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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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Robert Pether had been detained in Baghdad since 2021. Photo: Desree Pether
Dubai resident 'extremely malnourished' after four years in Iraqi jail

Dubai resident facing serious health issues after conditional release in Baghdad

UAEJune 06, 2025
Zayed Hamed Sayed Hamed Hamed was among the first children born on Eid Al Adha
Day of joy as families welcome newborns on Eid Al Adha

Hospital staff hail 'double delight' of babies born as UAE marks festival

UAEJune 06, 2025
The number of cases in the UAE is rising due to a growing population, but also due to obesity and smoking rates. Rui Vieira / PA Wire
UAE doctors call for better access to health care as cancer cases rise sharply

Sixty per cent increase in number of new cases in four years leads to call to action

UAEJune 04, 2025
Emilia Cosbuc's second-hand Mercedes. Photo: Emilia Cosbuc
Woman in UAE buys 'clocked' Mercedes with 145,000km dialled back

Emilia Cosbuc warns of dangers as dealers say history of some imported vehicles can be more difficult to track than GCC models

UAEJune 04, 2025
Naila Kiani was 'put off for many months' by the deaths of Anna Gutu, Gina Rzucidlo, Migmar Sherpa and Tenjen Lama. Photo: Naila Kiani
Dubai climber tells how 'toxic' competition made her question mountain quest

Pakistani Naila Kiani reconsidered 14-peak challenge after deaths of colleagues before taking on Mount Kanchenjunga on May 23

UAEJune 03, 2025
The Eneron Magnus hybrid electric armoured vehicle in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh for The National
Abu Dhabi Police unveil UAE-made supercharged patrol car

Eneron Magnus designed to take policing to new operational levels in the capital

UAEMay 30, 2025
A trader with camels at a market in the village of A Thamama near Riyadh. Scientists believe the Mers coronavirus originates in camels. Reuters
Diseases continue to cross species barrier as global bird flu cases double

Climate change, animal trade and falling vaccination rates leading to rise

HealthMay 23, 2025
The robotic exoskeleton is worn like a vest. Photo: German Bionic
Gitex Europe: Exoskeleton suits that give wearer 'strength of a robot'

Robotic exoskeleton designed by German Bionics could be making its way to the UAE

UAEMay 22, 2025
Dubai's long-running technology exhibition has extended with the first edition of Gitex Europe. AP
Gitex Europe can forge new corridor of co-operation, UAE minister says

Berlin event aims to nurture next generation of innovators

UAEMay 21, 2025
Byte the cyberdog, on show at Gitex Europe in Berlin, could be a low-maintenance alternative to man’s best friend, its creators say. AP
Made in Abu Dhabi: Could Byte the cyberdog help support the elderly?

UAE tech firms search for new partnerships in Berlin as Dubai tech event goes international

UAEMay 21, 2025
Saudi Arabia is home to 1.8 million camels, providing plenty scope to utilise natural biowaste for research and potential medical treatments. Reuters
Osteoarthritis pain could be treated with camel placenta, scientists say

Research in Saudi Arabia uncovers potential in regenerating damaged joint cartilage

UAEMay 19, 2025
Visitors and robots meet at the Government of Dubai stand on the first day of Gitex Global 2024 held at DWTC in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
Gitex Europe to focus on military cyber attacks and humanoid robots

Three-day Berlin event gets under way from Wednesday

UAEMay 18, 2025
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed and US President Donald Trump pictured during his two-day visit. Photo: Presidential Court
Trump thanks 'amazing' UAE for visit

US President says it was his honour to have met with President Sheikh Mohamed

UAEMay 18, 2025
Elon Musk has said Neuralink's research could expand how we experience the world around us. Reuters
Elon Musk's Neuralink to test brain chip in UAE

First trials outside US to begin on paralysed patients at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

UAEMay 15, 2025
Emirati nurse Jood Hamad said she found the challenge of nursing enjoyable. Victor Besa / The National
Nursing targets 'off track' as global shortfall worsens

Africa and Eastern Mediterranean worst exposed to staffing crisis in frontline care, as WHO calls for action

UAEMay 12, 2025
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