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New obesity pills soon in UAE: Will your insurance cover Foundayo or Wegovy?
UAE residents who may qualify for newly approved oral obesity pills such as Foundayo (orforglipron) and Wegovy — which are expected to enter the market soon — may face a question: will my insurance pay for it?Industry experts said that the answer is not clear yet.While Foundayo has been approved by the Emirates Drug Establishment (EDE), insurance experts said regulatory approval does not mean a medicine is added to insurance coverage. Decisions on whether the treatment will be covered and under...
Urgent health alert issued over measles exposure at major airport
Urgent health alert issued over measles exposure at major airportHealth officials have warned that one person was diagnosed with the highly infectious disease after travelling internationally and moving through a busy airportNewsTannur Anders UK & World News Reporter02:44, 23 Apr 2026View ImageKey symptoms include a high fever, coughing, sneezing, red and sore watery eyes and a rash(Image: Getty Images/Science Photo Library RF)Travelers at a busy airport have been warned of exposure to a cas...
Woman who tumbled into a sewage pit in an outdoor toilet was trapped waist-deep in human faeces for THREE HOURS in before she was finally rescued
Woman who tumbled into a sewage pit in an outdoor toilet was trapped waist-deep in human faeces for THREE HOURS before she was finally rescuedBy KYLIE STEVENS, SENIOR BREAKING NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 02:36, 23 April 2026 | Updated: 02:39, 23 April 2026 e-mail View comments
I am a doctor for diabetes, BP, cholesterol and this is my must-do morning routine
I am a doctor for diabetes BP cholesterol and this is my mustdo morning routine
Man dies after calling GP three times failed to get him the 'urgent help' he needed
Man dies after calling GP three times failed to get him the 'urgent help' he neededJoshua Haines, 30, was found dead at his home in Leeds three days after calling a GP three times to raise concerns he could be suffering from a form of diabetesNewsCharles Gray, James Connolly and Paige Ingram02:19, 23 Apr 2026Updated 02:23, 23 Apr 2026View 4 ImagesMr Haines was tragically found dead at home at 30-years-oldA man who repeatedly told a doctor he feared he had life-threatening diabetes died...
Hormuz reopening 'impossible' due to ceasefire violations: Iran's Ghalibaf
Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said reopening the Strait of Hormuz — a critical global oil and gas shipping route — is “impossible” amid what Tehran calls “flagrant violations” of the current ceasefire by the United States and Israel. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.Ghalibaf, 64, posted on social media that a “complete ceasefire only has meaning if it is not violated through a naval blockade and the hostage-taking of the...
Deadly chemical spill in West Virginia
Authorities in Kanawha County say two people died following a chemical spill at a refinery. They say workers were cleaning and decontaminating a tank when a chemical reaction occurred. WSAZ reporter Kimberly Keagy has the details.
Chemical leak at a W.Va. plant kills 2 people, sends 30 more to hospitals, officials say
The leak occurred at the Catalyst Refiners plant, a silver recovery business. An emergency management official says workers were preparing to shut down at least part of the facility when the leak occurred, causing a chemical gas reaction.(Image credit: John Raby)
California prisons task inmates with raising service dogs as form of rehabilitation
The Prison Policy Initiative says 96% of incarcerated people will one day return to their communities. That's why California's system is leaning into rehabilitation. CBS News Bay Area's Max Darrow goes inside a facility where one of the methods involves puppies.
'Tragic': Healthy but heartbroken British mother's moving account of her decision to end her life reignites debate over assisted dying in the UK
'Tragic': Healthy but heartbroken British mother's moving account of her decision to end her life reignites debate over assisted dying in the UKRead Wendy's deeply moving account of why she has decided to end her life here By SOPHIA STANFORD, NEWS REPORTER Published: 01:20, 23 April 2026 | Updated: 01:21, 23 April 2026 e-mail View comments
Trump, 79, says 'I have to be careful' in major health admission
Trump, 79, says 'I have to be careful' in major health admissionDonald Trump made a rare health admission during a live CNBC interview, confessing he must be careful on stairs as he compared himself to Joe BidenNewsEllie Hook Senior Showbiz and TV reporter and Callum Hoare00:52, 23 Apr 2026Updated 00:54, 23 Apr 2026View 2 Images(Image: KENT NISHIMURA, AFP via Getty Images)Donald Trump made a health admission live on CNBC while drawing parallels between himself and former President Joe...
