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Nick Webster

Nick Webster

Health Editor
Nick has been reporting for The National since 2015, with a focus on health-news articles and a keen eye on human-interest topics. His background is as a health, crime, and public affairs reporter in regional media in the UK. As a Dubai-based reporter, he also covers general news in the emirate and elsewhere in the country and is experienced in reporting on a variety of sectors including economic crimes, wildlife trafficking and animal welfare issues. Nick is a Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Journalism Fellow.
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Samir Hamasha with his daughters Saba, left, and Bushra, right, who both have a rare disease called MPS 6. Pawan Singh / The National
Rare Disease Day: Family tell of vital support for rare genetic condition

Enzyme deficiency MPS 6 requires regular injections but condition can be hard to diagnose

UAEFebruary 28, 2022
Jaroslaw Pieczonka spent six months in hospital after breaking his neck. Photo: NMC Health
Polish 'fighter' walks out of hospital after breaking neck on cruise ship

Hospital reveals amazing recovery of former special forces soldier who slipped in the shower

UAEFebruary 25, 2022
Dubai firm, Terraplus, is using underground tech to water palm trees which they claim could save up to around a trillion litres of water each year in the UAE, if widely adopted by date farmers. Terraplus co-founders Patrick Stevens and Nicholas Bruylants with an above ground display of a palm tree root system and their watering pipes. Photo: Antonie Robertson / The National
Dubai company producing basmati rice that is far cheaper than imports

Impressive yields on Sharjah farm could signal a way out of agricultural water shortages

UAEFebruary 25, 2022
Peter Pitts, former US FDA assistant commissioner and president of the Centre for Medicine in the Public Interest. Antonie Robertson/The National
UAE 'primed to become a global hub' for life science research and innovation

Former FDA associate commissioner Peter Pitts predicts bright future for domestic pharma industry

UAEFebruary 24, 2022
Rental portals and police warned users to be wary of requests to pay holiday let landlords directly - especially via Bitcoin or cryptocurrency sites. and Getty Images
Fake rental properties posted online cost victims thousands of dirhams

Airbnb issues warning as scammers use marketplace websites to offer homes that do not exist

UAEFebruary 22, 2022
Today many more people are aware of their level of exercise, heart rate and calorie use than before. Reem Mohammed / The National
How your smart watch could be the first to detect problems in your health

Doctors can use data from a patient's wearable device to catch the initial stages of diseases such as diabetes or Parkinson's

UAEFebruary 22, 2022
Reheated noodles were said to be a contributing factor to a bacterial infection in a US student whose legs and fingers had to be amputated. Photo: Bloomberg
How could eating leftover noodles lead to leg amputations?

A rare incident that led to sepsis put a killer infection under the spotlight

ScienceFebruary 22, 2022
Cars climb Jebel Jais in Ras Al Khaimah on the first leg of day 2. 1000 Miglia Experience UAE Prologue. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Classic cars conquer Jebel Jais in first pan-Emirates rally

Two-day prologue for the Mille Miglia race takes in Fujairah and the winding roads of the UAE's highest mountain

UAEFebruary 20, 2022
There are a number of public holidays still to come in 2022. Photo: EPA
UAE public holidays: when is the next day off?

Workers can look forward to their next break for the Eid Al Fitr festival

UAEFebruary 20, 2022
Sharjah Safari park will officially open this weekend. Antonie Robertson / The National
Seven years in the making, Sharjah Safari opens its gates

New 800-hectare park will offer a taste of Africa as the region's largest wildlife reserve

UAEFebruary 17, 2022
The stem cells are frozen with liquefied nitrogen and preserved at a temperature of -196°C for a period of up to 25 years. AP
UAE stem cell breakthrough offers hope to blood cancer patients

The first transplant of frozen stem cells completed in Abu Dhabi patient with Hodgkin lymphoma

HealthFebruary 16, 2022
Paula Jacobson says surfing helped her to cope with depression. Issa Alkindy for The National
How surf therapy can help depression and anxiety

Sport offers an alternative to counselling and long-term medication

UAEFebruary 16, 2022
Dubai Police adds Alfa Romeo’s Giulia Quadrifoglio and Stelvio Quadrifoglio to its luxury fleet. Photo: Dubai Police
UAE steps up support of global quest to bring fugitives to justice

Tighter border controls, asset freezing and fast-track money laundering courts are helping to crack crime rings

UAEFebruary 15, 2022
A medic prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, near the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv. AFP
Trial finds Covid-19 infection provides longer protection than vaccination

Israeli study finds recovered patients have antibodies for longer than those just vaccinated

CoronavirusFebruary 14, 2022
Emirates aims to return priority items within an hour, particularly to passengers taking onward flights. Pawan Singh / The National
How Emirates staff race against clock to return lost items

Dedicated team works to find and trace possessions before transit flights

UAEFebruary 14, 2022
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