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Shireena Al Nowais

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A journalist from the UAE with more than a decade's experience, Shireena joined The National in 2013. She is interested in public policy, judicial, social, health and government issues, and has written several investigative reports pertaining to these areas. She also launched and handled a weekly charity page called “Helping Hands”.
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October is breast cancer awareness month. Photo: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Why reconstructive surgery is 'crucial to the breast cancer healing process'

Raising awareness: medical expert urges sufferers to opt for rebuilding operation

HealthOctober 20, 2021
The miracle baby who was born at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Handout
Pregnant woman with Covid names baby after Abu Dhabi hospital that saved their lives

Caleb Angelo Cleveland Baldemor was delivered at 27 weeks after his mother was placed on a ventilator

UAEOctober 17, 2021
Nurses with Seha prepare flu vaccines. Experts have urged employers to have their staff vaccinated. Sammy Dallal / The National
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Covid-19 or flu? UAE doctor says patients should be tested for both

Doctors report sharp decrease in influenza cases because of precautions adopted to prevent spread of Covid-19

HealthOctober 17, 2021
Sheikha Fakhra bint Diab Al Nahyan, 9, and Sheikh Nahyan bin Diab Al Nahyan, 12, learn about their history and heritage at the Alesco event at Qasr Al Hosn. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
Sheikha Alyazia to champion culture for Arab world

Member of UAE's royal family is first woman to be named Ambassador for Culture by the Arab League's Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation

UAEOctober 15, 2021
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed thanked the donor's family. Photo: Dubai Media Office
Sheikh Hamdan thanks Indian boy's family for life-saving organ donation

Crown Prince of Dubai said donation after death allowed three children in UAE and Saudi Arabia to survive

HealthOctober 13, 2021
Abu Dhabi's public hospital group says the new nasal spray could be a game-changer when it comes to depression. Photo: Seha
Depressed Emirati benefits from new nasal spray

In only three months the patient stopped feeling suicidal and began feeling happier

HealthOctober 12, 2021
The National Experts Program of the Crown Prince Court in Abu Dhabi fellow Mariam Al Meraikhi, Co-Founder, AstroCloud Studios.
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Meet the Emirati change-makers primed to be tomorrow's leaders

The National Experts Programme shapes developing talent to protect the planet, steer social enterprise and revamp philanthropy

GovernmentJuly 16, 2021
Saleh who passed away a few months ago from a rare genetic skin disease.
Special Abu Dhabi unit to treat 'butterfly child' syndrome

Epidermolysis bullosa causes terrible suffering in young children

HealthJuly 04, 2021
Residents are a big show for PCR and vaccination tests at the SEHA Covid-19 Drive-Through Service Center at the Corniche in Abu Dhabi on June 17th, 2021. There is a huge demand for vaccinations and PCRs after the green pass restrictions. Victor Besa / The National. Reporter: Shireena Al Nowais for News
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UAE officials warn against taking excessive booster shots after vaccine

Some residents who want to travel have tried to be revaccinated with European-approved Pfizer-BioNTech dose

HealthJune 29, 2021
Nora Abdullah Al Neyadi was one of the two winners of the third Mohamed bin Zayed Award for Best GCC Teacher. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
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Prize-winning Emirati teacher urges society to accept children of all abilities

Nora Abdullah Al Neyadi hopes to see a dedicated curriculum for people with learning difficulties

EducationJune 29, 2021
A team at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi performed the complex and rarely performed surgery. Courtesy Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi surgeons complete rare 11-hour procedure to reattach Emirati man's kidney after tumour removal

Doctors discovered the tumour in Ali Al Shamsi's only kidney

HealthJune 27, 2021
Switzerland is opening to vaccinated travellers from June 28, with no quarantine required. Courtesy Unsplash/ Gabriel Marengo
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Vaccinated UAE nationals can fly to Switzerland quarantine-free from June 26

Approved vaccines include Sinopharm and Pfizer

GovernmentJune 24, 2021
People register for a vaccine at an Abu Dhabi Health Services centre. Victor Besa / The National
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Tourists visiting Abu Dhabi are 'not eligible for coronavirus vaccine'

Reports that the capital was promoting 'vaccine tourism' are inaccurate

UAEJune 24, 2021
Residents are a big show for PCR and vaccination tests at the SEHA Covid-19 Drive-Through Service Center at the Corniche in Abu Dhabi on June 17th, 2021. There is a huge demand for vaccinations and PCRs after the green pass restrictions. Victor Besa / The National. Reporter: Shireena Al Nowais for News
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Thousands flock to vaccine and testing centres after new Abu Dhabi rules

Medics saw a flood of people sign up for the vaccine on Thursday, while PCR test numbers rose sharply

GovernmentJune 18, 2021
Residents and workers are a big show for PCR free tests at the SEHA Covid-19 Drive-Through Service Center at 6th Street, Musaffah in Abu Dhabi on June 17th, 2021. There is a huge demand for vaccinations and PCRs after the green pass restrictions. Victor Besa / The National. Reporter: Shireena Al Nowais for News
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Free PCR tests in Abu Dhabi: Health workers see screening numbers double in a day

Clinic operator Tamouh says daily testing numbers hit 45,000 as the city rolls out Al Hosn 'green status' system

HealthJune 17, 2021
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