All articles by Schattopadhaya
Schattopadhaya
Bad to the bone
Ultrasound is performed to help speed the healing of bone fractures, but a randomised trial reports the procedure is actually ineffective and we may have been engaging in junk science for decades. Dr Jason Busse, an associate professor of anaesthesiology at McMaster University, who led the study, explains to Andrew Putwain how the imaging community should go forward.
Lifestyle change
Women in Saudi Arabia might not be big smokers or drinkers but they have huge levels of obesity, hypertension and diabetes. Mashael K Alshaikh, from Imperial College, London, is co-author of a study on the problems of measuring and diagnosing illnesses among Saudi women, particularly those with cardiovascular problems. She talks to Andrew Putwain about the health barriers facing these women and discusses solutions.
Female first: women’s healthcare in the Arab world
A hospital designed for women and run by women, Dubai’s Medcare Women and Children’s Hospital aims to encourage ladies to be more proactive about their well-being. Chief operating officer Dr Shamsa Abdullah Ali bin Hammad talks to Eleanor Wilson about why there’s such a need for female-focused healthcare in the UAE.
Deep clean: healthcare in the sultanate of Oman
A damning report from Oman’s Ministry of Health has highlighted problems at some private clinics and hospitals, with evidence of poor practice among dozens of medical staff. Dr Mazin al-Khabouri, head of the country’s directorate-general of private health establishments, speaks to Bradford Keen about putting the private sector under the microscope and discusses the future of the sultanate’s healthcare.