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Abu Dhabi links health and foreign affairs data to digitise birth and death certificates
September 16, 2026
A quiet but significant integration between DoH and MoFA puts two of life's most critical documents fully online through TAMM
Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital completes advanced shoulder reconstruction for patient with severe bilateral joint disease
September 16, 2026
The procedure marks the first stage of a planned two-shoulder intervention for a 67-year-old with years of debilitating pain
M42 and NYU Abu Dhabi sign MOU to embed students in real-world clinical and research settings
September 13, 2026
The partnership puts Abu Dhabi at the centre of a new model for health education, one built on AI, genomics, and hands-on collaboration
GCC healthtech startups drew $148M in investment – and the region wants to build, not just buy
September 13, 2026
WHX Tech 2027 puts startup funding, AI diagnostics and regional scale front and centre as the Gulf shifts from healthcare consumer to healthcare creator
Medcare Hospital Al Safa becomes first in Dubai to use retrievable scaffold therapy for blocked leg arteries
September 10, 2026
The 'leave-nothing-behind' device offers a new option for diabetic patients facing limb loss, with no permanent metal implant left in the body
Abu Dhabi University opens reproductive research lab in partnership with FertiClinic
September 9, 2026
A new facility at ADU brings clinical fertility expertise into the university setting, with implications for research, training, and the UAE's broader health ambitions
MBZUAI launches deep phenotyping study to map health and disease in the UAE population
September 9, 2026
A long-term Abu Dhabi research initiative aims to build one of the most detailed biological profiles of an Arab population ever assembled
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City crosses 1,260 robotic surgeries, with volumes up 42% in early 2026
September 9, 2026
Abu Dhabi's specialist hospital is building one of the most active robotic surgery programmes in the region, and the numbers are accelerating fast
75,000 samples in: inside Abu Dhabi’s AI wastewater early-warning system
September 5, 2026
RASID is quietly building one of the region's largest environmental health datasets, one wastewater sample at a time
Dubai-founded Enhance raises $18.2 million to push deeper into US gym market
September 2, 2026
The fitness software company already runs PT operations in 700+ American clubs. Now it wants to own the category globally.
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