Healthcare

September 15, 2022

UAE’s Burjeel Medical City Successfully Carries Out Its First Kidney Transplant

Providing an option for local and international patients to undergo kidney transplantation in private hospitals in the UAE’s Abu Dhabi, Burjeel Medical City (BMC) has started performing kidney transplantations. The first such transplantation was successfully performed on a patient"...

September 6, 2022

Rabat Hosts Regional Training Course on Authorization, Inspection of Radiation Safety

Rabat - The Moroccan Agency for Nuclear and Radiological Safety and Security (AMSSNuR) is organizing, on September 5 through 16 in Rabat, the Regional Training Course on the Authorization and Inspection of Radiation Safety and Nuclear Security for Medical Practices, as part of Morocco's"...

September 6, 2022

Morocco to Launch New COVID Vaccination Campaign in Winter

Rabat - Morocco’s Ministry of Health has announced that it is planning a new vaccination campaign against the COVID-19 virus to prepare for an anticipated fifth wave of infections.

Explaining that it expects"...

August 27, 2022

Study: Half Of All Tattoo Ink Products Cause Cancer

Rabat - Almost half of tattoo ink products on the market are likely to contain cancerous chemicals that are activated when the skin is exposed to sunlight, a new study argues.

Based"...

August 26, 2022

American Almonds Recalled from Morocco Due to Salmonella

Rabat - Blue Diamond Growers, a California-based agricultural cooperative, has recalled more than 150 tonnes of “whole brown almonds” manufactured after a sample tested positive for salmonella.

The"...

August 26, 2022

Morocco Detects Third Confirmed Case of Monkeypox

Laayoune - The Moroccan Ministry of Health and Social Protection has detected another confirmed case of the Monkeypox virus in a foreign citizen.

This is the third verified Monkeypox case in Morocco since the"...

August 24, 2022

52% of Migrants in Morocco Without Access to COVID-19 Vaccine

Rabat - A recent survey by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has revealed that 52% of migrants in Morocco did not have access to the COVID-19 vaccine.

IOM conducted the survey between January"...

August 23, 2022

Study: Sinopharm Effective Against Serious, Critical Hospitalization of COVID Patients

Rabat - The medical journal BMC Public Health has published the result of a study about the effectiveness of the Sinopharm vaccine in Morocco. Covering a five-month period of Sinopharm use in Morocco -- between February 1 and June 30 of last year, the study sought to uncover the real-world effectiveness of Sinopharm against serious or critical COVID-19 patients. Published on Saturday, the study recalled that Morocco approved the use of the Sinopharm vaccine for COVID-19 patients in January 2021. The medical project covered medical tests......

August 20, 2022

Smoking, Alcohol, Obesity Were Leading Causes of Cancer Deaths in 2019

Rabat - Smoking, alcohol, and a high Body Mass Index (BMI), an index tracking obesity, were the leading cause of cancer deaths in 2019. A research paper published last week in American medical research journal the Lancet indicates that there is a strong correlation between the above-mentioned risk factors and cancer-induced deaths. According to the research, the leading cause of cancer-related deaths for both sexes was smoking, followed by alcohol and high BMI. Research findings indicate that around 4.5 million deaths occurring in 2019......

August 18, 2022

Heatwave To Hit Several Provinces Across Morocco Starting Friday

Rabat - A new heatwave with temperatures reaching 46 degrees Celsius is expected to hit several provinces across Morocco from Friday to Sunday. The General Directorate of Meteorology (DMN) said today that temperatures ranging between 40 and 43 degrees are expected in Moulay Yacoub, Fez, Meknes, Taounate, Ouezzane, Khemisset, Sidi Slimane, Fquih Ben Salah, Khouribga, Beni Mellal, and Settat throughout the weekend. The same temperatures will also hit Marrakech, Rehamna, and El Kelaa des Sraghna. Meanwhile, the provinces of Errachidia,......