medicine
New Dutch law makes every adult an organ donor
World
February 14, 2018
New Dutch law makes every adult an organ donor
The Netherlands has passed a controversial new law making everyone a potential organ donor unless they specifically opt out. Similar…
Legal cannabis to generate $40bln, 400,000 jobs: study
World
January 3, 2018
Legal cannabis to generate $40bln, 400,000 jobs: study
The legal cannabis sector is expected to generate $40 billion and more than 400,000 jobs by 2021 in the United…
Mansoura University researchers develop new technique to tackle breast cancer cells
Egypt
December 20, 2017
Mansoura University researchers develop new technique to tackle breast cancer cells
Egyptian medical researchers affiliated to the Nile Delta’s Mansoura University recently developed a new way of targeting breast cancer cells…
Local company puts up 300,000 penicillin doses on market
Egypt
December 18, 2017
Local company puts up 300,000 penicillin doses on market
HoldiPharma, a public sector pharmaceutical company, has put on market 300,000 penicillin doses to address the shortage in the drug,…
Real Madrid star Michel Salgado in Egypt to participate in Tour n’ Cure campaign
Health & Fitness
November 12, 2017
Real Madrid star Michel Salgado in Egypt to participate in Tour n’ Cure campaign
Former Real Madrid star, Michel Salgado, landed in Egypt on Saturday to participate in the Egyptian Tour n’ Cure campaign…
Comprehensive social health insurance bill to be submitted to parliament in 2 weeks
Egypt
October 18, 2017
Comprehensive social health insurance bill to be submitted to parliament in 2 weeks
A draft of a comprehensive social health insurance law has almost been finalized and is expected to be submitted to…
18 pharmacists charged for negligence by improperly storing vaccines
Egypt
August 6, 2017
18 pharmacists charged for negligence by improperly storing vaccines
Egypt’s administrative prosecution referred 18 health ministry officials to trial, over negligence for improperly storing children’s vaccines worth $443,000 back…
Thirty-million people to be screened for Hepatitis C by end of 2018: Health Minister
Health & Fitness
August 3, 2017
Thirty-million people to be screened for Hepatitis C by end of 2018: Health Minister
Egypt’s Health Minister Ahmed Emad Eddin said on Thursday that 30 million people are to be screened for the Hepatitis…
41-member human organ trafficking ring to stand trial
Egypt
July 5, 2017
41-member human organ trafficking ring to stand trial
Egypt’s top prosecutor on Tuesday referred 41 suspects to trial on criminal charges of illegally harvesting and transplanting human organs,…
Ronaldinho to arrive tonight to promote Tour ‘n’ Cure campaign
Health & Fitness
July 4, 2017
Ronaldinho to arrive tonight to promote Tour ‘n’ Cure campaign
Former Brazilian football star Ronaldinho will arrive in Egypt tonight for a three-day trip to promote the Tour ‘n’ Cure hepatitis C…