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The UAE has helped the polio vaccination drive in countries such as Pakistan. Photo: Wam

Global leaders announce $1.9bn pledge in Abu Dhabi to help eradicate polio

Major health announcement aims to protect 370 million children every year

  • Exclusive: Bill Gates renews call to eradicate polio and malaria with UAE as key partner
  • Editorial: The world eradicated smallpox. It can do the same with polio
  • Sheikha Fatima receives lifetime achievement award from Gates Foundation
UAE

Major diabetes breakthrough as scientists find way to ‘block inflammation’

Health

UAE home services app launches weight-loss drug delivery

UAE

David Cameron reveals prostate cancer treatment

Health

How can the Middle East tackle the rise in kidney disease cases?

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The Mercedes-Benz robotaxi is to be launched next year under a partnership with Lumo and Momenta. Photo: Wam

Mercedes-Benz driverless taxis to hit Abu Dhabi roads in 2026

YouTube is working with medical professionals to create reliable medical content. Getty Images

YouTube expands its health push in the UAE by putting doctors in front of the camera

The Royal Rumble was the WWE's first pay-per-view and livestreaming event to air on Netflix in most markets. Photo: WWE

WWE Royal Rumble Saudi Arabia 2026: How to buy tickets

Lando Norris prepares to drive in the garage during F1 Testing at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. Getty Images

F1 champion Lando Norris to drive with No 1 on his McLaren in 2026

The UAE National Orchestra’s 70 full-time musicians and 30 choir members were selected from more than 3,200 applicants during a global audition process. Photo: UAE National Orchestra

UAE National Orchestra sets date for first public show of debut season

A stablecoin is a type of cryptocurrency pegged to a fiat currency and tends to be less volatile. Reuters

US stablecoin issuer Circle granted financial services permission by Abu Dhabi

Bruno Fernandes scores Manchester United's fourth goal against Wolves from the penalty spot. AFP

Premier League team of the week: Bruno Fernandes pulls the strings

For decades, the pointed double-curved arches of Bab Al-Bunt were the first thing many pilgrims saw as they approached Jeddah by sea. Photo: Red Sea Museum

Red Sea Museum in Jeddah revives the city's historic gateway


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Walking for more than 10 minutes at a time could be key to a healthier lifestyle. Getty Images

Why one long walk beats two short strolls

Sustained walking sessions have more health benefits than short, intermittent bouts, study finds

Health

Funding cuts and war threaten global efforts to wipe out polio

Health
The journey towards eradicating polio

Chart of the weekThe journey towards eradicating polio

Health

The National at WEF Dubai: Counting the cost of underinvesting in health

Business
The team observed the emergence of the three-dimensional hematoids under a microscope in the lab. Jitesh Neupane / University of Cambridge

Breakthrough in understanding how blood disorders develop

Health

Surge in deadly 'brain-eating' amoeba cases causes alarm in Kerala

Health

Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro can 'change how food tastes'

Health

You can be fat and fit, finds diabetes study

Health

Blood test could speed up Alzheimer's diagnosis

Health


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
Pelage Pharmaceuticals have trialled a drug that aims to combat male-pattern baldness. Getty Images

Scientists comb through research for milestone cure for male baldness

Pharmaceutical companies look to gain a slice of the multibillion-dollar anti-baldness market

Health

Palestinian-Jordanian girl hopes for new life after US 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

Medicine
In critical care, where decisions change outcomes in seconds, diverse minds prevent tunnel vision. Silvia Razgova for The National

How the UAE’s multiculturalism helps saves lives

Cognitive diversity in the country's hospitals leads to world-class care

Comment

UAE's mulberry trees could be nature's secret weapon in rooting out disease

UAE

How graphene is revolutionising the microchip industry with help from the UAE

UAE

Hold the starter and dessert: How Ozempic is reshaping the UAE dining scene

Food

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