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SHARE Three doctors involved in a botched nose surgery that sent an Emirati woman into a coma in 2019 must pay Dh10 million ($2.7m) in compensation to the victim, a Dubai court ruled on Wednesday. Dubai Civil Court said the compensation should be jointly paid by the doctors and the medical centre where they worked. The father of the Emirati patient said the amount could have been ‘a lot more’ to set an example and deter others. “Nothing will compensate me and I wish it would be a lot more...

SHARE Three doctors involved in a nose surgery case that sent an Emirati patient into a coma in 2019 have been allowed to travel after they complete their jail sentence this month, said Dubai Court of First Instance. The doctors, who worked at First Med Day Surgery Centre in Dubai, were sentenced to one year in prison on medical malpractice charges in March 2020. But a travel ban was imposed on them as another civil compensation case is ongoing against the doctors. The doctors can simply arrang...

ADU students win EGA grant to build drones, robots Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 11, 2021 Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has awarded an AED150,000 ($40,844.11) grant to three proposals put forth by Abu Dhabi University (ADU) Electrical, Computer, and Mechanical Engineering students.   The grant will support the winning proposals to build drones and robots powered by artificial intelligence (AI), in preparation for EGA’s third edition of the AI Robot competition, according to the university. �...