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Children are particularly vulnerable to measles and symptoms include a cough, fever and blotchy skin rash. AFP

Global vaccination efforts under threat after sharp rise in US measles cases

Funding cuts to WHO inoculation programmes and misinformation on social media hindering plans to eliminate virus by 2030

ExclusiveUK nurses flock to Middle East as record numbers leave NHS

CommentToo many in Gulf taking weight-loss drugs without prescription

Bahrain's pioneering use of sickle cell disease treatment hailed

Affordable obesity drugs could bring seismic shift to health care, conference hears

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Apply for a mental health journalism fellowship in the UAE

Abu Dhabi, UAE- April 02 2015: Residents woke up to find the capital blanketed by a sandstorm that reduced visibility on the roads and forced people to wear dust masks and cover their faces. Deepthi Unnikrishnan/The National *** Local Caption *** DU - 02022015 - Sandstorm 04.JPG

We are seeing dust storms earlier than usual, say UAE experts

Yas Waterworld opened in 2013. Photo: Miral

UAE theme parks you can visit before Disneyland Abu Dhabi opens

Foreign workers must have higher education qualifications verified in order to take up employment in the Emirates. PA

How to get your university degree attested in the UAE

Ibrahim Al Hasawi was given a lifetime achievement award at this year's Saudi Film Festival. Photo: Ahmed Al Thani

Ibrahim Al Hasawi's rise from Saudi cinema pioneer to major star

Paulo Sousa has already led Shabab Al Ahli to the Pro League title. AFP

UAE President's Cup: Sousa says Shabab Al Ahli must be 'fearless' in final

Pressure Cooker is curated by Azza Aboualam. Photo: National Pavilion UAE Venice Biennale

UAE pavilion in Venice reimagines greenhouses for climate change

The American film director David Lynch will be missed long after his death in January. AFP

CommentTrump's tariffs on 'foreign' films should make us ask: After David Lynch, who?

Headlines

Richard Lassiter is living a near-normal life after taking part in the peanut study. PA

Daily dose of peanuts could conquer allergic reactions in adults

Exposure to tiny amounts of the legume can help control reactions

Abu Dhabi to open first centre to detect Alzheimer’s as early as 40

Sir Jonathan Symonds, chairman of GSK, addressed the growing focus on longevity during the Abu Dhabi Global Health Week. Chris Whiteoak / The National

ExclusiveGSK chief hails Abu Dhabi's 'bold' genome project as health deal is struck

Abu Dhabi to fight cancer with new high-tech facility and 90% cheaper treatment

An elderly woman among Rohingya Muslim refugees crossing from Myanmar to Balukhali Bazar, southern Bangladesh, in 2017. Getty Images

Dementia on the rise among refugees and migrants

Global vaccination efforts under threat after sharp rise in US measles cases

Girl 'broken in half' by horse walks out of hospital unaided

UK doctors reveal key reasons to leave NHS and find work in UAE

DNA breakthrough as Saudi scientists see how genes begin to copy

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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 research highlighted the importance of physical activity throughout a person's lifetime. Getty Images

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

Evidence suggests it’s never too early or late to start making positive changes

Volunteers to be injected with malaria to study long-term effects

UAE government issues new law to regulate drug industry

How AI can become a doctor's companion

Migraine drug offers pain relief from first day

CommentAll work and no play can deplete the ego

Weekend EssayWhat happens to our bodies when antibiotics don't work?

Medicine

Mohammed Mustafa returns to Perth. Photo: Mohammed Mustafa / Instagram

Blood is cheap on streets of Gaza, says returning Australian doctor

Mohammed Mustafa says the people in Gaza, not he, deserve praise, as he calls for humanitarian intervention

EditorialWorking to make cutting-edge cancer treatment cut-price

CommentToo many in Gulf taking weight-loss drugs without prescription

How antibiotics and other meds affect the gut – and what you can do about it

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