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Migrants at a refugee centre in Lithuania. Researchers have found adolescent migration can lead to a heightened risk of psychosis. AFP

Migration during adolescence 'could increase mental health risk'

People who are black or north African suffer disorders up to three times greater than those who did not migrate, study finds

Smoking ban for young could 'prevent million lung cancer deaths'

Do vegetarians and vegans need protein and other supplements?

New scanner can improve cancer and arthritis diagnoses

Parkinson's breakthrough after mutation identified in Omani family

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Vincent Kazibwe, marketing head at Luxbridge International Realty, plans to buy a property in Ajman in the next few years. Chris Whiteoak / The National

My Dubai Salary: ‘I started as a cleaner and upskilled to earn Dh24,000 a month’

Gerard Pique is in Abu Dhabi to take part in a 3x3 hybrid basketball-football match at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island on Saturday, October 5, 2024. Photo: Kings League

Exclusive'It's a tough one': Gerard Pique on European Super League proposal

A hard hat tour of the 356-metre Ciel tower in Dubai Marina, which developers say will be the tallest hotel in the world upon completion. Antonie Robertson / The National

Building up: Do the world's tallest towers make economic sense?

Interactive Brokers is expected to open a bank account in the region, which experts say will help local investors. Bloomberg

What will Interactive Brokers' UAE bank account mean for local investors?

Personal private assistants are separate from executive assistants, who usually only operate in the corporate world. Unsplash

UAE's private assistants earning up to Dh75,000 a month due to high demand

Football legends Ronaldinho and Thierry Henry at Friday's tie between Denver Nuggets and Boston Celtics. AFP

Celebrities spotted courtside at the Abu Dhabi NBA games

More than 800,000 mangrove have been planted along Abu Dhabi's coastlines. Photo: Abu Dhabi Media Office

CommentThe importance of mangrove restoration in Abu Dhabi

Un Ballo In Maschera touches on the corrosive impacts of pride, jealousy and betrayal. Photo: Royal Opera House Muscat

How Muscat staging of Verdi opera maintains its tragic tradition

Vincent Kazibwe, marketing head at Luxbridge International Realty, plans to buy a property in Ajman in the next few years. Chris Whiteoak / The National

My Dubai Salary: ‘I started as a cleaner and upskilled to earn Dh24,000 a month’

Gerard Pique is in Abu Dhabi to take part in a 3x3 hybrid basketball-football match at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island on Saturday, October 5, 2024. Photo: Kings League

Exclusive'It's a tough one': Gerard Pique on European Super League proposal

A hard hat tour of the 356-metre Ciel tower in Dubai Marina, which developers say will be the tallest hotel in the world upon completion. Antonie Robertson / The National

Building up: Do the world's tallest towers make economic sense?

Interactive Brokers is expected to open a bank account in the region, which experts say will help local investors. Bloomberg

What will Interactive Brokers' UAE bank account mean for local investors?

Personal private assistants are separate from executive assistants, who usually only operate in the corporate world. Unsplash

UAE's private assistants earning up to Dh75,000 a month due to high demand

Football legends Ronaldinho and Thierry Henry at Friday's tie between Denver Nuggets and Boston Celtics. AFP

Celebrities spotted courtside at the Abu Dhabi NBA games

More than 800,000 mangrove have been planted along Abu Dhabi's coastlines. Photo: Abu Dhabi Media Office

CommentThe importance of mangrove restoration in Abu Dhabi

Un Ballo In Maschera touches on the corrosive impacts of pride, jealousy and betrayal. Photo: Royal Opera House Muscat

How Muscat staging of Verdi opera maintains its tragic tradition

Vincent Kazibwe, marketing head at Luxbridge International Realty, plans to buy a property in Ajman in the next few years. Chris Whiteoak / The National

My Dubai Salary: ‘I started as a cleaner and upskilled to earn Dh24,000 a month’

Gerard Pique is in Abu Dhabi to take part in a 3x3 hybrid basketball-football match at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island on Saturday, October 5, 2024. Photo: Kings League

Exclusive'It's a tough one': Gerard Pique on European Super League proposal

A hard hat tour of the 356-metre Ciel tower in Dubai Marina, which developers say will be the tallest hotel in the world upon completion. Antonie Robertson / The National

Building up: Do the world's tallest towers make economic sense?

Interactive Brokers is expected to open a bank account in the region, which experts say will help local investors. Bloomberg

What will Interactive Brokers' UAE bank account mean for local investors?

Dr Haider Ali, a British GP working in the UAE, is a 'weekend warrior'. His exercise pattern protects against 200 health conditions, say researchers. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Being a weekend exercise warrior 'protects against 200 health conditions'

Total amount of exercise is more important than following a daily pattern of physical activity, study finds

How Sri Lanka and Nepal are stubbing out cigarettes to cut cancer rates

Smog over Cairo, Egypt. A new study has linked air pollution in the region to stroke levels. Reuters

Heat and pollution driving rise in strokes across Middle East

Why tea and chocolate could help stave off dementia

People receive chemotherapy for cancer, provided free of charge at hospital run by the Syrian American Medical Society Foundation, in Idlib, Syria. EPA

Cancer patients fleeing war zones deprived of crucial support

Can 'HAPI zones' solve Britain's health crisis?

Superbugs may cause more than 39 million deaths by 2050

UAE study explores how green algae could boost fight against cancer

Mpox vaccine gets approval in first step to slowing Africa epidemic

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

The increase in vaping never-smokers is largely driven by young adults. AFP

One million who never smoked cigarettes start vaping in England

Study authors call for more regulation to minimise the health effects

Britain looks to become 'garbage man' of space

Why tea and chocolate could help stave off dementia

The medical advances helping half a billion diabetes patients

We know exercise is good, so why don't we do it?

Breakthrough in trauma care extends 'golden hour' for treatment

Why boss of Ozempic parent company revels in his Arab-British heritage

Scientists have discovered a way to make skin transparent using yellow food dye. Photo: US National Science Foundation

Common food dye can make skin 'invisible' in groundbreaking technique

Skin and muscle can be made temporarily transparent, leading to hope for improved cancer treatments

Collector of medical antiques describes journey to opening museum in Kuwait

CommentIt's easy to put off screening for prostate cancer. Health insurers should step in

Brain surgeon hails Gaza medics saving lives at besieged hospitals

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