Ban 'forever chemicals' in uniforms and frying pans, MPs urge
Ban 'forever chemicals' in uniforms and frying pans, MPs urge8 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleEsme StallardClimate and science reporterGetty ImagesSchool uniforms and non-stick pans are some of the everyday products that are treated with a group of chemicals, called PFAS, to make them stain and water resistant.But there is growing concern about the long-term environmental and health impacts of some of these "forever chemicals" - so called because they persist a...
One person diagnosed with cancer every 80 seconds in UK, report reveals
NHS struggling to cope with record numbers, which Cancer Research UK says puts progress on survival rates at riskThe number of people in the UK being diagnosed with cancer has reached a record high, with one person diagnosed every 80 seconds, a report reveals.Cancer Research UK found that more than 403,000 people were being diagnosed with the disease each year, largely due to a growing and ageing population, as people are more likely to develop cancer as they get older. Continue reading...
Cancer cases hit record high in the UK as one person diagnosed every 80 seconds
Cancer cases hit record high in the UK as one person diagnosed every 80 secondsOne person is diagnosed with cancer in the UK every 80 seconds, new figures reveal, as a charity boss warned that NHS waiting times for treatment are among the worst on recordCommentsNewsBenedict Tetzlaff-Deas News Reporter and Jane Kirby Press Association Health Editor00:01, 23 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesCancer diagnoses in the UK have reached a record high , with an ageing population partly to blame (Image: Getty Images)C...
Cancer cases reach record level as UK population ages
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Boy, four, rushed to hospital after he comes home nursery with temperature
Boy, four, rushed to hospital after he comes home nursery with temperatureAlfie Phillips, from Bolton, Greater Manchester, was diagnosed with leukaemia, cancer of the white blood cells, and now faces at least one month in hospital for intensive chemotherapyNewsBradley Jolly Overnight News Editor23:53, 22 Apr 2026View 4 ImagesAlfie Phillips was diagnosed with leukaemia(Image: Stacey Dunne / SWNS)A mum's world was "turned upside down" after her four-year-old son was diagnosed with l...
Hospice CEO asks Congress how a provider can operate 'out of a burrito stand in California' with no oversight
The CEO of a California hospice advocacy group told congressional lawmakers Tuesday that fraud in the industry is flourishing across the state, questioning how numerous fraudulent providers can continue to operate under the nose of regulators.Sheila Clark, the president and CEO of the California Hospice and Palliative Care Association (CHAPCA) — a nonprofit that pushes to improve access to quality end-of-life care — told the House Ways and Means Committee that some hospices operate in name only,...
Half a million A&E patients spent more than 24 hours waiting to be admitted
Half a million A&E patients spent more than 24 hours waiting to be admittedHundreds of thousands of NHS patients are spending more than 24 hours in A&E - with more than 13,000 waiting at least three days - as research shows how long waits have surgedCommentsNewsMartin Bagot Health and Science Editor23:30, 22 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesThe wait goes on for many patients seeking treatment on the NHS(Image: Adam Gerrard / Daily Mirror)Nearly half a million NHS patients spent over a day in A&E...
Murphy defends ‘Awesome’ post on Iranian ships evading US blockade, says it was ‘sarcastic’
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said he was being sarcastic when he called reports that Iranian ships had slipped by a U.S. blockade "Awesome" in a post to X on Monday, responding to the news that as many as 26 vessels had avoided U.S. detection.Murphy brushed off criticisms that he had celebrated shortcomings in President Donald Trump's military strategy."It's so unbelievably disingenuous. Obviously, all these Republicans know that I was being sarcastic. They just don't really want to actually have...
Gates Foundation launches external review of ties to Jeffrey Epstein
NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsGates Foundation launches external review of ties to Jeffrey EpsteinThis represents the nonprofit’s most direct effort yet to confront associations that have raised questionsJames Pollard Wednesday 22 April 2026 23:05 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleI...