Child sleep problems is one of the most common concerns our pediatric team at ESMC hears every May and June. It is 11:30 PM. Your child has been in bed since 9. They have been out of bed four times — for water, for the toilet, because they heard a noise, and most recently because they cannot sleep. You are lying on your side of the bedroom listening...
Toothache relief starts with one simple appointment before Eid — and yet every year, hundreds of families spend the holiday managing dental pain that was entirely avoidable. It is Eid morning. The family is dressed. The house smells incredible. You reach for a piece of mithai — the first sweet of the holiday — and the moment it touches one particular tooth, there it is. That sharp, searing...
Healthy tips for Eid in UAE is something our team at Erum Saba Medical Center is asked about every year as the holiday approaches. The Eid table is one of life’s great pleasures. Mutton gravy that has been cooking since sunrise. Barbeque smoke drifting through the yard. Slow-cooked beef nihari and aromatic biryanis. Dishes arriving from neighbors, from relatives, and from the family three doors down. And you...
Child health during Eid in UAE requires a little extra attention this year. Eid Mubarak. Eid ul Adha is almost here. The smell of qurbani meat cooking since early morning. Children in their new clothes, running between houses, collecting Eidi, and staying up way past bedtime. The dining table never seems to be cleared. Relatives you have not seen in months suddenly fill every room. It is the...
Prickly heat in babies in UAE is one of the most common concerns parents bring to our team at Erum Saba Medical Center every summer. You are changing your baby’s nappy and you notice it. A cluster of tiny red bumps in the neck folds, maybe spreading to the chest. Your baby is fussier than usual, pulling at their clothes and struggling to settle for a nap. You...
Swimmer’s ear in children in Sharjah is one of the most common summer paediatric complaints our team at Erum Saba Medical Center sees every year. It is Day 3 of the Eid break. Your child has spent most of it in the pool, escaping the heat. Last night they started tugging at their ear and saying it felt funny. This morning the pain is worse. There might even...
It started after dinner. One loose stool, then another. Now it is 10 pm, your child has had summer diarrhea three times, they are grumpy and clingy, and their forehead feels warm. You are Googling. You are not sure if you should wake everyone up and drive to a clinic or just wait it out until morning. You are not alone. Summer diarrhea in children in UAE is...
Dehydration symptoms in children in UAE are easier to miss than most parents realize. Your child has been indoors all morning with the AC on. They have had half a glass of orange juice at breakfast and a few sips of water at lunch. They seem fine playing, watching TV, not complaining. So they must be hydrated, right? Not necessarily. In UAE, this is the invisible danger. We...
Heatstroke in children in Sharjah is a genuine medical emergency and it can develop in under 30 minutes on a May morning. It is 11am. Your child has been playing in the garden for 40 minutes. They come inside quieter than usual, sit down, and say their head hurts. You give them water and assume it is the heat. But within 20 minutes they are pale, confused, and...
Experiencing one miscarriage is devastating. Experiencing two, three, or more each time allowing hope to build before it is taken away is a different kind of grief entirely. Yet, recurrent miscarriage in Sharjah is more common than most people realize, and more treatable than most patients are told. In Sharjah, as across the UAE, miscarriage often remains a deeply private grief. It is frequently not spoken about outside...
