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17 stories for“Gulf public health”
A health ministry does not issue a public warning about an eating plan for the sake of it. This one followed reports of people reaching intensive care after stopping insulin.
Jun 13, 2026
IDF figures put UAE adult prevalence at 20.7 per cent and Saudi Arabia at 23.1 per cent, against a global figure around a tenth. The explanation is not one thing, and one of the contributing factors is barely three generations old.
Jul 16, 2026
Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro are all prescribable in the UAE, but shortages and insurance gaps shape who can actually get them.
Mar 10, 2025
The UAE aims to deploy agentic AI across half of government services and operations. The opportunity is large, provided human responsibility remains unmistakable.
Jul 31, 2026
WHO sets a 5 gram salt ceiling; the Gulf's average intake runs far above it, driven largely by bread and processed food.
Jan 16, 2025
Meta-analyses now put exercise's effect on depression in the same range as antidepressant trials, with real implications for regions like the Gulf.
Apr 14, 2026
Non-oil activity reached 79.4 percent of national output in the first quarter, growing at 4.8 percent while the overall economy grew 3. The gap between those figures is the story.
Aug 6, 2026
A risk-off session in Dubai and Abu Dhabi shows how conflict, oil, aviation and investor confidence can move Gulf markets in different directions at once.
Jul 24, 2026
Retatrutide just posted phase 3 weight loss data hitting three hormone receptors at once. Here is what is confirmed and what remains unproven.
May 27, 2026
A new 2026-2027 plan targets malnutrition, preventable blindness, heart care and essential treatment for nearly 50,000 people in Somalia.
Jul 29, 2026
Home is first, work is second, and the third place is everywhere else you can exist without a transaction. In fast-built cities that category has been squeezed hardest, and people feel it before they can name it.
Aug 8, 2026
TRIUMPH-2 and TRIUMPH-3 read out in July, following TRIUMPH-1 in May. Across the programme the triple agonist has produced weight loss in a range no approved obesity drug has reached, with a filing due in early 2027.
Aug 11, 2026
The label is contested, the thresholds differ between guidelines, and most people who have it never progress. It is also the one point in this whole condition where a trial showed you can change the outcome by more than half.
Jul 10, 2026
Saudi Arabia's May trade surplus rose sharply as oil exports increased and imports fell, while weaker non-oil exports show where the next test lies.
Jul 29, 2026
New resorts, new dive licences and a scaled-back masterplan. Here is the real state of Saudi Arabia's Red Sea diving push, not the pitch deck version.
Feb 10, 2026
PREDIMED tested a Mediterranean diet with added olive oil or nuts against low-fat advice. Diabetes incidence was 6.9 per cent with olive oil against 8.8 per cent on the low-fat arm, and the follow-up trial did considerably better.
Aug 15, 2026
The agencies argue endlessly and the accident data barely distinguishes between them. Here is what genuinely differs, what does not, and the questions to ask a dive centre before you pay.
Aug 13, 2026
