Medical

Health: Palestine is free of monkeypox virus

Ramallah – Ma’an – The Ministry of Health confirmed that Palestine is free of monkeypox virus, and no cases have been recorded.

The ministry stressed in a statement issued today, Thursday, the readiness of its teams to deal with any emergency in this…

WHO declares mpox outbreak public health emergency

KUWAIT, The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday that the upsurge of mpox in Africa has become a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), the WHO’s highest level of alert.

The announcement, the second in two years, …

MoH to launch virtual medical office to assist Kuwaitis abroad

KUWAIT, The Health Ministry announced on Wednesday that it was ready to launch in the upcoming weeks the virtual medical office to help provide medical services to Kuwaitis abroad.

In a press release, the ministry affirmed that the step was in line w…

Dr. Carl Fagerstrom writes: “No smoking… less harmful”

Together – The Swedish experience in using alternative nicotine products to combat the dangers of traditional smoking revealed a strange paradox. Although the Swedes consume nicotine at the same rates as the rest of the European countries, the Swedes …