Middle East Health

Dr Ksenia Butova (MD), Founder and CEO, Longevium Dr Ksenia Butova, founder and CEO of Longevium, examines the interval between a woman’s first breast consultation and her first specialist assessment in the UAE. She argues that primary care can shorten diagnostic delay through urgent referral standards, closed-loop tracking, earlier risk stratification and u...

Researchers have found that dormant progenitor cells hiding in skeletal muscle migrate to fracture sites and turn into bone-forming osteoblasts. The findings from a mouse study are published in Bone Research. The discovery identifies fibroadipogenic progenitors as a druggable target that could speed fracture healing or curb pathological bone growth after severe trauma. (a...

Professor David Adler examines how Abu Dhabi’s integrated life sciences strategy, anchored by the HELM cluster and recent collaborations with MIT and Sanford Burnham Prebys, could address a persistent translational gap. He argues that giving promising academic programmes early access to pharmaceutical-development expertise, spanning biomarkers, regulatory strate...

The recognition from TIME highlights Technogym Checkup’s role in advancing preventive health through AI-powered and data-driven personalization.

AI-driven assessment station Technogym Checkup has been awarded a Special Mention in TIME’s Best Inventions 2026, the annual recognition that celebrates the innovations shaping the future.

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Dr. Bassem Yamout, Director, Neurology Institute at Harley Street Medical Center-Abu Dhabi By Dr. Bassem Yamout, Director, Neurology Institute at Harley Street Medical Center-Abu Dhabi, President, MENA Committee for Treatment and Research in MS (MENACTRIMS), and member of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society UAE’s Medical Advisory Co...