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Time Out Dubai
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out Dubai
Eid weekend in Dubai: Fun things to do
Is your Eid break in Dubai sorted yet? The latest moon sighting has confirmed that Arafat Day will fall on Thursday June 5, with the first day of Eid Al Adha to follow on Friday June 6. This means we're in for a four-day long weekend, so what are you going to do with the time off? If you're in need of some inspo, here are some of the best things to get up to over the next few days. What to do during the long Eid weekend in Dubai Be dazzled at a DREAM show (Credit: supplied) The dinner show will be running a special selection of acts for two weeks spanning from Wednesday June 4 to Sunday June 15 and you need to be in the front row. While you watch the powerhouse singers and incredible acrobats commandeer the stage, you'll get to tuck into dishes from truffle beef tartare to seared salmon or steak. From Dhs800 per person. Jun 4-15, 8pm-late. Address Beach Resort, JBR, (04 220 0224). Explore Green Planet (Credit: The Green Planet) The indoor rainforest is hone to over 3,000 plants and animals, so try and count them all while you enjoy the Eid Al Adha celebrations. As well as complimentary henna and face painting, there will also be a live Oud player and an arts and crafts station for the little ones to try after they've had a meet and greet with a millipede or two. From Dhs129. Open 10pm-7pm (Eid hours only). City Walk, (800 2629464). Feast at Walima (Credit: Supplied) The buffet-style restaurant at the Grand Mercure Dubai City is throwing quite the feast on Friday June 6, where you can fill your plate for only Dhs175. Fill up on fresh seafood, hot and cold mezze, freshly cooked pasta and hot shawarmas cut from the grill in front of you. Dhs175 (adult), Dhs45 (kids aged 6-12). Fri Jun 6, 1.30pm-4.30pm. Grand Mercure Dubai City, grand-mercure-dubai-city (052 267 0398). Have a Bali-inspired dinner on the beach Head down to Koko Bay for sunset, and enjoy the Sound of Bali dinner experience, complete with three themed courses, free-flowing drinks and live entertainment surrounded by a flame-lit beachfront. Dhs295. Thu 7pm-11pm. West Beach, Palm Jumeirah, (04 572 3444). Take the family to Times Square Centre (Credit: Times Square Centre) From Friday June 6 to Sunday June 8, the community mall will be packed with free events for the little ones, including a live show from Magic Phil, teddy bear workshops, face painting, storytelling and even a sing-along or two. June 6-8. Times Square Centre, Al Quoz, (04 341 8020). Try a brand new box of cookies Credit: Blueprint The Floridian favourite, Blueprint, is coming to Dubai all the way from the US with its chunky, gooey treats. Expect some drool-worthy flavours to hit the shelves, from 'Mom's apple pie' to salted caramel pretzel and New York cheesecake. Opening Fri Jun 6. Mall of the Emirates, Visit RIVERLAND Dubai The entertainment attraction is offering up all-day entertainment, from a ride along the Riverland boat, archery and axe throwing or even a dinosaur parade. Stick around for the evening, where you'll be treated to three eco-friendly laser shows before a dazzling fireworks display at 9.30pm. From Dhs25. Open Sun-Thu 10am-10pm; Fri-Sat 10am-11pm. Sheikh Zayed Road, (800 2629464). Visit a Kayali pop-up If you're looking for the perfect Insta moment this month, we've found it. Sky-high infinity pool Alto 54 has teamed up with Kayali fragrances for a vacay-themed pop-up until Thursday June 19. Letting you travel around the world all in one place, you can try a special menu, use the sample vending machine and explore the four 'destinations' – Marrakesh, Capri, Maui and the Maldives. Dhs600 (Dhs300 redeemable). Until Thu Jun 19, 9am-sunset. Address Sky View, Downtown Dubai, (04 873 8888). Have a pamper day Credit: Mare by Bussola The popular salon and spa has recently opened in a new location in Dubai Marina, where you can enjoy a full pamper day for Dhs795. Starting with a 60-minute massage, you'll then enjoy a two-course lunch at Mare by Bussola, two mixed drinks and beach access for the rest of the day. Dhs795 (Mon-Thu), Dhs895 (Fri-Sun). Spa open daily 10am-10pm. W Dubai Mina Seyahi, (04 423 8313). Spending Eid Al Adha in Dubai? Eid Al Adha 2025: When it is, where to go and what to do The celebrations start here This is how much time off Dubai will get for Eid Al Adha 2025 What you need to know about the upcoming holiday We've found the best Eid Al Adha staycation deals in Dubai Celebrate Eid in style
New Indian Express
21-05-2025
- Health
- New Indian Express
CPI(M) MP John Brittas releases impact study on DREAM project tackling substance abuse in Kerala
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: John Brittas MP on Saturday released an impact study report on DREAM (Don Bosco Breads' Drug Rehabilitation Education and Mentoring) prepared by Rajagiri College of Social Sciences at an event held in Thiruvananthapuram. The study conducted by the Department of Social Work of Rajagiri College used a community-based participatory research approach for its assessment. Launched in November 2021, DREAM was implemented across ten districts in the state to prevent substance abuse and other addictions among school and college students through awareness programmes, counselling and de-addiction services across the state in collaboration with government departments, including Excise Departments, NGOs, NCC, SPC, Kudumbashree and educational institutions. MP John Birttas released the book by handing it over to the director of the Social Justice Department, Arun S Nair.
