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Diabetes is silently draining economies in the region, researchers say. Photo: Halfpoint Images

Diabetes could cost Middle East and North Africa $1.5 trillion annually by 2050

Researchers call for prevention and stronger health systems

UAE

Ozempic drug could cut cardiac deaths regardless of weight loss, study finds

UAE

Abu Dhabi cancer breakthrough could pave way for chemotherapy alternative

UAE

UAE millennials prioritising mental over physical health, survey finds

UAE

Why one long walk beats two short strolls

Health


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Fans cheer during the first match of IPL 2014 at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National

IPL 2026 player retentions - how teams shape up ahead of Abu Dhabi auction

Glen Powell, second right, and Colman Domingo, right, face off in The Running Man. Photo: Paramount Pictures

The Running Man director explains why he changed Stephen King's original ending

India's captain Shubman Gill retired hurt due to neck issues during the first Test against South Africa in Kolkata. AP

Gill injury - is India batter paying the price for playing all formats?

President Sheikh Mohamed with Dr Frauke Heard-Bey, who received an Abu Dhabi Award on behalf of her late husband, David Heard, at Qasr Al Hosn. Photo: UAE Presidential Court

Wife pays tribute to late historian husband honoured by UAE President

The lobby of Ciel Dubai Marina, the world's tallest hotel. Chris Whiteoak / The National

New world’s tallest hotel, Ciel Dubai Marina, welcomes its first guests

Dubai's bustling Deira district has many amenities nearby, such as traditional souqs. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Why old Dubai could hold the secret to easing modern-day traffic woes

India's Vaibhav Suryavanshi has been in sizzling form in 2025. Reuters

Teen sensation Suryavanshi smashes record T20 century against UAE

A treasure trove of photographs, drawings and notes charting the unwrapping of the mummified pharaoh Tutankhamen have been released to the public. Photo: Griffiths Institute

Secrets of King Tutankhamun's mummy revealed after 100 years


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The team observed the emergence of the three-dimensional hematoids under a microscope in the lab. Jitesh Neupane / University of Cambridge

Breakthrough in understanding how blood disorders develop

Lab-grown blood cells could pave way for new regenerative therapies

Health

Surge in deadly 'brain-eating' amoeba cases causes alarm in Kerala

Health
People using Wegovy to lose weight have taken part in the study of its effects on taste. Reuters

Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro can 'change how food tastes'

Health

You can be fat and fit, finds diabetes study

Health
A blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer's disease is being trialled.

Blood test could speed up Alzheimer's diagnosis

Health

How patients risk being misled by ChatGPT's 'persuasive' medical advice

Health

Nearly half of diabetes sufferers unaware they have the condition

Health

Abu Dhabi scientists develop 'Ozempic-buster' weight-loss device

Health

Why doctors have warned public against using baby teeth to treat diabetes

Health


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

UK

Private medical insurance inquiries soar as NHS waits grow

Health

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

Health

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

UK

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

US

Early-stage lung cancer screenings can lift stigma

Health

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

US

Medical research
Pelage Pharmaceuticals have trialled a drug that aims to combat male-pattern baldness. Getty Images

Scientists comb through research for milestone cure for male baldness

Pharmaceutical companies look to gain a slice of the multibillion-dollar anti-baldness market

Health

Palestinian-Jordanian girl hopes for new life after US surgery

US

Exercise linked to brain changes that help prevent dementia, study finds

Health

Volunteers to be injected with malaria to study long-term effects

Health

Medicine
A study has revealed the medicinal powers of the mulberry. Photo: Getty Images

UAE's mulberry trees could be nature's secret weapon in rooting out disease

Research highlights the untapped potential of plant extracts in medicine, scientists claim

UAE

How graphene is revolutionising the microchip industry with help from the UAE

UAE

Hold the starter and dessert: How Ozempic is reshaping the UAE dining scene

Food

UK millionaire exodus could accelerate after November budget meeting

Economy

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