Asma Ali Zain

DUBAI - Patients in the country can opt for day-care surgeries in order to reduce hospital expenses, according to a health expert.

DUBAI – In a rare surgery, doctors at the Dubai Hospital corrected multiple congenital problems in a 14-day-old infant weighing only 2kg.

DUBAI - A new medical fitness centre, the biggest yet in Dubai, opened in Al Muhaisnah on Monday.

DUBAI— Physicians who do not meet the Dubai Health Authority’s (DHA) new licensing criteria will only be allowed to work for a specific grace period and under a provisional licence, says a senior health official.

DUBAI - In future, human cloning for therapeutic purposes might be permissible in Islam if scholars know more about it, according to a senior geneticist.

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DUBAI - In view of the high prevalence of genetic diseases in the country, screening of not only would-be couples but also newborns would become necessary, according to a genome expert.

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DUBAI - Expatriates renewing their residence visas in Dubai will have to shell out an extra Dh300 for the health card that is now compulsory.

DUBAI - Highlighting the importance of a healthy skin, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has launched a nationwide school-based awareness campaign for teenagers.

DUBAI - Seeking acceptance of people with Down Syndrome in the mainstream society, the UAE Down Syndrome Association will be visiting 70 schools over the next two years to raise awareness and sensitising people not to look down upon those suffering from it.

DUBAI — The Pakistan Association Ladies Wing is organising an evening of ‘geet’ and ‘ghazal’ on December 3 to pay tribute to the late Pakistani poet Ahmed Faraz.