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Community HealthWaste treatment monitoring vital to pandemic defense

January 14, 20219 min

It will still be many months before we see the back of Covid-19, but as various vaccines start to come onstream there is light at the end of the tunnel. Yet even as the beginning of the end of the pandemic looms, research from around the world is beginning to pose unsettling questions about where and when it all began and, in the process, offering clues to how the world might better defend itself against...

by Asha Sherwood

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Livehealthy FestivalThe Livehealthy Festival is back and boosting your immunity

January 13, 202115 min

Looking to crush your health and fitness goals this year? Livehealthy is all over it, bringing you advice from members of our own expert panel, as well as regional and global wellbeing experts, along with workshops and seminars and discounts on food and fitness classes. Building on last year’s inaugural event, Livehealthy Week of Wellness launches January 17 and runs until Jan 21, when food outlets, fitness and wellness studios will offer free and discounted...

by Jonathan Gornall

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HealthPanicking over Covid’s new strain? Don’t

January 10, 202111 min

If the news of the new mutant strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreading “like wildfire” in the UK, and the associated sound of borders around the world slamming shut is keeping you awake, you probably shouldn’t visit the website of the Nextstrain project. Viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 mutate all the time – not deliberately or even cunningly, as some apocalyptic recent coverage seems to imply, but as an inevitable accidental byproduct of the often error-strewn process...

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Health SustainableCan climate preparedness mitigate emerging pandemics?

December 31, 202010 min

This story by Tim Hornyak was originally published on Eos as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration of more than 400 news outlets committed to better coverage of the climate crisis. Indonesians say being prepared for climate-related disasters helped blunt the impact of the coronavirus pandemic – and that lessons in resilience may mitigate the effects of climate crises in the future. The coronavirus pandemic presents different challenges in different countries, but...

by Anna Pukas

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Community HealthThe UAE’s year in Covid

December 27, 202013 min

The UAE reported its first case of Covid-19 11 months ago, the first Middle Eastern country to do so. The country responded with speed and efficiency, extensive testing and also became the first country to offer a vaccine to th general population.

by Nadine Kamal

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Community MindfulnessDistance learning is damaging my kids

December 3, 2020110 min

As a teacher, researcher and scientist, I have often reminded my students to let the facts speak for themselves. When it comes to the psychological effects of online distance learning on our children, the data,is sobering. But no parent needs data to know that six months of being forced to learn from screens has done serious damage to our children. Lest you label me a ‘Covid-denier’, let me assure you know that I am all...

by Anna Pukas

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Community Health TravelVaccine trial participants get to skip Covid-19 quarantine

November 26, 20206 min

Abu Dhabi announces new measures for volunteers in Phase 3 vaccine trials and for those in the national vaccine program: tests and quarantine no longer required to enter Abu Dhabi from other emirates.

by Anna Pukas

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Community ExpertScience in the Arab world: the future is female

November 26, 202013 min

As six women receive awards for their achievements, the numbers of women aspiring to enter careers in science and technology is growing faster in the GCC than in the West.

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Community HealthWorried you have agoraphobia? Here’s what it feels like

November 16, 20208 min

Agoraphobia (ag-uh-ruh-FOE-be-uh) is a type of anxiety disorder in which you fear and avoid places or situations that might cause you to panic and make you feel trapped, helpless or embarrassed. You fear an actual or anticipated situation, such as using public transportation, being in open or enclosed spaces, standing in line, or being in a crowd. As we are slowly seeing the effects of Covid-19 on mental health and wellbeing, experts are anticipating that...

by Asha Sherwood

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Community HealthWhere to get your flu shot

November 13, 202010 min

With preventative measures against Covid-19 at the front of everyone’s mind, it’s easy to forget there are other common illness around that the body can be sensitive to, such as flu. The UAE government has advised its residents to vaccinate against the threat of seasonal influenza over the next few winter months and whilst a flu vaccine won’t protect against the current pandemic, experts believe it can boost immunity against diseases that weaken the lungs...

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Community Health MindfulnessHow to deal with Covid-19 depression

November 11, 202012 min

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues — far longer than many people could have anticipated — rates of depression are rising globally and regionally. In one UK study in June, almost one in five people (19.2 percent) said they were suffering from depression, almost double the 9.7 percent found in March. These findings are consistent with the increase in patients experiencing anxiety and depression witnessed at the Priory Wellbeing Centre in Dubai following the coronavirus outbreak. ...

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