Asma Ali Zain

DUBAI — For the comfort and privacy of patients, the Department of Health and Medical Services (Dohms) announced the setting up of 22 luxury suites at the Dubai Hospital yesterday.

SHARJAH — A man has accused the security staff of a local shopping mall of manhandling him due to which he was physically hurt and suffered humiliation and mental stress.

The Dubai Department of Health and Medical Services (Dohms) will now provide free treatment to needy patients if they meet a certain criteria.

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DUBAI — Private parking lots in the emirate will soon be managed by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), said an RTA official.

DUBAI — The tendency of some patients to keep their medical bills unpaid after leaving hospital has drawn flak from the Deparment of Health and Medical Services (Dohms). This has resulted in an increasing number of legal cases in which the erring patients are made to cough up the due amounts.

DUBAI — Over the past few years, the common man in the UAE has witnessed a sudden surge in healthcare charges.

DUBAI — More and more women in the UAE are opting for pain relief methods during child birth as levels of awareness are increasing, say health experts in the country.

DUBAI — Regular abra passengers in Dubai may soon be issued ‘smart’ cards as part of a Roads and Transport Authority project that aims at reducing passenger load.

DUBAI — Leaving behind an extremely precious piece of baggage, Mohammed (name changed) casually stepped out of the taxi, but his forgetfulness had made him suffer the worst tension of his life.

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DUBAI — Depression is a scourge that is fast catching up with the expatriate community in the UAE, especially among the workers of the subcontinent. The prime causes being discrimination at the workplace, longer working hours, home-sickness, and the chaotic state of peak-hour traffic. Psychiatrists are of the opinion that the aspiration-reality gap in the country — which only widens with the increase in cost of living — is shattering the equilibrium of most expat residents.