KAUST, AmplifAI partner to revolutionise diabetic careKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and health tech leader amplifAI Health have joined forces to combat diabetes with a revolutionary AI-powered early detection method. Combining KA More… |
VitalAire Arabia, Saudi MoH plan to launch diabetes centreVitalAire Arabia and the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health (MoH) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a Diabetes Centre of Excellence. The centre is expected to treat approximately 6,000 patient More… |
Don't use non-sugar sweeteners for weight control: WHOThe World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended against the use of non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) to control body weight or reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). The recommendation is based More… |
Mena region diabetes cases to skyrocket to over 135m by 2045The growing prevalence of diabetes in the UAE and the broader Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region will be addressed by world-renowned industry experts at the Internal Medicine Conference. World Diabetes More… |
‘Upward trend in diabetes cases’ in younger patientsThere has been an upward trend in diabetes cases in younger patients compared to last four years, experts noted at the 7th annual “Diabetes for Primary Care” conference, which took place in Abu Dhabi on November 5. More… |
Physical inactivity could cost world $27bn a year: WHOAlmost 500 million people will develop heart disease, obesity, diabetes or other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) attributable to physical inactivity, between 2020 and 2030, costing $27 billion annually, if governments don’t take urgent a More… |
Forum launched at Expo to find ways to fight diabetes, obesityAgainst the backdrop of the alarming rise in the number of patients with diabetes and obesity in the Middle East region, first regional forum of its kind to fight the diseases has been launched at the Israeli Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. More… |
Bahrain Specialist Hospital to organise Diabetes CycleathonBahrain Specialist Hospital will organise a Diabetes Cycleathon to promote the importance of physical exercise in managing, treating, and preventing diabetes. On November 13 at 8 am, the hospital will hos More… |
Allurion Programme emerging as novel treatment for diabetesThe Allurion Programme is emerging as a novel treatment for Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes at a time when diabetes, ‘the silent pandemic', impacts one in five in the UAE, which is three times deadlier than Covid-19. &nb More… |
CRM conditions biggest killer causing 20m deaths annuallyCardio-renal-metabolic (CRM) conditions affect more than a billion people worldwide and account for up to 20 million deaths annually making it the leading cause of death globally, according to leading healthcare professionals. More… |