Abu Dhabi has achieved a historic global healthcare milestone by becoming the first location worldwide to administer ITVISMA™ (onasemnogene abeparvovec), a breakthrough gene replacement therapy for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The achievement reinforces the emirate’s position as…
Abu Dhabi has marked another milestone in its healthcare transformation with the operational launch of the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in the Emirate. The development was discussed during a meeting between H.E. Dr. Noura Al Ghaithi, Undersecretary of the Department…
PureHealth, the Middle East’s largest healthcare group, has launched the UAE’s largest and most advanced AI-powered standalone diagnostic laboratory through its subsidiary, PureLab, marking a major milestone in the country’s diagnostic and precision-medicine capabilities. Spanning 70,000 square feet, the seven-storey…
In cancer research, innovation is often constrained by the tools designed to advance it. When those tools are expensive, complex, or difficult to maintain, progress slows. Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi have introduced a solution that could remove a long-standing…
In a move that could reshape children’s healthcare across the Gulf, teams from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital—one of the top-ranked paediatric hospitals in the United States—are now working alongside doctors at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) in Abu Dhabi. The collaboration,…
