- to 22-year-olds are adults. But in one significant way, they are not: The human brain doesn’t reach maturity until people are in their mid-20s. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({});…