Emergency ultrasound training needs review
3 January 2017
Standards for emergency ultrasound training of medical residents may be in need of review.
3 January 2017
Standards for emergency ultrasound training of medical residents may be in need of review.
31 December 2016
An international tool for assessing students of health professions has been modified to address contextual, cultural and resource considerations for Qatar University students of pharmacy.
30 December 2016
Several mobile applications are available as educational tools in the field of pre-hospital trauma life support (PHTLS), but there is room for improvement.
30 November 2016
Female cancer patients in Qatar believe psychosocial support is important for their wellbeing.
30 November 2016
Gender segregation in schools, in addition to self-esteem and factors that affect it, could impact Kuwaitis’ relationships with peers of the opposite sex.
30 November 2016
An open-access digital repository offers researchers a glimpse into Qatar’s history of folk medicine.
29 November 2016
Doctors need to be more aware about an easily treated condition that causes intense bouts of dizziness.
31 October 2016
Translating feminist discourse in India and the Arab world has been burdened by a common post-colonial experience.
30 October 2016
Understanding how physicians decide when to give trauma patients blood transfusions could aid in the development of evidence-based guidelines.
30 October 2016
A rare case has been reported in Oman of a toddler unable to close her mouth due to non-trauma-related dislocation of the jaw joint.
29 October 2016
Mismanaged student advising in Qatar universities is negatively affecting student experiences.
30 September 2016
Researchers review the success of a heart operation for the replacement of a person’s diseased aortic valve after 15 years.
30 September 2016
Programs need to be developed that teach students of healthcare professions to work together and with patients in their future clinical settings.
29 September 2016
People in tropical and subtropical countries could be genetically susceptible to a heart condition common only in these regions.
29 September 2016
The infections are possibly behind some fatal complications following birth.
31 August 2016
Low literacy could be causing some Saudis with severe heart attack to delay receiving potentially life-saving medical attention.
31 August 2016
Qatar needs health awareness programmes and a stronger surveillance system to handle a high incidence of food poisoning.
31 August 2016
Saudi primary care centres have positive attitudes toward health promotion, but struggle with influencing patient behaviour.
31 August 2016
Special care is needed while diagnosing renal dialysis patients with neurological complications from a common childhood virus.
31 July 2016
A drug is being successfully used at a women’s hospital in Qatar for managing spontaneous miscarriage despite inaccurate dosing.
31 July 2016
A liver protein and the gene that turns it on play a key role in lipid metabolism and could be drug targets for disease.
30 July 2016
Current models for predicting traumatic haemorrhage are not accurate enough to aid clinicians treating patients.
30 July 2016
Platelet levels in patients with acute fevers in tropical countries could help guide diagnosis and treatment.
30 June 2016
Increasing international travel means physicians need to be aware of diseases that might not normally present in their countries.
30 June 2016
Are new dissolvable stents that keep heart vessels open worth their cost?
29 June 2016
Research in Syria supports studies identifying a lung protein as a biomarker of worsening disease.
29 June 2016
Injured tourists in scenic south Wales in the UK form a very small percentage of emergency department visits.
31 May 2016
The future of heart valve replacements may lie in a combination of seaweeds and 3D printing.
31 May 2016
Researchers explore when it is best to give anaemic patients who have undergone cardiac surgery a blood transfusion.
30 May 2016
Patients with a serious form of heart attack could benefit from opening up heart vessels not involved in the attack.
30 May 2016
Osteoporosis may be well-researched, but information and guidelines on it are lacking in the Middle East and Africa.
30 May 2016
Women in Bangladesh lack awareness about lead poisoning regardless of their level of education.
30 April 2016
A technique developed to measure airflow over aircraft is showing promise as a research tool for heart diseases.
30 April 2016
A rare infection of the thumb bone highlights the importance of healthy nail care regimens.
29 April 2016
Researchers in Saudi Arabia have a satisfactory level of awareness about clinical trials ethical guidelines.
30 March 2016
Children presenting in an emergency department are less likely than adults to receive pain medication for appendicitis.
30 March 2016
The blood level of a protein produced by the lungs could indicate to doctors when chronic obstructive lung disease is deteriorating.
30 March 2016
Chiropractic neck manipulations can lead to tears in the inner walls of blood vessels that feed the brain, say researchers.
29 March 2016
One in every two Saudi Arabian adults has a positive attitude towards consanguineous marriages, reports a recent study.
29 February 2016
Reviewing studies on techniques used to map the electrical wave-sources of atrial fibrillation may help resolve debate over the causes of the condition.
29 February 2016
A team of scientists in Iraq believe they found a relationship between complications of sickle cell anaemia and oxidative stress.
29 February 2016
Qataris with osteoporosis are better informed about their disease if they have a higher degree in education, says research.
28 February 2016
Different types of abscesses in the throat can cause confusion unless CT scans are performed, say doctors.
31 January 2016
A review on the most prevalent type of sweat gland in the human body reveals that there is more to them than first meets the eye.
31 January 2016
Abdominal ultrasounds on certain patients admitted to the emergency room may reveal life-threatening widening of the aorta.
31 January 2016
Physicians must consider a relatively rare anomaly in one of the main two arteries that feed the heart while treating survivors of sudden cardiac death.
31 January 2016
Recent advances in stent technology show promise for patients with narrowing in the body’s main artery.
