Here’s how to get a COVID-19 test in Qatar
By Menatalla Ibrahim & Hazar Kilani Even though Qatar’s lockdown restrictions are easing up, the probability of you encountering the COVID-19 virus remains very high. Here’s what to expect if…
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Majority of adults and youngsters in the region are unhealthy warns research
By Sara Abadi Half of adults and 75% of youngsters fail to meet international exercise recommendations, Weill Cornell Medicine research finds. Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar have published a study…
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Qatar and Italy collaborate on potential COVID-19 treatment
by Sahar ElKabbash Partnership researches how plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients could provide long-awaited treatment. Photo of samples being loaded onto the military aircraft Plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients in Qatar…
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Dietician Fatma Ben Brahim on keeping healthy at home under lockdown
By Mariam Versyani Doha News speaks to Fatma Ben Brahim, a clinical and sport dietitian and dietary guideline trainer in Qatar, about how to keep healthy at home during the…
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Testing positive in Qatar — my experience
by Mariam Versyani Doha News speaks to Ayesha , a mother of 3 living with her husband and kids (aged 7, 5 and 3) in Madinat Khalifa who contracted coronavirus…
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Doha designer volunteers to paint henna on cancer patients
By Doha News Team Photo for illustrative purposes only. Credit: Khadija Dawn Carryl/Flickr After losing her cousin to cancer last year, Qatar resident Nazma Mazhar wanted to find a way…
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Six ways to stay healthy during a dust storm in Qatar
Photo for illustrative purposes only. Credit: Abdulla Almesleh/Flickr With strong winds and more swirling dust and sand forecast over the weekend, doctors in Qatar are urging residents to take steps…
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How to stay safe as it heats up in Qatar
Photo for illustrative purposes only. Credit: Ziad Hunesh/Flickr Now that May is here, Qatar is really starting to feel the summer heat, with temperatures surging to 40C (104F) this week.…
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Qatar to make big push for organ donations
After shoring up its facilities and educating its medical community, Qatar is gearing up for a nationwide promotion on organ donation, portraying it as a heroic act that saves lives.…
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