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Top 10 dietary benefits of dates
We are always looking for healthy snacks to replace sugary confectionary or salty treats in our diet. One of the options with an incredible range of ... Healthy Living -
Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa bans strikes as unions cripple hospitals
Sri Lanka's president banned strikes in the health and electricity sectors on Saturday as trade union action that has crippled state-run hospitals ... World News -
AI ‘ageism’ could seriously impact elderly health: WHO
Biases embedded in artificial intelligence systems increasingly used in healthcare risk deepening discrimination against older people, the World ... World News -
Harvard Stem Cell Institute receives grant from Abu Dhabi Crown Prince
The Harvard Stem Cell Institute has been offered a financial grant by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed to help advance research on ... World News -
Health activists address stigma to raise breast cancer awareness in Gaza
Health authorities and charities in Gaza are stepping up efforts to persuade women to be tested for breast cancer, hoping to overcome social stigma ... Middle East -
Indian boy dies of Nipah virus in Kerala after being hospitalized with symptoms
A 12-year-old boy has died in Kerala, India after being hospitalized for exhibiting symptoms of the Nipah virus, online news media The Indian Express ... World News -
Seven-year-old boy dies of rare brain-eating infection in US
A child in the US’s Red Bluff, California has died from a rare infection of the brain called primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), online news ... World News -
‘It’s hell’: Lebanon’s pharmacists, doctors fear more deaths as crisis worsens
As the economic crisis deepens in Lebanon, doctors and pharmacists fear the medicine shortage will result in more deaths.Anger boiled over in the ... Features -
Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Health acquires a controlling stake in UEMedical: CEO
Mubadala Health, the integrated healthcare network of Mubadala Investment Company, has acquired a 60 percent stake in the United Arab Emirates-based ... Economy -
Rapid health reforms underway as Egypt prepares for population boom: Report
A population boom, increased life expectancy and rising levels of lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and obesity are putting pressure on Egypt’s ... Middle East -
Greece orders private sector doctors to assist in fight against COVID-19
Greece has ordered private sector doctors in the broader Athens region to assist its public health system to fight a rise in new COVID-19 infections, ... Coronavirus -
Lebanon health ministry rejects court order to vaccinate elderly man against COVID-19
Lebanon’s health ministry on Thursday rejected a court order for it to swiftly vaccinate an elderly man against COVID-19, accusing the judge of trying ... Coronavirus -
Germany approves use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for over-65s
Germany’s vaccination authority has approved the use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine on the over-65s, the Health Ministry said in a statement on ... Coronavirus -
Syria receives COVID-19 vaccines from ‘friendly country’: Health minister
Syria’s health minister said on Thursday it had received COVID-19 vaccination doses from a “friendly country” and healthcare workers would start ... Coronavirus -
Flu disappears in US amid COVID-19 pandemic
February is usually the peak of flu season, with doctors’ offices and hospitals packed with suffering patients. But not this year.Flu has virtually ... Coronavirus -
UAE sees major surge in COVID-19 deaths, records 3,102 new cases in last 24 hours
The United Arab Emirates announced 3,102 new COVID-19 cases, 3,814 recoveries and 19 deaths in the last 24 hours, state news agency WAM reported.The ... Coronavirus -
Snap lockdowns in Australia and New Zealand curb virus spread
Major cities in Australia and New Zealand lifted stay-at-home orders for millions of residents Wednesday after successfully using snap lockdowns to ... Coronavirus -
EU’s first Sinopharm vaccine shipment arrives in Hungary
A shipment of a COVID-19 vaccines produced in China arrived in Hungary on Tuesday, making it the first of the European Union’s 27 nations to receive a ... Coronavirus -
S.Korea reverses decision on AstraZeneca approval, scales back Q1 vaccine targets
South Korea said on Monday it will not use AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine on people aged 65 and older, reversing an earlier decision, and scaled ... Coronavirus -
Germany extends COVID-19 medical aid for Portugal by 6 weeks
Germany’s armed forces will extend their pandemic medical aid for Portugal by six weeks, Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer was quoted as ... Coronavirus -
Melbourne goes into lockdown again, bars fans from attending Australia Open
Australia’s second-most populous city will enter a five-day snap coronavirus lockdown, authorities said on Friday, banning spectators for much of the ... Coronavirus -
AstraZeneca expects growth in Q4, even without COVID-19 vaccine
AstraZeneca expects profit growth to pick up this year after the COVID-19 vaccine developer beat forecasts for quarterly drug sales, with demand for ... Business -
France eyes introduction of other COVID-19 vaccines in overseas territories: Minister
French Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Tuesday he was considering using COVID-19 vaccines other than the one developed by AstraZeneca in French ... Coronavirus -
UK to toughen COVID-19 testing for international arrivals to curb new variants spread
Britain is looking at greater testing of all people who have arrived from abroad while they are self-isolating to defend against new variants of the ... Coronavirus -
UK-based migrants are made eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
Migrants living in Britain will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines regardless of whether they have the legal right to live and work in the ... Coronavirus -
Dubai launches at-home COVID-19 vaccinations for senior citizens
Dubai is rolling out a home vaccination campaign for senior citizens in light of the latest spike in COVID-19 cases, the Dubai Media Office announced ... Coronavirus -
Israel set to ease COVID-19 lockdown on Feb. 7
Israel plans to begin slowly easing its latest coronavirus lockdown on Sunday, hoping that its rapid vaccination campaign helps to contain an outbreak ... Coronavirus -
UAE records 3,251 new COVID-19 cases, 3,860 recoveries and 14 deaths
The UAE recorded 3,251 new cases of COVID-19, 3,860 recoveries and 14 deaths on Friday.The country's Ministry of Health disclosed that 148,574 were ... Coronavirus -
AstraZeneca applies for COVID-19 vaccine approval in Japan
Drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC said on Friday it had applied for approval in Japan of its COVID-19 vaccine, making it the second pharmaceutical firm to do ... Coronavirus -
Indonesia’s vaccination drive lags behind as COVID-19 cases surge
Indonesian President Joko Widodo received the nation’s first coronavirus vaccine live on television last month, but despite the fanfare, his ambitious ... Coronavirus