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          Medicine

          The latest news on medicine, research and medical stories from The National

          Opal Sandy, second left, who received ground-breaking gene therapy aged 11 months, is pictured with her mother Jo, father James and sister Nora at their home in Eynsham, Oxfordshire. PA

          World first: UK girl has hearing restored in gene therapy trial

          HealthMay 08, 2024
          WHO director general Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said the 2024 Global Hepatitis Report highlighted failings in health authorities diagnosing the virus. Getty Images

          Hepatitis killing 3,500 every day, global report shows

          HealthApril 11, 2024
          As well as being potentially dangerous, mosquito bites can be sore and uncomfortable. Photo: Pixabay

          Mosquito bites: How to prevent, treat and soothe them

          WellbeingMarch 30, 2024
          King Charles III, who is being treated for cancer, meets Burundi's ambassador in Britain, Epimeni Bapfinda, on Thursday. AFP

          Royal cancer cases puts efforts to improve care in spotlight

          HealthMarch 29, 2024
          Scientists have used gene-editing technology called CRISPR-Cas to remove HIV from cells. AP

          HIV cure must offer big step forward to replace drugs, experts say

          HealthMarch 22, 2024
          Scientists have studied the immune system of a man in Germany who claims to have received 217 Covid-19 vaccines. PA

          Man in Germany receives 217 Covid-19 vaccines

          HealthMarch 05, 2024
          Hungarian biochemist Katalin Kariko, one of the winners of this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. EPA

          Pioneers of mRNA vaccine awarded Nobel Prize for medicine

          EuropeOctober 02, 2023
          Turmeric is derived from the root of the Curcuma longa plant. Getty Images

          Why turmeric may be better than medicine at treating indigestion

          HealthSeptember 11, 2023
          Rubber gloves are among the medical items in shortest supply in Egypt. EPA

          Egypt’s dollar crunch leads to shortage of medical supplies

          EgyptApril 06, 2023
          A shopper walks past near-empty shelves at a supermarket in Beirut, Lebanon March 16, 2021. Picture taken March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

          A look inside the suitcase of a Lebanese expat

          LebanonJuly 01, 2021
          Julphar attributed losses to temporary suspension in the export of medicines to Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait as well as product recalls due to quality issues. Jeff Topping / The National

          Julphar chief executive steps down as company faces mounting pressure

          EconomySeptember 16, 2019
          Valentine's Day decorations in downtown Beirut / AP

          Sorry, romantics – Valentine's Day has no place in our hearts or wallets

          EditorialFebruary 12, 2018
          Nobel committee chairwoman Anna Wedell (centre), seen here with committee members Juleen Zierath (left) and Carlos Ibanez, announces the winners of the 2017 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine at the Nobel Forum in Stockholm on October 2, 2017. Jonas Ekstromer / TT via AP

          Three Americans win Nobel medicine prize for body rhythm work

          EuropeOctober 02, 2017
          NMC Health has focused on the GCC, particularly the UAE, Saudi and Oman, for its expansion. Ravindranath K / The National

          London-listed NMC Healthcare to join FTSE 100 this month

          MarketsSeptember 04, 2017

          Forty expatriate hepatitis and cancer patients given life-saving medicine

          UAEJuly 03, 2017
          Dr Nicolas Christoforou develops a new source of ‘cardiac tissue’ at Khalifa University. Delores Johnson / The National

          Research finds new heart by ‘retraining’ other cells

          UAEJune 26, 2017
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