An initiative was announced Monday to allocate public benches to promote the critical importance of mental health, and the role that football and sport more broadly can play to promote mental wellbeing. Thirty-two "Friendship Benches" - ..
A monoclonal antibody treatment for Alzheimer’s disease called lecanemab slows the progression of cognitive decline by 27% compared with a placebo, drugmakers Biogen and Eisai said Tuesday. The drug, tested in a Phase 3 global clinical trial..
The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO), organized Sunday a workshop aimed at developing the 2023-27 Qatar National Nutrition and Physical Activity Action Plan. The workshop is part of the MOPH..
A new type of cancer therapy that uses a common virus to infect and destroy harmful cells is showing big promise in early human trials, say UK scientists. One patient's cancer vanished, while others saw their tumours shrink. The drug is a w..
A number of doctors specialized in cancer diseases in Qatar said that there are many misconceptions that must be corrected the society about cancer through raising societal awareness of the disease and the importance of early detection and getting ri..
Health officials warn the community to never underestimate the flu. With seasonal influenza season fast approaching, senior health officials have warned the community not to underestimate the flu this year. The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), Ha..
Vitamin D deficiency is a worldwide public health concern, as it can lead to severe diseases, such as rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults. PHCC’s Clinical Research Department followed the scientific method in approaching health probl..
A third person has died this week in Argentina from an unexplained type of pneumonia that has affected nine people in total so far. All of the cases centre around a private medical clinic in northwestern Tucuman province. Authorities say t..
The company and the government said that the Serum Institute of India (SII), the world's biggest vaccine maker, has developed the country's first cervical cancer shot that will hit the market soon. Cervical cancer is the fourth most common..