Population and Public Health

The “first of its kind” institution aims at enhancing local genomic research, and diagnosing and treating patients with genetic disorders. Its launch coincides with the formation of the board of the Emirati Genome Program.

The Abu Dhabi-based company launched the service following requests by patients, it revealed. Starting 15 June, Abu Dhabi will restrict access to public places to those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, or recently tested negative.

The alliance is starting out by supporting research into how social media can be leveraged to increase confidence in and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines.   

EndoArt successfully passed clinical trials, gaining China’s Innovative Device Status and FDA approval.

A new white paper from HIMSS suggests that the smartphone can hold the key to delivering capacity and enabling an innovative approach to rapid antigen testing as governments continue to wrestle with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The global health service company has launched a region-specific offering aimed at “SMEs, corporates and government organisations” within the country.

The agreement will focus on improving solutions across Aster’s entities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Qatar, and Oman.

Digital health experts from the UK will join the debate on how healthcare can evolve beyond COVID.

Hospitals and health systems saw performance improvements in April compared to previous year; Google helps fund a data visualization tool that displays the scale and disparate impacts of COVID-19 cases.  

Dr. Jeffrey Vergales, a pediatric cardiologist at UVA Children’s, will be presenting at HIMSS21 on Aug. 10.