Health

Muscat: A team of plastic surgeons at the craniofacial unit at Khoula Hospital have successfully removed a metal stake from the skull of a 14-year-old...

Geneva: Efforts made by the Sultanate to reduce non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as heart and lung disease, cancer and diabetes have been hailed by...

Muscat: Sun-starved people in Oman are being urged to top up their vitamin D levels to avoid various kinds of diseases, a health expert said. “Sunlight is...

Muscat: Residents in Oman have been warned not to leave plastic water bottles out in the sun, as this could cause cancer. “For your health, avoid keeping...

Muscat: Monday might have been Oman’s busiest food awareness day of the year. Municipalities in Batinah, Sharqiya, Dahira, Dakhilia, Wusta, Buraimi and...

Muscat: A quarter of all hospital deaths are caused by heart disease and circulatory problems, according to the Ministry of Health. Lifestyle choices, fatty...

Muscat: The Ministry of Health organised a workshop entitled "Promoting Community Education and Support to Raise Awareness of Mental Health" today...

Muscat: A report released by NCSI has said that "100% of children under one year old were vaccinated in the year 2015". It also said, “5.8% of...

Muscat: Cholera will strike twice as many Yemenis by the end of 2017, according to the experts of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), as the...

Muscat: Khoula Hospital treats more than 200 new cleft lip cases every year, according to a statement by Dr. Taimur Al Balushi, President of the Omani...