31 December 2015
Training Qatar’s healthcare workers can lead to enhanced immunization effectiveness, say researchers.
31 December 2015
Intervention programmes for Qatar’s obese youth could prevent the development of diabetes.
31 December 2015
Certain biomarkers could play a role in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with narrowed, calcified heart valves.
31 December 2015
High prevalence of hypertension warrants region-wide interventions.
30 November 2015
Data gathered from surveys suggest that Qataris and non-Qataris are enjoying the same level of healthcare in Qatar.
30 November 2015
Knowledge can help drive adherence to prophylaxis treatments in patients with rheumatic heart disease.
30 November 2015
Babies opening their mouths too wide may find their jaws dislocated.
30 November 2015
Cardiac devices implantation have increased rapidly, but more research is needed to determine if it does not have serious side effects.
31 October 2015
Only 15% of medical schools in Saudi Arabia provide students with disaster training.
31 October 2015
The development of new experimental methods to understand the heart drives the search for new treatments.
31 October 2015
While the rates of breast cancer continue to rise, awareness in the Arab world remains minimal.
30 September 2015
Repairing a defective heart valve may be a better option than replacing it.
30 September 2015
Researchers produce a computer simulation to optimize the performance of emergency departments in hospitals.
30 September 2015
The ongoing violence in Iraq may be having a serious psychological effect on generations exposed to it.
29 September 2015
An inherited metabolic disorder may be widespread in Syria and needs mandatory screening.
31 August 2015
Administering a single pain relief tablet through the cheek can be a useful option in hospital emergency rooms.
31 August 2015
Most women in Iran know some information about menopause, but the majority have inadequate knowledge.
31 August 2015
Most focus is usually placed on patients, but caregivers in Saudi Arabia are suffering from serious psychological problems.
30 August 2015
The Gulf states have changed markedly over the past few decades, and Qatar especially so.
31 July 2015
Between obstacles and opportunities for exercise, most Arabs still do not get enough physical activity.
31 July 2015
A group of rare inherited disorders in newborns may be more common in Arab states than previously thought.
30 July 2015
The vast majority of female cancer patients in Qatar find psychosocial support an important part of the healthcare they receive.
30 July 2015
An increase in a certain type of lipoprotein could be one of the causes of refractory angina.
30 June 2015
Doctors are having to deal with a rising number of traumatic injuries, and need more options to control them in emergencies.
30 June 2015
Researchers are hoping they can study shrikes hunting lizards in Qatar to boost efforts for conservation of rare species.
30 June 2015
Grape leaves show therapeutic potential which may vary according to the climate they are grown in.
28 June 2015
Researchers find link between abnormal mechanics of the aorta and an often undiagnosed cardiovascular disease.
31 May 2015
South Asian and Filipino populations in Qatar may be more likely than their Arab counterpart to present with type 2 diabetes.
31 May 2015
Quantitative PCR may be the most accurate option to diagnose Helicobacter pyloriinfections, but not be the best one.
29 May 2015
To aid its sustenance, scientists draw model of the root system of one of West Africa’s best medicinal shrubs.
29 May 2015
Can particulate-based delivery systems cancel barriers to therapeutic effectiveness of inhaled drugs?
30 April 2015
Gestational diabetes is increasing in Gulf Cooperation Countries, which will require adoption of several measures to protect mothers and babies.
30 April 2015
Researchers offer a new diagnostic approach for a common heart disease as an alternative to exercise treadmill testing.
29 April 2015
Future medical technologues may overcome side effects of prostacyclin-based treatments and make them more reliable.
29 April 2015
Early proper diagnosis of a severe ear infection in children could ensure a high rate of full recovery.
31 March 2015
Researchers draw up a model that can help predict the best growing spots for a crop that can be used for biofuel
31 March 2015
Qataris may have a genetic predisposition towards diabetes, but the rise of the disease can be stemmed by lifestyle interventions
30 March 2015
Heat waves are expected to increase in Qatar over the next five years, increasing susceptibility to several diseases
30 March 2015
Three-dimensional simulations of drug-releasing blood vessels can predict the release pattern of drugs into the bloodstream
28 February 2015
The discovery that a certain gene plays an important role in the rate of conduction in heart cells suggests new treatment options for some heart diseases
27 February 2015
Violence or abuse in childhood can cause psychological impairments in adulthood, but family support can mitigate that.
26 February 2015
Working the graveyard shift could lead to an early grave. A recent review makes some recommendations for changes to save lives
30 January 2015
Small RNA molecules may cause skin cancers, but may also offer a possible treatment
30 January 2015
Researchers suggest that genetic variations may explain why some people are more susceptible than others to a heart disease common in tropical and subtropical regions
29 January 2015
The Qatari population has one of the highest rates of heart attacks and strokes among young people in the world, but increased awareness can help control that
29 January 2015
Blood samples from people in rural areas of the Blue Nile State in Sudan show harmful levels of chromium
25 December 2014
A survey tracking attitudes towards organ transplantation in Qatar finds gender plays an important role in acceptance of the practice
25 December 2014
A case study highlights the ordeal of a patient that lived with a surgical sponge lodged in her abdomen for over 15 years as a result of a medical error
24 December 2014
Researchers look to heart muscle cells to understand what makes the heart tick
24 December 2014
Arsenic compounds are among the most toxic known to man, but they also have important medicinal properties