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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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