Medical

Over 40,000 Palestinians killed since Oct. 7

GAZA, The number of Palestinians killed since the beginning of the Israeli occupation attacks on Gaza Strip reached over 40,000 with 92,401 others injured.

In a statement on Thursday, Palestinian health authorities said the death toll since the war o…

Sweden reports Monkeypox case

KUWAIT, A case of the Monkeypox (Mpox) virus has been reported in Sweden Thursday, only a day after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared its outbreak an international public health emergency.

A person seeking healthcare in Stockholm was diagn…

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 …