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Last week, Google announced the imminent launch of Derm Assist, a new artificial intelligence tool that aims to help people identify skin, hair and nail conditions. But is self-diagnosis and a reliance on Dr Google ultimately a good thing for patients and their skin? Dermatologists of the UAE have their doubts.
Dr Bina Rabadia, specialist dermatologist at Dubai London Clinic & Speciality Hospital, says she had a number of initial concerns after reading about Derm Assist.
“What if the general public consider this online tool a substitute for a dermatologist consultation and start self-diagnosing and treating skin conditions, with the help of over-the-counter medications, without understanding the implications of such actions and side effects of medications?”
The two are on a collision course, putting patients at a far higher risk Image Credit: Shutterstock
The UAE ranks 26th on the Global Obesity Observatory’s list of nations with high percentage of obese people behind the US positioned at 14 but ahead of the UK ranked 29. As of 2016, the country had 28.44 per cent obese men and 42.46 obese women. A more recent 2019 study of 33,000 Emirati men in the UAE, conducted by Prof. Ashraf Hassan Humaidan Al Zaabi from Zayed Military Hospital in Abu Dhabi, found even more startling statistics 58 per cent of the surveyed were overweight or obese at age 18, rising sharply to 71 per cent at the age of 29. Sixty-two per cent of men exhibited at least one cardio-metabolic risk factor, while one in four had more than one cardio-metabolic risk factor.
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As almonds are lamented for their potentially devastating environmental impact, and the debate over whether or not soya is healthy rages on, consumers are cottoning on to another star ingredient for non-dairy milk: the mighty pea.
Alternative milks are on the rise across the world. In Britain, for example, almost a quarter of people have made the switch from dairy, according to a 2019 survey by market research firm Mintel.
Over in the US, sales of plant-based dairy and egg products are expected to reach $5.2 billion by 2024, according to a 2020 report by Packaged Facts. The market research publisher, which covers the food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industries, asserts retail sales of the products will rise at an average annual rate of 6 per cent over the next four years.
FCM Travel Solutions launches new digital health programme
DUBAI, February 1, 2021 FCM Travel Solutions, one of the largest travel management companies in the world, has partnered with Medcare Hospitals & Medical Centres to provide customers access to discounted rates for PCR/Serology tests and Nasal Swab/Deep Throat Saliva tests. The new service, available at the Medcare Hospital Al Safa Dubai, comes at a time when Emirates and Etihad Airlines announce a partnership with IATA to trial the IATA Travel Pass in the region. Passengers can create a ‘digital passport’ to verify if their pre-travel test or vaccination meets the requirements of the destination. They will also be able to share the test and vaccination certificates with authorities and airlines to facilitate travel. Similar to an FCM initiative launched in Asia recently, FCM sees this as a next step once the trial period is over, which will also enable travellers to manage all travel documentation digitally an
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