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Women mourn Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike, at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on November 23. Reuters

CommentWhether in Gaza, Sudan or Yemen, health care can't be left out in the cold

The right to health, safety and dignity is a universal human right, not a privilege reserved for the fortunate few

Hopes high new malaria vaccine will 'significantly reduce' deaths

Dubai authorities urge residents to report inflated health insurance policy prices

US health insurers accused of using AI to deny claims in bulk

E. coli vaccines could cut risk of cancer

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Zaha Hadid Architects designed the futuristic-looking Beijing Daxing International Airport. Reuters

Airports as luxury destinations? It's an idea taking off

Online learning platform Coursera says 2025 will see a sharp increase in AI-related course enrollment in the UAE. Chris Whiteoak / The National

UAE learners will prioritise AI in 2025, report says

Sarah Jessica Parker attended the fourth year of the Red Sea International Film Festival. AFP

Sarah Jessica Parker 'wonderfully daunted' by Booker Prize judge role

The oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments. Photo: Sotheby's

Oldest known Ten Commandments tablet sells for more than $5m

An Orange from Jaffa has been shortlisted in the live-action short film category. Photo: Synecdoche Company

What are the Arab films shortlisted for Oscar nominations?

Soap sud 'snow' delights a young reveller at Christmas celebrations at Zocalo Square in Mexico City. Reuters

In picturesSoapy Christmas celebrations in Mexico City to a foggy Taj Mahal

Emily and George Evans bought a four-bedroom home for Dh2.4 million in 2023 at Noor Townhouses in the Town Square area of Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

My Own Home: Family plan to stay in Dh2.4m Dubai home 'indefinitely'

Ravichandran Ashwin took one wicket in India's 10-wicket defeat to Australia in Adelaide, a match that has proved to be his last in Test cricket. Getty Images

Ashwin announces retirement from all international cricket

Headlines

Demonstrators protesting against the assisted dying bill outside the British parliament in London. PA

British MPs vote in support of assisted dying

Bill would allow terminally ill adults with a life expectancy of less than six months to end their lives

Breakthrough asthma drug could be held up by high costs

Four people with asthma and 85 with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease die every day and someone has an asthma attack every 10 seconds in the UK. Getty Images

First new asthma attack treatment in 50 years could be 'game-changing'

Heading a football really can cause brain damage

A man reads a 'dying wish' tied to a tree near parliament by a group of terminally ill people in support of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. PA

British MPs faced with emotional decision on assisted dying

What would RFK as health secretary mean for US pandemic plans?

Sitting down on the job increases risk of early death

Weight-loss drug offers health benefits and fewer side effects in trials

ExclusiveFuture-proofing Emirati talent at London's Great Ormond St Hospital

Buying Health

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

Arab Health 2024 to showcase UK investment potential for Gulf boom

Dubai event to see UK healthcare and medical tech companies seek greater partnerships in the GCC

Private medical insurance inquiries soar as NHS waits grow

Patients face 'dire situation' as many opt for private health care

'Great resignation' of women raises pressure on global health sector

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

Early-stage lung cancer screenings can lift stigma

A last hope? More Americans travelling to Mexico for cancer treatment

Medical research

Even Japan, an economic powerhouse famous for its rigorous work culture, is questioning some old assumptions about the work-life balance. AFP

CommentAll work and no play can deplete the ego

Stress and burnout are common in modern societies and the workplace but there are other ways to live

Weekend EssayWhat happens to our bodies when antibiotics don't work?

Weight-loss drug offers health benefits and fewer side effects in trials

Will we ever see an end to animal testing?

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

Medicine

Fawaz Akhras with his daughter Asma Al Assad. AFP

'In-law is not a political position', says Asma Al Assad's sanctioned father

Fawaz Akhras is the first member of the Assad family to speak after collapse of what he acknowledges is the 'former regime'

Weight-loss drug offers health benefits and fewer side effects in trials

Will we ever see an end to animal testing?

UAE evacuates 210 patients and relatives from Gaza

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