Health

Muscat: Tummy tucks and cosmetic surgery were among the main reasons for going under the knife in 2015, according to the Ministry of Health data. Surgeons...

Muscat: “Ethical” health cover should be provided to all private sector workers by 2018, the country’s chamber of commerce has told employers. Read...

Muscat: Oman is studying a plan to introduce a health insurance scheme for Omani and expatriate employees in the private sector, according to Oman Chamber...

Muscat: The Ministry of Health may ban junk food ads aimed at attracting children due to the growing obesity rates in the country. According to a source in...

Muscat: A cholera outbreak in some governorates in Yemen sparked an immediate reaction from the Ministry of Health (MOH) but fortunately, there have been no...

Muscat: Mental health projects need to be supported for the benefit of the society at large, Her Highness Sayyida Basma Al Said, owner and founder of the...

Muscat: Proposals to protect doctors from legal action if they choose not to resuscitate critically ill patients have been drawn up in Oman. Doctors who...

Muscat: AIDS/HIV rates in Oman increased by over 25 percent in 2015, according to the Ministry of Health. Based upon data from the Ministry of Health’s...

Muscat: Thousands of people will take part in Oman Cancer Association’s annual walkathon tomorrow in a massive show of support for cancer patients. The...

Muscat: Ghazal, the four-year-old miracle girl who suffered 75 per cent burns in a car fire in Sur, has just successfully undergone a fourth skin graft...