Saudi Researcher at Harvard University Discovers Uses of Sugammadex to Reverse Neuromuscular Blockade via Non-Surgery

A seal hangs over a building at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts November 16, 2012. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi/File
A seal hangs over a building at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts November 16, 2012. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi/File
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Saudi Researcher at Harvard University Discovers Uses of Sugammadex to Reverse Neuromuscular Blockade via Non-Surgery

A seal hangs over a building at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts November 16, 2012. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi/File
A seal hangs over a building at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts November 16, 2012. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi/File

Dr. Shaima Al-Zaidi, a scholarship student from the Faculty of Pharmacy at Taif University, conducted a critical care research study during her Harvard University residency, SPA said on Sunday.
The study found that using “Sugammadex” effectively reverses neuromuscular blockade outside surgical operations.
In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency(SPA), Dr. Shaima said that the drug “Sugammadex” was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2015 for use in surgical operations. She and her research team evaluated the uses of Sugammadex outside operating rooms and disseminated medical practices at Burgham Hospital, the second-largest teaching hospital at Harvard Medical School and the largest hospital in the Longwood Medical Area in Boston, Massachusetts.
The research has been accepted for presentation at the Critical Care Medical Conference, and the results will be published in Arizona in January 2024.
Dr. Shaima also praised the hospital for its excellence, citing how it provided her with opportunities to learn about the latest medical experiments in creating various medicines, thereby enhancing her experience. She expressed gratitude to the Saudi leadership for investing in human resources by enrolling professionals from renowned international universities across different specialties.
Dr. Shaimaa was honored with the Scientific Excellence Award and graduated among the first in the professional Ph.D. program in pharmacy at the Medical University of South Carolina. Subsequently, she joined the general pharmacy residency program at Brigham Hospital, affiliated with Harvard Medical University. Currently, she is completing a specialty residency program in critical care at the same hospital.



China Snow Village Apologizes for Fake Cotton Snow 

People walk along a street in Beijing, China, 16 February 2025. (EPA) 
People walk along a street in Beijing, China, 16 February 2025. (EPA) 
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China Snow Village Apologizes for Fake Cotton Snow 

People walk along a street in Beijing, China, 16 February 2025. (EPA) 
People walk along a street in Beijing, China, 16 February 2025. (EPA) 

A tourist village in China's southwestern province of Sichuan famed for its scenic snow landscape said it was sorry for using cotton wool and soapy water to create fake snow after online criticism from visitors went viral.

In a post on its official Wechat account on February 8, the Chengdu Snow Village project said during the Lunar New Year holiday at the end of January, the weather was warm and the snow village did not take shape as anticipated.

China is facing hotter and longer heat waves and more frequent and unpredictable heavy rain as a result of climate change, the country's weather bureau has warned.

"In order to create a 'snowy' atmosphere the tourist village purchased cotton for the snow...but it did not achieve the expected effect, leaving a very bad impression on tourists who came to visit," the Chengdu Snow Village project said in the statement.

After receiving feedback from the majority of netizens, the tourist area began to clean up all the snow cotton.

The village said it "deeply apologizes" for the changes and that tourists could get a refund. The site has since been closed.

Photos on Wechat showed large cotton wool sheets strewn about the grounds, only partially covering leafy areas. A thick snow layer appeared to blanket the houses in the zone but as you got closer, it was all cotton, said one netizen.

"A snow village without snow," said another user.

"In today's age of well-developed Internet, scenic spots must advertise truthfully and avoid deception or false advertising, otherwise they will only shoot themselves in the foot."