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Nick Webster

Nick Webster

Health Editor
Nick has been reporting for The National since 2015, with a focus on health-news articles and a keen eye on human-interest topics. His background is as a health, crime, and public affairs reporter in regional media in the UK. As a Dubai-based reporter, he also covers general news in the emirate and elsewhere in the country and is experienced in reporting on a variety of sectors including economic crimes, wildlife trafficking and animal welfare issues. Nick is a Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Journalism Fellow.
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Novel CAR T-cell therapies offering bespoke treatments are some of the most expensive to produce and deliver, making them out of reach for the majority of patients. AFP
US company aims to slash cost of cancer drugs priced at more than $1 million

Expensive CAR T-cell immunotherapy could plummet in price to bring life-saving care to the masses

HealthOctober 12, 2024
Nick Webster
Ysabella Amara avoids sunlight as much as possible, due to her condition. Pawan Singh / The National
Teens battle arthritis in UAE heat as doctors turn to AI for faster treatment

Technology helps to speed up insurance approvals for expensive medicine

UAEOctober 10, 2024
Nick Webster
A doctor carries out a mammogram examination used to detect breast cancer. Getty Images
NYU Abu Dhabi develops new nanotech to fight breast cancer

Targeted therapy could reduce drastic side effects of chemotherapy in aggressive cancers

UAEOctober 09, 2024
Nick Webster
Sharjah’s breast cancer awareness campaign, known as the Pink Caravan, is offering free consultations, mammograms and ultrasound screenings across the UAE. Courtesy Friends of Cancer Patients in Sharjah
UAE hospitals report huge increase in women coming forward for cancer screenings

Wider access to check-ups aims to reduce mortality rates through early diagnosis

UAEOctober 06, 2024
Nick Webster
Online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic is said to have contributed to a surge in case of short-sightedness in children. Getty
Children urged to reduce screen time as global myopia rates surge

Study shows that the number of cases increased 36 per cent from 2020 to 2023, with one in three under-18s now short-sighted

HealthSeptember 28, 2024
Nick Webster
Diseases linked to the consumption of harmful products such as tobacco kill more than 10 million people around the world every year. Getty Images
Raising ‘sin taxes’ on harmful products could save 50 million lives by 2075

Task force examines effects of increasing prices on unhealthy goods and the benefits for public health and global economies

HealthSeptember 28, 2024
Nick Webster
Researchers into antibiotic resistance at work at the Eliava Institute of Bacteriophages in Tbilisi, Georgia. AFP
Antibiotic resistance threatens chemotherapy's power against cancer

Cancer patients are vulnerable to infections and at risk from rising antimicrobial resistance

HealthSeptember 21, 2024
Nick Webster
Taxes on cigarettes were raised in Nepal as part of a bid to reduce the number of smokers. AFP
How Sri Lanka and Nepal are stubbing out cigarettes to cut cancer rates

A five-year study looks at how taxes and product labelling made an impact

HealthSeptember 20, 2024
Nick Webster
Qamar Abu-Zour, a Palestinian mother from Gaza, who is suffering from cancer, holds her four-year-old son at the Augusta Victoria Hospital in October last year. AFP
Plea for solidarity fund to support Gaza's ailing cancer patients

World Cancer Congress in Geneva hears rallying call to rebuild cancer care in Gaza

UAESeptember 18, 2024
Nick Webster
People receive chemotherapy for cancer, provided free of charge at hospital run by the Syrian American Medical Society Foundation, in Idlib, Syria. EPA
Cancer patients fleeing war zones deprived of crucial support

World Cancer Congress in Geneva examines plight of vulnerable children caught up in conflict

HealthSeptember 17, 2024
Nick Webster
Kim Bransdon pays Dh240,000 in rent for a three-bedroom apartment at the Noora Tower in Al Habtoor City, Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
My Dubai Rent: Family can bike to the beach from their Dh240,000 Al Habtoor City pad

Mix of city and beach life provides perfect three-bed home for Australian family

UAESeptember 15, 2024
Nick Webster
The management team at Escan Tower in Dubai Marina has taken action to address illegal sub-letting. Pawan Singh / The National
Fourteen to a room: Illegal sub-letting in Dubai under the microscope

Fire safety and evacuations are the biggest concern as illegal tenants face evictions and landlord fines

UAESeptember 13, 2024
Nick Webster
All of the claims made against Yaser Jabbar were during his time working in London. Photo: LinkedIn
Dubai hospitals suspend surgeon Yaser Jabbar over UK misconduct claims

Medical conference cancels appearance due to claims of malpractice at Great Ormond Street Hospital

UAESeptember 11, 2024
Nick Webster
A media representative is vaccinated at the launch of the seasonal flu vaccination campaign at the Museum of the Future in Dubai. Ahmed Ramzan for The National
Labourers urged to get flu vaccine in early winter health campaign

Schools and health workers also targeted in national immunisation programme

UAESeptember 09, 2024
Nick Webster
Researchers at the University of Sharjah polled 550 parents to gauge what they understood about vaccines. AP
Four in 10 UAE parents unsure about childhood vaccines

Most children are immunised, but more awareness on why vaccines are vital is needed

UAESeptember 05, 2024
Nick Webster
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