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Google to invest $6.4bn

The investment is its biggest-ever in Germany.

Pfizer poised to buy Metsera

The pharma giant improved its offer to $10bn.

Ozempic maker lowers outlook

The company posted tepid Q3 results.

Kimberly-Clark to buy Kenvue

The deal is valued at $48.7 billion.

BYD Q3 profit down 33%

This was a 33% year-on-year decrease.

Experts seek to legitimize AI mental health care

Researchers at Dartmouth College believe artificial intelligence can deliver reliable psychotherapy, distinguishing their work from the unproven and sometimes dubious...

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Accord reached ‘in principle’ over tackling future pandemics: negotiating body

WHO members on Saturday reached agreement over how to tackle future pandemics after three years of discussions, the co-chair of...

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Nations closer to global guidelines on disease outbreaks, says WHO

NEW YORK, US - Governments agreed on a way forward to update disease outbreak regulations ahead of meetings to draft...
  • A total of 307 amendments to the WHO International Health Regulations came in response to challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Governments had focused on making their countries, and the international community, better prepared for future emergencies.
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Boosting investment in health systems is essential, says OECD

PARIS, FRANCE -  Governments should urgently adapt their health systems to better respond to future shocks, given the huge impact...
  • Major investment is needed in the health workforce, alongside increased spending on prevention and digital infrastructure, says OECD
  • More workers in health and social care were associated with lower mortality rates.
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Abu Dhabi DoH names winners of Healthcare Research and Innovation Grant

ABU DHABI, UAE  -  The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), which regulates the healthcare sector in the emirate,...
  • The grant, launched in September 2022, received over 70 complete submissions, and the top eight were awarded a monetary prize.
  • The winners will have the opportunity to conduct clinical trials and commercialize their ideas.
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On the edge: Saudi workplace wellness needs overhaul

WHO says that globally an estimated 12 billion working days are lost every year to depression and anxiety at a...
  • Preventing mental health conditions at work is about managing psychosocial risks in the workplace.
  • WHO recommends employers do this by implementing organizational interventions that directly target working conditions and environments.

Syria’s Assad may consider more border crossings for quake aid: WHO

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus met with the Syrian president in Damascus on Sunday afternoon to discuss the...
  • Concerns have been running particularly high for how aid might reach all those in need in Syria, which has been devastated by more than a decade of civil war
  • The situation is particularly dire in the rebel-held area in the northwest, which cannot receive aid convoys without Damascus's authorisation
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Sanofi 2022 net profit at $7.3bn

Dupixent drug has been a huge success for the firm.
  • Sanofi is aiming for US$10.9 billion in sales of Dupixent this year.
  • The company's net profit rose by eight percent in 2022.
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DHA, DIEZ ink MoU to support healthcare sector

DUBAI, UAE - Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority...
  • The MoU aims to enhance the private health sector’s investments in Dubai and consolidate the sector’s role in the ongoing development of health facilities.
  • DHA, DIEZ will develop a special framework to pinpoint innovation standards of healthcare start-ups in Dubai.
Science

Arab Health 2023: Emirates Health Services unveils ‘Microbubble treatments for Children’

‘Microbubble Treatments for Children’ programme research project is being pursued in partnership with the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
  • ‘Microbubble Treatments for Children’ programme research project is being pursued in partnership with the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  • The project aims to administer various treatments through microscopic bubbles that moves in the bloodstream to reach the target areas as needed
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WHO urges investment in neglected tropical diseases

The World Health Organization called for greater investment in combating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which left over 1.6 billion people,...
  • In 2021, around 1.65 billion people were estimated to require treatment for at least one NTD - a figure down 80 million from 2020.
  • The number of people requiring NTD interventions has fallen consistently from 2.19 billion in 2010, the WHO said.
Business

UAE’s EHS to showcase innovative health projects during Arab Health 2023

DUBAI, UAE - The Emirates Health Services (EHS) will showcase its 19 innovative healthcare projects during Arab Health Exhibition 2023,...
  • Arab Health Exhibition is one of the largest forums that hosts major corporations, authorities and companies from all over the world.
  • The forum provides an opportunity to achieve the goals of national strategies and projects that seek to turn the UAE into a global hub for health care.

Experts seek to legitimize AI mental health care

Researchers at Dartmouth College believe artificial intelligence can deliver reliable psychotherapy, distinguishing their work from the unproven and sometimes dubious...
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Average lifespan in Saudi Arabia rises to 77.6 years  

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — Average life expectancy in Saudi Arabia reached 77.6 years compared to 74 years in 2016, the...

Saudi products declared free from artificial trans fats

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) for its...

WHO urges limiting trans fat across the world

Geneva, Switzerland - The World Health Organization said on Monday that nearly half the world's population was now covered by solid...
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Deaf boy can now hear after gene treatment

The US hospital which carried out the treatment said the milestone represents hope for patients around the world with hearing...
  • Aissam Dam was born "profoundly deaf" because of a highly rare abnormality in a single gene.
  • Aissam, who was born in Morocco and later moved to Spain, may never learn to talk, as the brain's window for acquiring speech closes around the age of five.

Wounded Gazans get medical care on French hospital ship

Israel responded with a military offensive that has killed at least 25,105 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to...
  • French warship began treating patients in November, off the coast of the port of El-Arish, 50 kilometers (30 miles) west of the Egyptian border with Gaza
  • French doctor Marine, who is serving aboard the Dixmude said the warship has so far received 120 patients, all serious cases who needed long periods of hospitalization
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Healthcare industry globally faces data hacking threat

DUBAI, UAE - In an age where data is a cornerstone of modern healthcare, the industry faces an escalating threat...
  • The IBM Cost of Data Breach Report reveals that in 2023 the average global cost of healthcare data breach reached $10.93 million.
  • In the Middle East, the cost implications of data breach reached $9.18 million in 2023, above the regional average across all sectors.