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Fatima bint Mubarak Volunteering Programme launches first UAE Mobile Clinic
Mobile clinic is supervised by a team of volunteer female doctors.
DHA Blood Donation Centre launches "Dami" blood donation app
Blood Donation Centre of the Dubai Health Authority, DHA, has launched "Dami", a blood donation app.
Dance and kick your way to fitness in Dubai
Two-hour zumba and body combat marathon for a high-energy workout
Spot early signs of Alzheimer's
Patients need to undergo a series of tests to ascertain whether they have the disease
More women at risk of heart disease in UAE
Women just as likely to suffer from disease as men
Road to overcoming spinal cord injury
Patients suffering from spinal cord injury may develop weakness in arms or legs
Interventional therapy latest method in pain management
Use for treatment of cancer pain practised only by few centres worldwide.
Fellowship to focus on mental health in UAE
The one-year fellowship will connect her with resources and experts to increase the quality and accuracy of mental health reporting.
Lifestyle choices, diet leading to heart problems among youth
Figures from the International Diabetes Federation showed that in 2015, 19.3%, almost one in five people of the UAE population between the ages of 20 and 79 had Type-II diabetes.
A daily half hour's exercise could prevent 1 in 12 early deaths, study shows
People who exercise five days a week for 30 minutes significantly reduce their risk of dying early and of developing heart disease
Insights
Debt drives kidney harvesting in Pakistan's citrus orchards
Illegal trade in human organs.
Buzz as world's biggest drone drug deliveries take off in Tanzania
California's Zipline will make 2,000 deliveries a day to more than 1,000 health facilities across the east African country
Kuwait's exempted expats contradict essence of rationalisation policy
Ministry of Health urged to revise decision