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Filipina national with bleeding brain gets fresh lease of life

23 Feb 2021

Mariecar Jara-Puyod, Senior Reporter An one-and-a-half hour procedure on the brain has given a new lease in life to a Filipina from Dubai, rushed to the hospital shortly before the...

Complex endovascular surgery gives Pakistani patient a new lease of life

03 Feb 2021

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter The life of a 59-year-old Pakistani patient who was at the risk of suffering a rupture of the major abdominal aorta was saved by performing a...

Bosnian patient and Arnold Schwarzenegger fan thrilled to bits after heart surgery in Abu Dhabi

27 Jan 2021

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter Abu Dhabi resident Edin Mackic believes that he now has something in common with Hollywood actor Arnold Schwarzenegger. In October 2020, while the 69-year-old patient...

Emirati girl undergoes VNS implant procedure in Dubai

06 Jan 2021

Mariecar Jara-Puyod, Senior Reporter An Emirati girl, 14, is looking forward to a better life having become the first recipient outside of Europe and North America, of the most advanced...

Doctors give new lease of life to child after performing 11-hour heart surgery

07 Dec 2020

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), the UAE’s largest public healthcare network, has successfully completed an important medical milestone after performing a breakthrough surgery on an...

Dinner off as Italy closes restaurants early in virus crackdown

26 Oct 2020

Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte tightened nationwide coronavirus restrictions Sunday after the country recorded a record number of new cases, despite opposition from regional heads and street protests. Cinemas,...

Why routine vaccinations for kids are important this year

15 Oct 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in children missing months of wellness visits. And that means missing routine vaccinations. Some parents may not be aware that their children are behind on...

Patient with rare disorder undergoes 22-hour surgery

29 Sep 2020

Mariecar Jara-Puyod, Senior Reporter A rare genetic disorder that affects the body’s connective tissue was discovered to be the root cause of the near-death severe cardiac condition of a 25-year-old...

Camel racing storms back in Sinai after virus hiatus

15 Sep 2020

Spread out at the foot of a vast plateau in the Sinai desert, hundreds of excited Bedouins gathered to race their camels after a six-month break due to coronavirus. Shrouded...

Major operations conducted through keyhole save 2 lives

08 Sep 2020

Mariecar Jara-Puyod, Senior Reporter Two octogenarians — a UAE resident and a tourist from Portugal — were given a new lease of life by way of a major operation and...

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