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
Leen Mohammad suffers from spastic quadriplegia, a severe form of cerebral palsy affecting all four of her limbs. Nilanjana Gupta / The National

Palestinian-Jordanian girl hopes for new life after US surgery

Leen Mohammad, 12, who lives with a severe form of cerebral palsy, travelled to the US for a third time to undergo surgery

US

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

Health

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

Health

UAE government issues new law to regulate drug industry

UAE

How AI can become a doctor's companion

Comment

Migraine drug offers pain relief from first day

Health

CommentAll work and no play can deplete the ego

Comment
Medicine
The Emirati Floating Field Hospital, Al Arish, Egypt. Victor Besa / The National

Arab Parliament delegation visits UAE floating hospital

Delegates also briefed on progress of Operation Gallant Knight 3

UAE

UAE evacuates critically injured Gaza child for hospital treatment

UAE

Prozac to be out of stock in the UAE after US drug maker discontinues brand

UAE

Dubai Medical University unveils AI-powered greenhouse

UAE

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