Kuwait Health News

Manama: A woman in her 60’s has died from the swine flu in Kuwait, taking the country's toll to 27, health officials said on Sunday. The woman had chronic diseases and breathing difficulties and died on Saturday evening, Dr Qais...

The Ministry of Health(MoH) will establish an advanced center for head injuries, and injuries caused by car accidents at the Jaber Al-Ahmad hospital, Assistant Undersecretary for Civil Medical Services at the Health Ministry Dr. Rashed Al-Reshoud said yesterday.

At least 297 new cases of swine flu have been recorded in Kuwait this week, a low rate compared to previous weeks, said the Ministry of Health yesterday...Most of the cases were cured and infected people have returned to exercise...

Minister of Health Dr. Hilal Al-Sayer yesterday signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with one of the largest British hospitals specializing in treating diseases in children, especially cancer and leukemia...Dr. Al-Douairi said that the visiting medical delegation would submit an integrated...

The Kuwait Economic Society (KES) yesterday hosted a lecture by Dr. Ismail Sirageldin, Professor of Economics, Population Dynamics and International Economics at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, US. Among the prominent figures attending the lecture, entitled, 'The Future of Human...

Kuwait ranks fifth among countries with wide cases of diabetes, Assistant Undersecretary of General Health Dr Youssef Al-Nisf said yesterday. Underlining significance of awareness and educational programs in fighting the chronic disease, Al-Nisf, in a press conference held yesterday to...

The Health Ministry is mulling the implementation of gender selection of in vitro fertilization (IVF) babies based on medical bases, and not for social reasons, a Health Ministry official said yesterday. Speaking on the occasion of a visit by infertility...