Pearls
Speakers at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar's Grand Rounds, coordinated by the Division of Continuing Professional Development, share their 'pearls of wisdom' about their chosen field of interest with us.
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Type 2 diabetes is highly prevalent in the Middle East and North Africa. Fasting during the holy month of Ramadan is a spiritual practice observed by millions of Muslims worldwide. This observance is associated with spiritual and psychological wellbeing...
Hypertension has become more prevalent following a recent change in its definition, which lowered the threshold from a cutoff of 140/90 mmHg to 130/80 mmHg, as defined by the AHA/ACC guidelines. This change was based on the landmark ...
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetic disorder characterized by the thickening of the heart muscle (hypertrophy), affecting at least 1 in 500 individuals globally. In Qatar, HCM was previously found...
In 2019, 1.71 billion people globally suffered from musculoskeletal conditions, and a small proportion of these conditions are due to inflammatory diseases best treated by a rheumatologist. This population can be identified by recognizing inflammatory features when...
Over the past 20 years we have seen an increase in the digitalization of multimedia products. Health science education courses can now be delivered online...
Diabetes poses a global health challenge. In 2021, 1 in 10 adults (537 million) had diabetes, and this is projected to increase to 783 million by 2045 (a 46% increase). Half of those with diabetes are undiagnosed. The cost of diabetes burden reached 966 billion USD in 2021...
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is the most common movement disorder and the second most common degenerative disease of the central nervous system, globally. A recent study reported that incident cases of PD in 2008 was 27-43 per 100,000 individuals in the Middle Eastern area...
Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) refers to the combination of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP), asthma, and hypersensitivity reactions to cyclooxygenase (COX-1) inhibitors such as aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)...
The month of Movember provides an opportunity for healthcare practitioners to focus on various aspects of men’s health, paying particular attention to prostate and testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention, especially in young adults. Overall, men die on average five years younger than women...
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy in females in Qatar (and worldwide), with a calculated percentage of 40% of all female cancers diagnosed between 2016-2018 in Qatar. It is also the second most common cause of cancer death in women...