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18kg cyst removed from 17-year-old girl JEDDAH: A medical team from Ministry of Health's Maternity and Child Hospital in Makkah removed a huge cyst from...

Breaking: CNN – Worms Can Invade Your Brain from Eating This Common Food If you are eating this food, there is a chance that worms...

Simple cancer test could save thousands of lives Research has found a way to identify the most deadly type of cancer at a much earlier...

Meet the doctor who treats the homeless Pittsburgh (CNN) - Dr. Jim Withers used to dress like a homeless person. On purpose. Two to three nights...

Ministry questions report on UAE pollution levels Dust obscures the Burj Al Arab. Sand and dust ‘should not be included as pollution’. Sarah Dea /...

150 new Qatari doctors needed annually, but only five graduating a year Qatar has a “severe shortage” of trained Qatari healthcare professionals, with only five...

Municipalities in Qatar will be strict this Ramadan All the municipalities in the country have declared a "state of emergency" ahead of Ramadan and stopped...

HMC's blood bank reaches 100% self-sufficiency DOHA - The Hamad Medical Corporation blood bank has reached 100 percent self-suffiency for the fifth consecutive year, mostly...

South Korea reports 16th MERS death as outbreak grows South Korea says it now has a total of 150 cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome...

World’s first male genitalia transplant patient to be a father A South African team successfully performed the world's first penis transplant. (Courtesy: Stellenbosch University) The girlfriend...

Free medical check-up for workers on World Day for Safety The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) will mark the World Day for Safety and Health...

World’s First Head Transplant A Success After Nineteen Hour Operation The ground-breaking operation took a team of surgeons nineteen hours and has allowed the patient...

Call for strategy to counter diabetes According to the latest statistics, Qatar has one of the highest diabetes prevalence rates in the world with 17.5%...

EU approves import of 19 genetically modified organisms The European Commission has approved the import of 19 controversial genetically modified products. They come in addition...