Patient has stable platelet count and haemoglobin levels with decreased symptoms after the region’s first CAR-T therapy by ADSCC
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Drug delivery platform BioSapien raises $5.5mn funding from MENA VC Global Ventures-led investors
The fresh capital will fund BioSapien’s clinical trials in the UAE, with patient enrolments in Abu Dhabi set to begin in Q2 2025
cancer
Reliance subsidiary launches pioneering blood-based test for early detection of multiple cancers
Called CancerSpot, the test uses the latest globally accepted methylation profiling technology to identify cancer tumour DNA fragments
Abu Dhabi
Movember: UAE population to see higher rates of prostate cancer as expat residents settle down
Doctors call for enhanced screening and early detection efforts as they foresee a spike in prostate cancer cases among the UAE’s ageing expat population in the next 30 years
BeiGene
Meet the company that refuses to leave emerging economies behind in the fight against cancer
BeiGene’s ‘affordability and access’ mantra is set to reshape the medical community’s approach to cancer care across the Middle East and North Africa with its regional office launch in the UAE
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England plans to roll out world’s first 7-minute cancer treating injection, says report
Atezolizumab, a checkpoint inhibitor, is renowned for its ability to empower the immune system to locate and destroy cancer cells
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Aspartame sweetener used in Diet Coke a ‘possible cancer risk’ says WHO: reports
Aspartame sweetener found in Diet Coke and hundreds of products is a possible cancer risk according to the World Health Organisation
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Dubai hospital condemns Andrew Tate ‘cancer’ leak
King’s College Hospital in Dubai strongly condemns leaking of Andrew Tate’s medical documents
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Dubai road closures, RTA warns of delays on February 5
Dubai roads to close for 2023 Pink Caravan Ride
Al Jalila Foundation
Al Jalila Foundation to invest $4.6 million in UAE’s first robotic biobanks
An automated, robotic, artificial intelligence-based system will ensure that more than seven million human biological samples for genetic research are secured in cryogenic storage – below 80 degree Celsius – at the Al Jalila Foundation’s biobank