Health

Muscat: Electrical faults accounted for a third of all fires in 2015, and a rise in the number of fires last year kept the Public Authority for Civil...

Muscat: Ambulance responses to emergencies rose in 2015, according to statistics from the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA). There...

Muscat: Limited social interaction, lack of sign language speakers and a shortage of assisted hearing equipment are the key challenges to Oman’s hearing...

Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced the eighth case of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in Oman this year. The case was recorded in Dhofar...

MUSCAT: Ramadan is often viewed as the laziest month of the year, where businesses believe that productivity in the workplace decreases compared to the...

Muscat: Omanis suffering from mental health issues are putting their health on the line by visiting “unprofessional” healers who beat and burn their...

Muscat: An increase in outdoor temperatures over the past few weeks has caused many residents to contract the flu or chicken pox. Clinics and outpatient...

Muscat: Quarantine imposed on seven farms in Ibra has been lifted after it was confirmed that livestock are now free of the Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever...

Muscat: Citizens who travel abroad for treatment have been advised to take into account their ‘health conditions’ before making the journey and avoid...

MUSCAT: Diabetics are encouraged to go meet their doctors for a medical assessment prior to the holy month of Ramadan, which starts next week, in order to...