SEHA and Vocera Collaborate to Provide World-Class Clinical Communication Across Integrated Healthcare Network
January 28, 2020

Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, is partnering with Abu Dhabi Health Services Company – SEHA, the largest integrated healthcare network in the United Arab Emirates, to implement the Vocera Platform at the new Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC). The 732-bed SSMC will be the first hospital within SEHA to standardize care team communication with Vocera solutions. There are future plans for SEHA to deploy the Vocera solution across 11 additional hospitals in the region. Caregivers will use the wearable Vocera Smartbadge and the Vocera smartphone app to communicate hands-free via voice, send and receive secure messages, manage alerts and alarms, and more. The dynamic master directory of the Vocera Platform will enable clinicians......

Saudi energy minister says confident China can contain, eradicate new coronavirus
January 27, 2020

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister said on Monday the Kingdom was closely monitoring developments in global oil markets resulting from “gloomy expectations” over the impact of the new coronavirus on the Chinese and global economy and oil market fundamentals.

Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said he was confident the Chinese government and international community could"...

Emirates Hospital Group participates in Arab Health 2020
January 27, 2020

Emirates Hospital Group, an Emirates Healthcare company, participates in the Arab Health 2020, scheduled to take place from January 27-30 at the Dubai World Trade Center where it offers a patient-centric continuum of care by owning and operating an extensive portfolio of full-service hospitals, specialty clinics, urgent care centers, med-spas and pharmacies. Each entity focuses on the patients’ well-being.

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Omnicell Showcases Latest Advancements to Medication Management Portfolio at Arab Health Exhibition and Congress
January 27, 2020

Omnicell, Inc. (NASDAQ:OMCL), a leading provider of medication management solutions and adherence tools for healthcare systems and pharmacies, today announced the Company will be showcasing the latest advancements to its medication management portfolio at the Arab Health Exhibition and Congress from 27-30 January in Dubai. Arab Health is the largest gathering of healthcare and trade professionals in the Middle East region.

According"...

Takeda Named Global Top 100 Most Sustainable Corporation for Fifth Year Running
January 22, 2020

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TOKYO:4502/NYSE:TAK) (“Takeda”) is proud to be named in the Corporate Knights Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World (Global 100) for the fifth consecutive year. Corporate Knights assesses more than 7,300 companies against 21 key performance indicators. It uses these indicators to determine the top 1% most sustainable companies in the world, which are announced annually at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “Building sustainable value is a fundamental part of the way we do business at Takeda, and we are proud to be recognized as a global leader in sustainability,” said Christophe Weber, President and CEO. “This recognition by Corporate Knights is a testament to the strong foundation Takeda has laid and the......

Saudi German Hospital Riyadh joins the Mayo Clinic Care Network
January 21, 2020

RIYADH — Saudi German Hospital (SGH) Riyadh has announced that it has joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network in the presence of Prince Faisal Bin Bandar Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the governor of Riyadh. Leadership teams from Mayo Clinic and Saudi German Hospitals Group made the announcement at an event held at Saudi German Hospital Riyadh on Monday (Jan. 20).

SGH Riyadh is the first hospital in Riyadh, and one of a few select hospitals in the Middle"...

ResMed Introduces AirFit F30i, Its First Tube-up Full Face CPAP Mask
January 20, 2020

ResMed (NYSE: RMD) (ASX: RMD) today introduced AirFit F30i, its first tube-up full face CPAP mask, rounding out the most complete full face mask portfolio on the market.

Full face CPAP users can now choose between a tube-up or tube-down connection, compact under-the-nose or traditional over-the-nose cushion styles, and even memory foam versus silicone cushion.

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Obesity key to type 2 diabetes, which has quadrupled in the last 35 years
January 20, 2020

Abdulatif, a 73-year old man suffered from complex diabetes which led to kidney failure. Abdulatif, an Emirati by origin weighed 115 kgs and clearly suffered from obesity, a key factor that led to his condition. Research indicates that more than two billion people are overweight or obese globally. Obesity is a major factor for the lead up to type 2 diabetes, which has quadrupled in the last 35 years, and more than 460 million adults in the world now have diabetes."...

SGH named official health partner of Hail Season
January 19, 2020

JEDDAH — Saudi German Hospitals (SGH) Group has been named the official health partner of Hail Season. This is the group’s fourth Saudi Season event it will participate in across the Kingdom – previously Jeddah, Diriyah and Soudah seasons – which is a testament to the group’s large network across KSA. In line with the announcement, SGH and its team of medical experts and professionals will look after the wellness and wellbeing of participants"...

Tej Kohli Foundation Moves One Step Closer to the Regeneration of Corneal Tissue to Cure Blindness
January 18, 2020

The Tej Kohli Foundation has moved one step closer to a non-surgical treatment for corneal blindness as it prepares to enter into a collaboration with researchers in Montreal, Canada and Moorfields Eye Hospital, UK to develop the Foundation’s recently acquired proprietary technology into an injectable biosynthetic ‘glue-filler’.

The biosynthetic solution is a liquid form"...