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1. 3D printed baby heart on display at Future of Surgery Zone
The 3D printed heart that allowed doctors from New York- Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital better plan for an operation on a very complex and unique heart malformation was displayed today at the new Future of Surgery Zone at Arab Health. Medical staff used 3D printing technology to produce a 3D replica of the child’s heart in order to simplify the procedure.
2. First Gulf Hypertension Conference launched
Officially endorsed by the European Hypertension Society, the first Gulf Hypertension Conference is a new addition in the Arab Health Congress 2015 and will provide the most updated clinical and scientific data in the field of hypertension. The conference will run from January 26-27.
Delegates got the latest updates and the most recent advances in the field of hypertension and how to improve the patient’s management of this disease and its associated health impacts. The main goal of the conference is to elaborate on the extent of the disease and its impact on regional health plans.
3. Roche Diagnostics Middle East launched its latest innovations in in-vitro diagnostics.
These latest laboratory solutions deliver quality and reliability for more accurate results in the areas of laboratory automation, coagulation and histopathology. The new coagulation analyser, the cobas t 411, was designed to allow maximum flexibility for laboratories with low to medium throughput and a unique set of enhanced safety features to ensure robust and high-quality results every time for patients throughout the region.
