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Doctors remove fish bone stuck in Sharjah man's airway for two months

A medical team at Aster Hospital in Sharjah has successfully removed a nearly 2cm fish bone that had been lodged in a 60-year-old man's...

UAE food safety expert warns against serving raw chicken drippings as 'gravy'

A UAE food safety expert has warned against a common practice at some cafeterias and small restaurants: collecting the liquid that drips...

Dubai doctors pull 2cm fish bone from man's airway after two-month ordeal

Doctors at Aster Hospital in Dubai's Mankhool area have removed a roughly 2cm milkfish bone that had been lodged in a patient's airway for...

UAE Employees in Their 30s and 40s Driving Rise in Life Insurance Claims

A new report from Zurich International Life is reshaping how the UAE thinks about life and health protection. The insurer's People...

UAE Families Are Booking Flu Vaccines Earlier Than Ever Ahead of Flu Season

New data from Justlife, a UAE-based home healthcare provider, shows that families across the Emirates are booking flu vaccinations earlier...

Weight-Loss Drugs Are Reshaping Cosmetic Surgery Demand in Dubai

Cosmetic surgeons in Dubai say the rapid spread of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs is significantly altering demand for aesthetic procedures across...

Abu Dhabi launches AI-driven clinical trials with Oracle and AstraZeneca for hypertension patients

Technology giant Oracle has joined pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, Abu Dhabi health group M42 and Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi in a new...

Dubai gynaecologist warns obesity is the century's biggest health threat to women

At the inaugural Women's Power Summit held in Dubai on Wednesday, consultant gynaecologist and reproductive medicine specialist Dr Bohaira...

Abu Dhabi redesigns residents' surroundings to tackle health, not just habits

Abu Dhabi's Department of Health has unveiled a new approach to tackling noncommunicable disease that targets the environments people live...

Gene therapy ends years of blood transfusions for UAE thalassemia patient

Fahad Al Hashimi, a 43-year-old Emirati who has lived with thalassemia since infancy and needed blood transfusions every three weeks, is now...

UAE doctors warn against relying on exosome skin and hair treatment claims

Doctors in the UAE have warned against the growing popularity of exosome-based cosmetic treatments for skin and hair, cautioning that social...

American Hospital Dubai partners with 10XREVIV on preventive, precision healthcare

American Hospital Dubai and 10XREVIV have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to collaborate on precision, preventive and...

UAE doctors warn one hour of shisha equals 40 cigarettes

Doctors in the UAE have warned that a single hour-long shisha session can be as harmful as smoking around 40 cigarettes, cautioning that...

Nobel-Winning Scientist to Run Heart Stem Cell Trial in Abu Dhabi

Sir Martin Evans, the 2007 Nobel laureate who discovered embryonic stem cells, is set to run a new controlled clinical trial of a stem-cell...

UAE to contract-manufacture weight-loss drugs Mounjaro and Foundayo

US pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has signed a deal with Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Bio to contract-manufacture and package two of its...

UAE unveils six-year health plan to tackle heat, dust and air pollution

The UAE's Ministry of Health and Prevention has launched a Health Sector Climate Adaptation Plan covering 2026 to 2031, unveiled at the Abu...

WHOOP membership in the Gulf surges 85% in one year

US wearable health technology company WHOOP has announced that its membership across the Gulf region grew 85 percent over the past year, and...

Abu Dhabi to Trial Smart Rings in High-Risk Pregnancies

Abu Dhabi has launched a pilot programme using wearable smart rings to monitor high-risk pregnancies, aiming to catch early warning signs of...

UAE doctors warn some children get nausea, vomiting after flu A infection

Paediatricians in the UAE are warning parents that some children infected with influenza A can continue to experience nausea, vomiting,...

UAE doctors report sharp rise in children's screen-time health issues

Paediatricians and school leaders across the UAE are reporting a noticeable rise in health and behavioural problems among children tied to...

Dubai's licensed home healthcare facilities grow 22.7% in first half of 2026

The number of licensed home healthcare facilities in Dubai rose 22.7 per cent in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period last...

Dubai's WHO Logistics Hub Delivered Medical Supplies to 74 Countries This Year

At the 73rd session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean, held in Cairo from October 13 to 15, Dr Hussain Abdul...

Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed Attends Graduation of Emirati Healthcare Leaders Programme

Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, president of the UAE Olympic Committee, attended the graduation ceremony of the UAE...

Abu Dhabi Health Authority Revokes Doctor's Licence Over Controlled-Medicine Violations

Abu Dhabi's Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday, October 14, 2026, that it has fully revoked one doctor's practising licence and...

GCC states reach full coverage of basic health services for young people

The Statistical Centre for the Cooperation Council for the Arab Countries of the Gulf, known as GCC-STAT, has released new data showing that...

Abu Dhabi and Ultrahuman to develop biological health age model

The Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre (ADPHC) and health technology company Ultrahuman Healthcare have launched a two-year partnership to...

Abu Dhabi launches fifth edition of its 2026 sports and physical activity survey

Abu Dhabi's Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT), working with the Department of Community Development, has launched the fifth...

M42 starts wearable monitoring pilot for 10,000 Abu Dhabi patients

Abu Dhabi health group M42 has begun a pilot that pairs data from wearable devices with patients' own clinical records, starting with 10,000...

UAE to Cap Sugar, Salt and Fat in Packaged Foods by 2030

Food manufacturers and importers across the UAE are facing a new regulatory deadline: sodium, sugar and fat levels in packaged products must...

UAE doctors warn 'adult' health problems now appearing in obese children

UAE doctors are warning of a rise in medical complications linked to childhood obesity, conditions that until recently were seen almost...