Miami Herald
13-05-2025
- Health
- Miami Herald
Double-lung transplant in U.S. saves German mother of twins
The timing of Cornelia Tischmacher's pneumonia couldn't have been worse -- eight months after the Berlin mom gave birth to twins. But the pneumonia just wouldn't go away, so Tischmacher went to a doctor in January 2018. Tests revealed that the then 40-year-old had stage 3 lung cancer. The diagnosis shocked Tischmacher, an active nonsmoker with a busy career as an art historian and gallerist. "I absolutely loved my job and had to travel quite a bit for work, but when I was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer, my priorities immediately shifted. I knew I had to do everything I could to stay alive for my children," she said. "My twins would never hear me say the words, 'Mommy is going to die,' " Tischmacher vowed. Her road to survival eventually led to the United States, where Tischmacher received a double-lung transplant at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago the day after Christmas 2024. "During our first telehealth visit with Cornelia, it was clear to us that she was at the end of the road," Dr. Ankit Bharat, chief of thoracic surgery and director of the Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute, said in a news release. "Cornelia had failed every other medical treatment available to her, including surgeries, chemotherapy and immunotherapy, but the cancer continued to progress to stage 4 and became so advanced that it was causing her lungs to fail," said Bharat, who performed Tischmacher's surgery. "She couldn't breathe, and a lung transplant was her only option to fix the lung failure, remove all the cancer cells from her body, and give her a fighting chance to be there for her twins," Bharat said. Tischmacher received two new lungs under Northwestern's first-of-its-kind clinical program called DREAM, for Double Lung Transplant Registry Aimed for Lung-Limited Malignancies. "Receiving my lung transplant on Dec. 26 was the best Christmas present I could have asked for," Tischmacher said. "I remember waking up and thinking for the first time in a long time, I will be able to go to museums and go for bike rides with my kids without bringing an oxygen tank with me. "I could finally breathe again," she continued. "It was such a gift that I don't take for granted, and I encourage everyone [who is able] to register as an organ donor -- not just in the United States, but also in Germany." Tischmacher's treatment path started with surgery and chemotherapy in June 2018 to get rid of her initial lung cancer. But by October 2019, the cancer had returned. Doctors told her all they could do was slow down her cancer's progression using chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Tischmacher discovered the DREAM program last June, when she could no longer breathe without supplemental oxygen. In the program, select patients with advanced lung cancers that haven't spread elsewhere can be considered for a double-lung transplant. After being accepted to the DREAM program, Tischmacher flew from Berlin to Chicago in an air ambulance in December 2024. On Christmas Eve, Tischmacher entered the ICU at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and took her place on the transplant waiting list. Two days after being listed, she received a donated pair of lungs. "With how quickly her disease was progressing, it was clear to us that Cornelia would not be able to leave the hospital without receiving a lung transplant," said Dr. Krishnan Warrior, a lung transplant pulmonologist at Northwestern's Canning Thoracic Institute who has been caring for Tischmacher. Tischmacher was receiving up to 60 liters of oxygen per minute, "which is the absolute limit you can supply without a ventilator," Warrior said in a news release. "For that very reason, we worked around the clock to complete her lung transplant workup and arrange all the logistics needed for her to stay in the United States." The transplant surgery involves putting the patient on full heart and lung bypass, gently removing both cancer-ridden lungs long with the lymph nodes, then washing the airways and the chest cavity to clear away cancer cells before putting in the new lungs, Bharat said. "These patients can have billions of cancer cells in the lungs, so we must be extremely meticulous to not let a single cell spill into the patient's chest cavity or blood stream," he said. Tischmacher, now 48, spent one week recovering at Northwestern Memorial before being discharged to an apartment in Chicago. She'll spend a year in the city to be near her transplant team. Her husband, Udo Kittelmann, and their 8-year-old twins, Leo and Lucie, remained in Berlin so the kids could continue their schooling, but they were able to visit during spring break in mid-April. "Seeing my children for the first time in four months was absolutely wonderful. The weight of my illness had weighed them down, and to see me healthy again was overwhelming - but in a good way," Tischmacher said. "It's a happy continuation of the story because it could have been so different. When we said our initial 'goodbyes' in December, it was much more dramatic because we didn't know how things would go." Tischmacher is currently cancer-free and has recovered enough to walk around Chicago, taking in the city's art galleries and breathe on her own. She's