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01 Jan, 2026
JHAH Infectious Diseases Expert Wins Saudi Vaccine Award For Research Into Coronavirus Variants And Hajj Safety
Professor Jaffar Al-Tawfiq won the Vaccine Research and Innovation Award at the 7th Saudi International Vaccination Forum for his yearslong studies across multiple fields of vaccinology.
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01 Jan, 2026
JHAH conducts first robotic rectal surgery of its kind in Eastern Province
A surgical team at JHAH conducted the region’s first robotic Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS). The case was later presented at a meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.
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01 Jan, 2026
Children’s Medical Center enhances care for kids with autism and their families by becoming a Certified Autism Center™
The Children’s Medical Center at JHAH Dhahran has become the first healthcare facility in the Eastern Province to be designated a Certified Autism Center™ by the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards.
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01 Jan, 2026
Quick and easy eye test for young children now available at JHAH Dhahran
Point-and-click Spot® Vision Screener scans for six eye conditions in seconds.
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01 Jan, 2026
Perfect pass rate for JHAH's family medicine residents
For the first time, 100% of final-year residents on JHAH’s market-leading Family Medicine Residency Program passed their Saudi Commission for Health Specialties exams.
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01 Jan, 2026
JHAH becomes first hospital in Eastern Province to offer routine toe-lengthening surgery for brachymetatarsia
Corrective plastic surgery is now available to all Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare patients who suffer from this foot deformity.
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01 Jan, 2026
‘Thanks to Hospital at Home, we are able to live in peace’
Nada Ibrahim, daughter of 97-year-old Ibrahim Abdelaziz Saad, describes how the new Hospital at Home service from Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare is helping her father to live at home in comfort.
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01 Jan, 2026
JHAH surgeon removes “huge” prostate weighing more than half a kilogram
Dr. Tareq Al Tartir, Chief of Urology at JHAH, urges men to contact their primary care physician if they are having difficulty urinating.
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01 Jan, 2026
How a digital automation tool is helping JHAH clinicians spend more time with home healthcare patients
JHAH has become the first hospital in the Middle East to implement the Epic Dorothy module, which automates and streamlines home healthcare administration.
01 Jan, 2026
Meet the breast cancer survivor whose treatment journey at JHAH inspired her to retrain as a cancer nurse
Gitu Mirchandani was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer in 2019. This is her story about overcoming adversity as she underwent treatment at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare — and what inspired her to seek a new career in nursing.
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