A 16-year-old female patient with a 60-degree adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) underwent a successful surgery led by Dr Sherief Elsayed, Consultant Spinal Surgeon at Al Zahra Hospital, Sharjah. Here a patient-specific 3D printed model of the spine was utilised to aid accuracy. This marks the first time a team in the UAE has undertaken such a p

NMC Health has announced its results for the six months ended June 30, 2019, with the healthcare operator serving a total of four million patients with 1,922 operational beds during the period, a growth of 16.7 per cent year on year. Given the sustained addition of new capacity, 31 per cent of the operational beds are in early ramp-up phase, tra

NMC Health, a London-listed UAE healthcare operator, on Thursday reported a 19 per cent rise in its first-half net income as revenue rose and margins improved. The company also said it will seek shareholders’ approval to buy back up to $200 million (Dh734m) of its shares. Net profit for six months ending June 30 climbed to $138.1m, NMC sai

In what could be called a close shave with death, 21 blue-collar workers had a narrow escape - with minor injuries - in a multiple-vehicle crash that took place at Dubai's Muhaisnah intersection on Thursday (last weekend) at 8.45pm. The workers - mainly from two companies - were returning to their accommodations from their work sites when th

Twenty-one blue-collar workers were injured in a bus crash in Dubai over the weekend, a local hospital has confirmed. The crash happened at 8.45pm on Thursday in Muhaisnah and all of the injured were transferred to the nearby NMC Speciality Hospital in Al Nahda. A spokesperson from hospital said 18 medical staff were assigned to treat the inj