the first patient from Germany to receive a lung transplant at Northwestern Medicine, doctors said. Past patients have traveled from Asia, Brazil, Colombia, Canada, the Middle East and other parts of Europe. Northwestern Medicine surgeons have performed more than 50 lung transplants for patients with advanced lung cancers, the school says. "On a daily basis, we're seeing more young women being diagnosed with lung cancer," Bharat said. "Conventionally, lung cancer has been associated with smoking and older age. While smoking certainly increases your chances of developing lung cancer, we're seeing an explosion of lung cancer cases in patients who have never smoked or had limited smoking exposure -- like Cornelia," he continued. "The majority of them are young, and the majority are women, and we still aren't sure why this is happening." The Canning Thoracic Institute also has launched a universal lung cancer screening program that evaluates patients even if their insurance doesn't cover the test. Doctors plan to share their findings as part of an effort to expand lung cancer screenings to all people past a certain age. "If lung cancer is causing the most deaths in this country, impacting smokers and nonsmokers, we need a universal screening program just like we have for breast and colon cancer," Bharat said. More information The American Lung Association has more on lung transplants. Copyright © 2025 HealthDay. All rights reserved. Copyright 2025 UPI News Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Double-lung transplant in U.S. saves German mother of twins
The timing of Cornelia Tischmacher's pneumonia couldn't have been worse -- eight months after the Berlin mom gave birth to twins. But the pneumonia just wouldn't go away, so Tischmacher went to a doctor in January 2018. Tests revealed that the then 40-year-old had stage 3 lung cancer. The diagnosis shocked Tischmacher, an active nonsmoker with a busy career as an art historian and gallerist. "I absolutely loved my job and had to travel quite a bit for work, but when I was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer, my priorities immediately shifted. I knew I had to do everything I could to stay alive for my children," she said. "My twins would never hear me say the words, 'Mommy is going to die,' " Tischmacher vowed. Her road to survival eventually led to the United States, where Tischmacher received a double-lung transplant at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago the day after Christmas 2024. "During our first telehealth visit with Cornelia, it was clear to us that she was at the end of the road," Dr. Ankit Bharat, chief of thoracic surgery and director of the Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute, said in a news release. "Cornelia had failed every other medical treatment available to her, including surgeries, chemotherapy and immunotherapy, but the cancer continued to progress to stage 4 and became so advanced that it was causing her lungs to fail," said Bharat, who performed Tischmacher's surgery. "She couldn't breathe, and a lung transplant was her only option to fix the lung failure, remove all the cancer cells from her body, and give her a fighting chance to be there for her twins," Bharat said. Tischmacher received two new lungs under Northwestern's first-of-its-kind clinical program called DREAM, for Double Lung Transplant Registry Aimed for Lung-Limited Malignancies. "Receiving my lung transplant on Dec. 26 was the best Christmas present I could have asked for," Tischmacher said. "I remember waking up and thinking for the first time in a long time, I will be able to go to museums and go for bike rides with my kids without bringing an oxygen tank with me. "I could finally breathe again," she continued. "It was such a gift that I don't take for granted, and I encourage everyone [who is able] to register as an organ donor -- not just in the United States, but also in Germany." Tischmacher's treatment path started with surgery and chemotherapy in June 2018 to get rid of her initial lung cancer. But by October 2019, the cancer had returned. Doctors told her all they could do was slow down her cancer's progression using chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Tischmacher discovered the DREAM program last June, when she could no longer breathe without supplemental oxygen. In the program, select patients with advanced lung cancers that haven't spread elsewhere can be considered for a double-lung transplant. After being accepted to the DREAM program, Tischmacher flew from Berlin to Chicago in an air ambulance in December 2024. On Christmas Eve, Tischmacher entered the ICU at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and took her place on the transplant waiting list. Two days after being listed, she received a donated pair of lungs. "With how quickly her disease was progressing, it was clear to us that Cornelia would not be able to leave the hospital without receiving a lung transplant," said Dr. Krishnan Warrior, a lung transplant pulmonologist at Northwestern's Canning Thoracic Institute who has been caring for Tischmacher. Tischmacher was receiving up to 60 liters of oxygen per minute, "which is the absolute limit you can supply without a ventilator," Warrior said in a news release. "For that very reason, we worked around the clock to complete her lung transplant workup