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          Health news

          The latest headlines on health and healthcare including medicine, disease, mental health and nutrition

          Poor lifestyle habits are causing heart attacks and chronic conditions to become more common in younger people in the Middle East. Getty

          New drug to tackle heart failure approved for use in the UAE

          UAEJanuary 12, 2026
          Nestle baby formula products have been recalled around the world due to contamination fears. Photo: iStockphoto

          UAE public urged to check batch numbers of recalled Nestle baby formula

          UAEJanuary 09, 2026
          Findings from the UAE's first National Nutrition Survey have confirmed much of what we already know about nutrition and fitness. Getty

          The battle for better health is won one bite at a time

          EditorialJanuary 08, 2026
          Mandatory health insurance has already emerged as a critical pillar of healthcare access in several GCC markets. Chris Whiteoak / The National

          In 2026, 'connected care' will be at the heart of healthcare delivery in the Gulf

          CommentJanuary 07, 2026
          The first National Nutrition Survey in the UAE may cause alarm bells to ring at the country's health authorities and diet has become a major focus. Rex Features

          UAE sleepwalking into health crisis with 96 per cent consuming too much salt

          UAEJanuary 06, 2026
          The inauguration of work at the ADU-CRI is a defining moment for the health sector, said one expert. Photo: Abu Dhabi University

          Opening of Abu Dhabi cancer research centre a 'defining moment'

          UAEJanuary 06, 2026
          People with sleep issues can benefit from the medical use of hemp, experts say. Photo: Alamy Stock Photo

          UAE hemp law offers new ways to treat insomnia, anxiety and epilepsy

          UAEJanuary 04, 2026
          Damien Martyn's meningitis diagnosis shows the disease can hit healthy adults, medics have warned. AFP

          Doctors call for greater meningitis awareness as cricket star battles disease

          UAEJanuary 02, 2026
          Medcare Women and Children Hospital has administered Itvisma to three-year-old Hulus, from Turkey. Photo: AETOSWire

          Dubai hospital treats boy, 3, with pioneering spinal muscular atrophy drug

          UAEDecember 31, 2025
          Women waiting for aid in Somalia, one of the countries most severely affected by 'catastrophic' cut to overseas aid, a charity chief has told The National. AFP

          'Catastrophic' overseas aid cuts will make world less safe, especially for women

          UKDecember 31, 2025
          An Abu Dhabi hospital has administered the first dose of Itvisma, in a milestone success for the country's health sector. AFP

          Abu Dhabi hospital first in world to use new spinal muscular atrophy drug

          UAEDecember 28, 2025
          Soft drinks in the UAE will now be taxed as per the amount of sugar it contains. Getty Images

          UAE's new sugar tax will address 'root cause' of rising health crises

          UAEDecember 28, 2025
          As more people come to the Emirates for treatment, clinicians will gain more experience, techniques will be refined and procedures streamlined. Getty

          Precision medicine in the UAE is set to change lives

          EditorialDecember 26, 2025
          Boxes of Wegovy, made by Novo Nordisk, which will soon be available in pill form in the US. Reuters

          'Breakthrough': UAE doctors welcome weight loss pill now available in the US

          UAEDecember 26, 2025
          Dr Vivek Mundada, a consultant paediatric neurologist at Medcare Royal Specialty Hospital, with young patient, Mirha. photo: Medcare Royal Specialty Hospital.

          Dubai hospital aims to be 'global hub' for new spinal muscular atrophy treatment

          UAEDecember 25, 2025
          Both Mars and the two numerals – 54 – hold special places in the nation’s minds. Getty

          The UAE’s Walk to Mars campaign is a moonshot that could improve public health

          CommentDecember 18, 2025
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