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
A survey conducted last year found that 22.4 per cent of adults in the UAE are living with obesity. Getty

CommentThe UAE's approach to tackling obesity goes beyond prescribing a magic pill

Medicated weight loss is just one aspect of a much broader strategy

Comment

UAE approves use of 'most expensive drug' to give sick children hope

UAE

Scientists comb through research for milestone cure for male baldness

Health

Palestinian-Jordanian girl hopes for new life after US surgery

US
Medicine
Afna Shanavas talks about her undiagnosed arthritis as a teenager ahead of World Arthritis Day. Photo: Antonie Robertson/The National

Woman diagnosed at 26 'thought arthritis was for the elderly'

Diagnosis highlights that condition can affect young people

UAE

UAE scientists harness AI to discover potential blood cancer drug

Health

CommentThe neglected knife: Why global health overlooks surgery

Comment

UCL surgeons pioneer AI-aided brain tumour operation

UK

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