Picture perfect? How filtered images are affecting our mental health
The average time spent on social media has been on the rise for years. Combined with a global pandemic, this rise has leaped even further this year with screen time…
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World first: Experts to study whether Arabic music can be used for therapy
While music has proven effective in various medical treatments, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) has been conducting research to investigate whether Arabic music can be beneficial to treat or help different…
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Qatar unveils ‘strategic health plan’ to enhance nationwide services
The main goal of the ministry’s strategy is to improve the health of people living in Qatar, especially children’s health. Qatar’s health ministry presented a strategic plan to the Cabinet…
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Qatar ‘most affected’ Arab country by air pollution: report
Qatar has been named as one of the countries with the highest amount of air pollution, according to the State of Global Air 2020 Report by the Health Effects Institute. …
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Qatar to launch lung transplant programme
The major procedure will soon be possible thanks to doctors at Hamad Medical Corporation. Hamad Medical Corporation’s [HMC] Organ Transplant Program will soon start lung transplants, the Minister for Public…
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Qatar-based scientists look to implement new approach in combating diabetes
The study can help curb diabetes, a major health problem across the Middle East A study by a group of Qatar-based scientists and medics that can predict the potential risk…
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Hamad Medical launches mental health awareness training program
The course will provide staff with a solid understanding of common mental health disorders and how to screen for them. Two divisions in Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) have collaborated to…
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Sidra Medicine saves young boy’s life with complex epilepsy surgery
The young boy, Salem, from Kuwait used to suffer 15-30 seizures a day. A team of medical professions at Sidra Medicine has successfully performed a hemispherotomy for the first time…
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Is egg freezing permissible in Islam?
Egg freezing has been slower in the Muslim world due to cultural beliefs and religious regulations but the conversation is slowly starting to pick up, writes Maha El Akoum. Science…
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