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
Delivered in a one-time fixed dose, the drug aims to improve quality of life and reduce reliance on long-term treatments. Getty Images

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

Itvisma replaces defective gene responsible for spinal muscular atrophy

UAE

Scientists comb through research for milestone cure for male baldness

Health

Palestinian-Jordanian girl hopes for new life after US surgery

US

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

Health
Medicine
Mandatory health insurance has already emerged as a critical pillar of healthcare access in several GCC markets. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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

Using data and advanced digital tools, this type of care will be more personalised and therefore more effective

Comment

The Gaza surgeon's choice: who might survive - and who could not be saved?

MENA

How the UAE’s multiculturalism helps saves lives

Comment

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

UAE

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