New technology beating IVF failure struggles An incipient hope for those who dream to have children- Arab News paper

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Despite numerous developments in IVF, the implantation rate of the replaced embryos remains low, some infertile patients undergo many IVF cycles and produce embryos, but the embryos consistently fail to implant for unexplained reasons. This is called IVF failure. It is a very frustrating problem for married couples who can’t have children. The chances of successfully conceiving through IVF decline with age, but it remained more successful than natural reproduction that achieved no pregnancy.

If there is an embryo transfer done, the reason that IVF fails is because of HYPERLINK "http://www.advancedfertility.com/implantation.htm"embryo implantation failure. However, we do not know whether the failure to implant was due to a problem with the embryos or a HYPERLINK 

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This California Hospital is a Model for Price Transparency - Fortune

Everyone is calling for
transparency in prices for health care services. If you could shop for
health care services it is likely competition would improve quality and
lower costs. But, as we all know too well, health care is not like
shopping for computers, cars, or even electricians and contractors.
There are almost no price information and limited quality data.

One health care provider is not waiting
for companies like Castlight to solve the transparency problem, but has
taken the initiative on its own. Since 2012, it has posted its quality
data on its web site for all the public to see and has the comprehensive
prices for all its surgical procedures on a web site.

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This California Hospital is a Model for Price Transparency - Fortune

Research on MERS launched | Arab News

 RIYADH: The King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) in
cooperation with the ministries of health and agriculture has launched a
joint program for comprehensive research on the Middle East Respiratory
Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), which has infected 1,276 people in the
Kingdom since June 2012.
Of the total number of MERS victims, 546 have died, according to the Ministry of Health's latest count.
The
agreement was signed by President of the King Abdul Aziz City for
Science and Technology (KACST) Prince Turki bin Saud bin Mohammed Al
Saud, Health Minister Khalid Al-Falih and Minister of Agriculture
Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al-Fadhli at KACST headquarters on Sunday.



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Research on MERS launched | Arab News

Saudi hospitals first to implant world’s smallest pacemaker | Arab News

 RIYADH: Two Saudi hospitals — King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital (KFAFH)
and Prince Sultan Cardiac Center (PSCC) — have become the first medical
facilities in the world to use the smallest pacemaker.

Dr. Raed Sweidan and Dr. Fayez Boukhari, KFAFH consultant electrophysiologists,
and Dr. Ahmad Al-Fagih and Dr. Khaled Dagriri, PSCC consultant
electrophysiologists, successfully implanted the devices in five
patients. “This new advanced miniaturized technology is highly
favored by patients because of its small size and unique design,”
Al-Fagih told Arab News on Monday.


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Saudi hospitals first to implant world’s smallest pacemaker | Arab News

Fight diseases with regular exercise: Al-Falih | Arab News

 RIYADH: Health Minister Khalid Al-Falih said regular physical exercises
will help build a healthy generation and reduce the incidence of
diseases in the Kingdom.
He was speaking at a charity race, which was
held under the patronage of Eastern Province Gov. Prince Saud bin Naif,
at the Alkhobar Corniche during the weekend.
The event was
sponsored by the Ministry of Health (MoH) to highlight the importance of
physical activities to promote healthy patterns and measures for
disease prevention. The theme of the event was: “Citizens’ Health is
First”.
The minister urged all residents and citizens to do exercise
regularly, at least walking, to fortify themselves against ailments
such as diabetes, obesity and heart problems. He pointed out that that
it is an expensive program to treat such patients.

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Fight diseases with regular exercise: Al-Falih | Arab News

Saudi doctor performs complex heart surgery live on air in Dubai | Arab News

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 RIYADH: A Saudi doctor has successfully performed a complex open-heart
surgery live on air, while it was being broadcast live from the Al
Qassimi Hospital in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.
The surgery
was performed on a 60-year-old patient whose case was brought to the
attention of medical experts attending a medical conference in Dubai.
Dr.
Mohammed Bulgat Albarqa, a cardiologist and cardiac catheterization
consultant at the King Abdulaziz Medical City at the Ministry of
National Guard in the Saudi capital, was among those attending the
conference.

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Saudi doctor performs complex heart surgery live on air in Dubai | Arab News

Saudi doctor performs complex heart surgery live on air in Dubai | Arab News

 Source Arab News:

 RIYADH: A Saudi doctor has successfully performed a complex open-heart
surgery live on air, while it was being broadcast live from the Al
Qassimi Hospital in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.
The surgery was performed on a 60-year-old patient whose case was brought to the
attention of medical experts attending a medical conference in Dubai.
Dr. Mohammed Bulgat Albarqa, a cardiologist and cardiac catheterization
consultant at the King Abdulaziz Medical City at the Ministry of
National Guard in the Saudi capital, was among those attending the
conference.

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Saudi doctor performs complex heart surgery live on air in Dubai | Arab News