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Health
Loud sounds at movies and concerts can cause hearing loss, but there are ways to protect your ears
Ever go to the movies or a rock concert and been blasted by the sound? You may not...
MOPH, HMC, and PHCC launch website on public health system transformation.
The website is part of a broader awareness campaign titled 'With you, for you,'...
Qatar Joins in Commemorating the Fifth Anniversary of the UN Tobacco-Free Financing Pledge Event
The State of Qatar, represented by HE Minister of Public Health Dr. Hanan Mohammed...
MOPH and WHO Collaborating Centre for Healthy Ageing and Dementia Co-Host Workshop to Expedite Global Action Plan for Dementia Execution
The primary focus of these workshops has been to address the challenges associated...
Qatar Engages in WHO's Standing Committee on Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
On the 13th and 14th of September, the State of Qatar actively participated in the...
Future diets will be short of micronutrients like iron — it’s time to consider how we feed people
Iron deficiency is one of the most common forms of nutrient deficiency around the...
How evasive and transmissible is the newest omicron offshoot, BA.2.86, that causes COVID-19? 4 questions answered
The latest variant, or sublineage, of SARS-CoV-2 to emerge on the scene, BA.2.86,...
Traditional medicine provides health care to many around the globe – the WHO is trying to make it safer and more standardized
For approximately 80% of the world’s population, the first stop after catching a...
Anemia afflicts nearly 1 in 4 people worldwide, but there are practical strategies for reducing it
Anemia is a major health problem, with nearly 2 billion people affected globally....
3,200 deaths a year: 1 of many reasons air pollution in Australia demands urgent national action
Australia is holding its collective breath ahead of a bushfire season that may bring...
Qatar's Minister of Public Health Meets Director General of the Gulf Health Council
Her Excellency Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, Minister of Public Health, met today...
Microgreens: the health-giving shoots explained
Many of us germinated cress seeds on a bit of wet tissue at primary school, giving...
Aging with a healthy brain: How lifestyle changes could help prevent up to 40% of dementia cases
A 65-year-old woman repeatedly seeks medical help for her failing memory. She is...
Your body can be younger than you are – here’s how to understand (and improve) your ‘biological age’
The saying goes that money can’t buy you love. But can it buy you time? This is...
After Maui fires, human health risks linger in the air, water and even surviving buildings
People returning to what remains of the beachside town of Lahaina, Hawaii, and other...
Gut microbes are the community within you that you can’t live without
how eating well can cultivate your microbial and social self