Pregnancy can be a daunting experience for a lot of women, and especially for those women who are getting pregnant for the first time. Under such novel and fragile circumstances, sometimes a woman’s gynecologist can serve as a point of support, both medically and otherwise. Hence, it becomes imperative that women find a gynecologist that […]
Month: March 2016
Act Early To Prevent It!
The goal of world kidney day is to raise awareness of kidney diseases worldwide. The theme for this year’s kidney day is ‘Kidney diseases and children – Act early to prevent it’. There are millions of people worldwide affected by kidney problems and children are not immune against them. In fact, the early onset of […]
Glaucoma insights on World Glaucoma Week.
“Early detection, through regular and complete eye exams, is the key to protecting your vision from damage caused by glaucoma”. What is Glaucoma? Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases causing optic nerve damage. The optic nerve carries images from the retina, which is the specialized light sensing tissue, to the brain so we can […]
TRUS Guided Biopsy at Aster Hospital
At Aster Hospital, we offer TRUS guided prostate biopsy. This method obviates the pain & discomfort associated with traditional biopsies yielding much better results. A patient recently referred by Dr. Nazeer Ahamed (Specialist in Urology) at Aster Jubilee Medical Complex, Bur Dubai was taken in at Aster Hospital to investigate enlarged prostate and high serum […]
Rescue Cerclage
Since the opening of Aster Hospital, 4 cases of successful rescue cerclage have been performed and were able to continue the pregnancy beyond 29 weeks. The procedure had its challenges and its own rewards as we were able to add colors and new meanings to people’s lives. The case was referred by Dr. Fousiya at […]