Premarital screening up by more than a third in Dubai
Dubai, UAE: The number of people having premarital genetic screening in Dubai has risen by more than a third in two years, the latest figures from the Dubai Health Authority show.

Statistics from the Genetics Centre at the DHA show about 4,500 peo…Read More »

Doctors in Abu Dhabi issued 55,000 sick notes in 2011
Abu Dhabi, UAE: More than 55,000 requests for sick notes were made last year, says the Health Authority – Abu Dhabi (Haad).

This is the first time the total figure, which includes short and long-term sick-note requests, has been made available.

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Oman pharmaceutical market estimated to grow 37% by 2014
The pharmaceutical market in Oman is set to grow by 37 percent by 2014, fuelled by increasing use of generic and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, a report by Business Monitor International has said.

In its latest pharmaceutical review, the rese…Read More »

By 2025 there will be a shortage of as many as 159,300 doctors in the US

Presuming US Congress passes some version of a health-care bill and it is signed into law, some 30 million currently uninsured people will suddenly find themselves with access to doctors. But there may not be enough doctors to see them.

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UAE healthcare sector predicted to grow 12% to 2012

The UAE’s healthcare market is predicted to grow at an annual rate of more than 13 percent to 2012, according to new research.

A new report by research house RNCOS said the growth would be driven by various factors such as rapidly increa…Read More »

13 million premature births worldwide each year

There are nearly 13 million premature births worldwide each year, and of these more than a million die within a month of birth, according to a report by a US charity.

The problem mainly affects developing nations, with Africa and Asia ac…Read More »

GCC healthcare sector worth $55bn by 2020

The GCC healthcare sector is predicted to grow by nine percent annually and will be worth up to $55bn by 2020, according to new research published on Monday.

GCC countries are likely to experience a sharp increase in healthcare needs prima…Read More »

Small companies pay more for the same health insurance plans than larger companies

The 16.8 million uninsured workers at firms with fewer than 100 employees make up 63% of all workers without coverage, even though such companies employ just 41% of the labor force, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute. The share …Read More »

Chinese spent $123.4 billion on medical services in 2008
According to Euromonitor International, people in China spent $123.4 billion on medical services and health goods, a 169% jump from 2003.

Reference: Euromonitor International

18,000 deaths a year among adults could be attributed to lack of insurance in the US

According to The Institute of Medicine estimated in 2004 that scores of well-designed studies have shown that uninsured people are more likely than insured people to die prematurely, to have their cancers diagnosed too late, or to die from heart …Read More »