I thought I had recovered, then came ‘Long Covid’
Though Covid-19 symptoms can typically recover in two weeks, young, European expat Lisa was among some of the patients that weren’t so lucky. At least 1 in 20 patients (with…
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Essential or non-essential? These services have gone virtual at PHCC clinics
Non-essential clinic appointments are no longer being conducted face to face at PHCC health centres. All non-essential consultations with doctors from the the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) are now…
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Qatar active Covid-19 cases surpass 10,000 for first time in months
Tougher restrictions have been put in place to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the country, but cases have increased to 10,000. The number of active Covid-19 cases in Qatar…
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Qatar sees a 300% increase in smokers wanting to quit
With Covid-19 acting as a wakeup call for many to take greater care of their health, more people in Qatar are now seeking help to quit smoking. Hamad Medical Corporation…
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Qatar imposes new COVID restrictions, but is it enough?
The Supreme Committee for Crisis Management announced new health and safety restrictions during a press conference on February 3. Here’s everything COVID related that’s happened since 2021 kicked off. The…
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COVID vaccine certificates now available in Qatar
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has launched a link on its website where Covid-19 vaccination certificates can be viewed, downloaded and printed. In a statement on Twitter, MoPH announced…
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Sidra Medicine starts training first batch of locally educated nurses
As Qatar ranks first in the region for healthcare, one of the country’s leading hospitals begins a training program for undergraduate nurses. 15 nursing students from the University of Calgary…
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PPEs are protecting us but harming our environment
PPEs (Personal Protective Equipment) have become an indispensable part of our everyday “new-normal” life, especially for those of us who are frontline workers. PPEs include not only face masks, but…
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Is there a vaccine for WhatsApp’s ‘infodemic’?
With the world’s battle against coronavirus ongoing, WhatsApp has been fighting a similar battle of its own: fake news. The World Health Organisation described the spread of misinformation online as…
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