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Robert F Kennedy Jr has been nominated as president-elect Donald Trump's health secretary. AP

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Alina Hayat lives with her partner and Tiger the cat at the Binghatti Pearls in Dubai Silicon Oasis. Pawan Singh / The National

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A Gazan man shows his belongings in the central West Bank on November 3, 2024. He is among thousands of Gazan workers trapped in the occupied territory after Israel cancelled his work permit following Hamas' October 7 2023 attacks

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Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez, right, lands a punch on Chris Billam-Smith in a fight the Mexican dominated to win the WBA cruiserweight title. Getty

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There is a rising trend of candidates landing in the UAE without a job in hand and applying for roles when in the country. Getty Images

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Max Verstappen during the Qatar Grand Prix last year that was marred by extreme heat. Getty Images

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Three variants of the iPhone 15 took the top three spots. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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Boats during the UAE National Sailing Championship in Abu Dhabi. All photos: Pawan Singh / The National

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Valentyn Volkov, co-founder of Xpanceo. Pawan Singh / The National

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Researchers created digital twins of cancer patients, allowing them to predict how their tumours respond to treatments. PA

'Digital twins' of cancer patients created to test treatments

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A medic administers a polio vaccine to a Palestinian child in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP

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Moderna's mRNA vaccine against three strains of norovirus will enter the final stages of testing in the next two weeks

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Egypt declared malaria-free, eradicating disease that 'plagued pharaohs'

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An optometrist examines a patient at the Moorfields eye hospital in Abu Dhabi. Cash-rich investment funds in the GCC are looking to life sciences, pharmaceutical and healthcare assets in the UK, the US and Europe. Pawan Singh / The National

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GoFundMe health care: Americans look to strangers to help pay bills

Early-stage lung cancer screenings can lift stigma

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Experts believe the data could lead to a new treatment for millions of people living with both obesity and type 2 diabetes. Getty Images

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Mubadala’s Kelix bio acquires GHH’s pharma assets

Nobel Prize for medicine awarded for 'worm' gene breakthrough

One million who never smoked cigarettes start vaping in England

Britain looks to become 'garbage man' of space

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Experts believe the data could lead to a new treatment for millions of people living with both obesity and type 2 diabetes. Getty Images

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