and arrange all the logistics needed for her to stay in the United States." The transplant surgery involves putting the patient on full heart and lung bypass, gently removing both cancer-ridden lungs long with the lymph nodes, then washing the airways and the chest cavity to clear away cancer cells before putting in the new lungs, Bharat said. "These patients can have billions of cancer cells in the lungs, so we must be extremely meticulous to not let a single cell spill into the patient's chest cavity or blood stream," he said. Tischmacher, now 48, spent one week recovering at Northwestern Memorial before being discharged to an apartment in Chicago. She'll spend a year in the city to be near her transplant team. Her husband, Udo Kittelmann, and their 8-year-old twins, Leo and Lucie, remained in Berlin so the kids could continue their schooling, but they were able to visit during spring break in mid-April. "Seeing my children for the first time in four months was absolutely wonderful. The weight of my illness had weighed them down, and to see me healthy again was overwhelming - but in a good way," Tischmacher said. "It's a happy continuation of the story because it could have been so different. When we said our initial 'goodbyes' in December, it was much more dramatic because we didn't know how things would go." Tischmacher is currently cancer-free and has recovered enough to walk around Chicago, taking in the city's art galleries and breathe on her own. She's the first patient from Germany to receive a lung transplant at Northwestern Medicine, doctors said. Past patients have traveled from Asia, Brazil, Colombia, Canada, the Middle East and other parts of Europe. Northwestern Medicine surgeons have performed more than 50 lung transplants for patients with advanced lung cancers, the school says. "On a daily basis, we're seeing more young women being diagnosed with lung cancer," Bharat said. "Conventionally, lung cancer has been associated with smoking and older age. While smoking certainly increases your chances of developing lung cancer, we're seeing an explosion of lung cancer cases in patients who have never smoked or had limited smoking exposure -- like Cornelia," he continued. "The majority of them are young, and the majority are women, and we still aren't sure why this is happening." The Canning Thoracic Institute also has launched a universal lung cancer screening program that evaluates patients even if their insurance doesn't cover the test. Doctors plan to share their findings as part of an effort to expand lung cancer screenings to all people past a certain age. "If lung cancer is causing the most deaths in this country, impacting smokers and nonsmokers, we need a universal screening program just like we have for breast and colon cancer," Bharat said. More information The American Lung Association has more on lung transplants. Copyright © 2025 HealthDay. All rights reserved.
CBS News
11-05-2025
- Health
- CBS News
Woman from Germany is grateful for double lung transplant from Northwestern Medicine this Mother's Day
A woman from Germany is grateful for a life-saving operation at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago this Mother's Day. Cornelia Tischmacher's lungs were failing because of advanced cancer. The 48-year-old wife and mother of twins was near death. It had all started eight months after Tischmacher, of Berlin, gave birth to twins. The then-40-year-old went to the doctor and found out she had stage 3 lung cancer. Tischmacher did not smoke, worked out, and had a busy career as an art historian and gallerist, according to Northwestern. Cornelia Tischmacher in July 2018, before she started chemotherapy for lung cancer. Northwestern Medicine Tischmacher underwent surgery and chemotherapy to eliminate her cancer in June 2018, but by October 2019, it was back. Was told palliative care with chemo and immunotherapy was the only way to stem the progression of the cancer. By June of last year, Tischmacher could no longer breathe without oxygen. But her doctors in Germany told her about a procedure through Northwestern Medicine that could help. A Northwestern program called DREAM, or Double Lung Transplant Registry Aimed for Lung-Limited Malignancies, allowed for patients with advanced cancers confined to the lungs to be considered for double-lung transplants. Cornelia Tischmacher in an air ambulance from Berlin to Chicago. Northwestern Medicine Tischmacher flew across the Atlantic to Chicago in an air ambulance in December of last year, and then day after Christmas, she received a double lung transplant. Nearly five months later, Tischmacher is recovering well — and describes what it felt like waking up with new, healthy lungs. "I didn't have any brain fog or anything. I was totally aware where I am. I wanted to see what time it was, to get an idea how long it took," Tischmacher said, "and then, of course, they had told me that there would be a breathing tube. But even with it, I could tell, OK , this is — somehow I felt great." Tischmacher said it was great finally to see her kids and her husband again. She said the kids were amazed when she told them she didn't need breathing tubes anymore. Cornelia Tischmacher and her family in Chicago. Northwestern Medicine For the first time in a long time now, Tischmacher and her family can go to a museum, walk, and even go bike riding.
