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Health issues are always evolving which means countries and continents all around the world are having to face different challenges in tackling them. In 2020, the whole world has faced challenges with trying to tackle the novel coronavirus that has taken hold of nearly every country. Despite this being a massive issue, there are still many other health issues that still need...

Health Canada has now authorised the use of the drug remdesivir to treat people with the most severe cases of coronavirus in the country, but there is a limited supply. The drug will go by the brand name of Veklury and it is produced by Gilead Sciences Canada. However, top doctors in Canada say that there is a limited supply.  On Tuesday (28 July) it was announced that the d...

The annual pilgrimage of Hajj got underway in Saudi Arabia but has been dramatically scaled down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia - the holiest city for Muslims and they must make the journey to the holy site at least once in their lifetime, if they are physically capable to do so.  However, restrictions have bee...

When you are writing your CV for a potential future employer, you will be totally focused on getting all the important information on it to impress the person reading it. However, one thing that many candidates will bypass is thinking about how to layout and format their CV.  When thinking about the format and layout of a CV - many people will think “why does it even matter?...

The Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City in Abu Dhabi has resumed its suspended health services as the hospital played a major part in the Coronavirus outbreak.  Being one of the largest hospitals in the country - it was a key treatment centre at the height of the pandemic but has been free of COVID-19 patients since the 25 June. Now essential services that were suspended due to th...

The World Health Organisation praises Oxford University as it leads the way in finding a vaccine for Covid-19 and brands it as ‘good news’.  Speaking at a press conference in Geneva on Monday (20 July) executive director of the WHO emergencies programme Dr Mike Ryan applauded the data published by the university along with AstraZeneca on a potential vaccine. The data was pub...