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Getting to Know Our Mental Health

PsychoEducation as a toolbox for wellbeing If I asked you, “Do you have mental health?” what would your answer be? Perhaps you assume I’m talking about mental health difficulties, such as depression or personality disorders. Or maybe…

Positive Thinking for Powerful Skills

We’ve all heard the term ‘the power of positive thinking’, and we might even be conscious of our positive thoughts. Maybe we even make an effort to be positive. But ‘positive thinking’ has, until recently, been seen as quite a vague…

Fight Against: Alzheimer’s disease

Did you know Alzheimer's disease and other dementias can cause people to act in different and unpredictable ways? Some individuals become anxious or aggressive, while others repeat certain questions or gestures, and many misinterpret what…

Medicine in the UAE – Past, Present and Future

The early days... 1943 It was the beginning of healthcare for Dubai with the opening of a small healthcare centre in Al Ras area. 1951 Under the patronage of His Highness the late Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum, the first phase of the Al…