“White Coat Syndrome is a medical condition that s characterized by an elevated blood pressure reading in the medical setting,” says Dr. Khalid Al-Khafaji, a board-certified cardiologist with Northwest Medical Group.
Dubai: Are you a victim of White Coat Syndrome? The condition seems to have received renewed focus during the pandemic when a number of UAE residents have reported a spike in their blood pressure during a visit to the hospital or primary health-care centre for either a PCR test or for their vaccination jab.
Dr Dirar Abdallah, Chair of Medicine and Consultant of Internal Medicine at Prime Hospital, said: “White Coat Hypertension (WCH) or White Coat Syndrome (WCS) are conditions that have been there for a long time and have been diagnosed as a disorder in which patients develop high blood pressure as soon as they enter a health-care facility and see a person (doctor or nurse) attired in a white coat.”
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The future of work from CES: The headquarters at home
CES 2021 offered insights on what it s like to work from home and how far technology still has to go to make it the office we all need. Morsa Images / Getty Images
This year’s CES, which ends today, has been fascinating because it s showcased a coming shift in product design based on the assumption that rather than everyone going into the office many people will remain working at home for the foreseeable future.
One of the most exciting sessions at the virtual event focused on this new work-from-home normal. My former colleague from CNET, Brian Cooley, joined Paul Lee from Deloitte LLP, Megan Wollerton from CNET Home, and Jennifer Kent from Parks Associates to talk about where we are now and what’s coming.