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People taking Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy® experienced reduced food noise and boosted mental well-being

Results from a real-world survey suggest that semaglutide for weight management (Wegovy®) helped suppress food noise – unwanted and intrusive thoughts about food – in addition to its established effect on weight loss1

  • The number of people who reported experiencing constant thoughts about food throughout the day declined by 46% after starting treatment with Wegovy®1
  • The majority of respondents reported improved mental health (64%) and healthier habits (80%) while taking Wegovy®1

Dubai, 16 September 2025 – Novo Nordisk today announced results from the US-based INFORM survey of people taking semaglutide for weight management (Wegovy®), at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) 2025, Vienna, Austria. The INFORM survey revealed that individuals experienced a substantial drop in food noise after starting Wegovy® treatment, alongside notable improvements in their mental well-being and lifestyle.1 Food noise – unwanted and intrusive thoughts about food – can affect the mental well-being, quality of life and weight loss efforts of those living with overweight or obesity.2

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Aster DM Healthcare and GEMS Education Partner to Champion Children’s Health and Wellbeing in Schools Across UAE

Dubai, UAE, 16th September 2025: Aster DM Healthcare and GEMS Education have joined forces in a partnership that places health and wellness at the core of learning. As the official Health and Wellness Partner across 45 GEMS schools in UAE, Aster will introduce innovative programmes to inculcate values of good health, healthier and happier lifestyles among teachers, students, staff and families.

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اختتام المؤتمر السنوي لطب الاطفال وتعزيز الوقاية الصحية

اختتم المؤتمر السنوي لطب الأطفال وتعزيز الوقاية الصحية لجمعية الإمارات لطب الأطفال وحديثي الولادة بمشاركة أكثر من 1000 طبيب ومتخصص في الرعاية الصحية من داخل الدولة وخارجها.

أكدت الدكتورة انتصار الحمادي، استشارية أمراض الكلى للأطفال ورئيسة الجمعية الإماراتية لطب الأطفال ورئيسة إدارة الجودة وسلامة المرضى في دبي الصحية، أن مؤتمر هذا العام جاء مكثفاً ليوم ونصف فقط بهدف زيادة التفاعل وتركيز النقاشات، حيث تضمن خمسة مسارات علمية غطت موضوعات متنوعة أبرزها التطعيمات سواء الأساسية أو الخاصة بالأطفال المسافرين. وأشارت إلى أن الهدف هو توحيد الممارسات الطبية المبنية على الدليل العلمي بما يضمن حصول الأطفال في جميع أنحاء الإمارات على نفس مستوى الخدمة الطبية.

من جانبه، أوضح الدكتور أسلام البارودي، أستاذ واستشاري طب الأطفال ونائب رئيس الجمعية الإماراتية لطب الأطفال والرئيس الطبي لمراكز “كيدز هارت” الطبية بالتعاون مع جامعة كولومبيا، أن المؤتمر ناقش أحدث الابتكارات في مجال طب الأطفال، بما في ذلك اللقاحات الحديثة مثل لقاح الإنفلونزا الأنفي والتوسع في استخدام لقاح الفيروس المخلوي التنفسي ليشمل جميع الأطفال، إضافة إلى تطوير أدوات جديدة للكشف المبكر عن سوء التغذية. وأكد أن هذه الجهود ستساهم في رفع مستوى الرعاية الصحية للأطفال وتوحيد التوصيات على المستوى الخليجي.

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The Annual Conference on Pediatrics and Health Promotion, organized by the Emirates Society of Pediatrics and Neonatology (ESPN)

The Annual Conference on Pediatrics and Health Promotion, organized by the Emirates Society of Pediatrics and Neonatology (ESPN), concluded successfully with the participation of more than 1,000 doctors and healthcare professionals from the UAE and abroad.

Dr. Entesar Al Hammadi, Consultant Pediatric Nephrologist, President of the Emirates Pediatric Society, and Head of Corporate Quality & Patient Safety at Dubai Health, noted that this year’s program was presented in a condensed one-and-a-half-day format to foster focused discussions and greater interaction, with five scientific tracks covering diverse pediatric topics and a special emphasis on vaccinations, including those for children traveling abroad, highlighting the overarching goal of unifying evidence-based medical practices to ensure consistent high standards of care for children across the UAE.

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RAK Hospital expands Ancestry Testing portfolio, launches UAE’s first Y-DNA Ancestry Test

Discover Paternal Lineage with this exclusive and advanced test.

Home collection is available 24X7 from anywhere in UAE. The report also provides a real-time interactive ancestral migration map, tracing the footprints of your ancestors as they migrated across the globe.

Approximately 34% of UAE males tested at RAK belong to Haplogroup J1-P58

Ancestral genetic signatures identified in Emiratis are also found in individuals from countries such as Tunisia, Algeria, Libya Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Iran, and India.

11 September 2025; Ras Al Khaimah, UAE – Adding onto its unique Ancestry Testing technology, which can trace family roots from five to 100 generations and beyond, RAK Hospital is proud to announce the addition of novel Y-DNA testing. This first-of-its-kind test in the UAE combines Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) with proprietary bioinformatic algorithms developed at RAK Hospital’s NGS Laboratory in Ras Al Khaimah. The test is complementary for all individuals opting for Ancestry Testing, and with just a simple saliva sample, it opens a fascinating window into paternal lineage.

Ancestry testing is a genetic test that analyzes DNA to uncover family origins, ethnic background, and lineage. By comparing an individual’s DNA with populations worldwide, it helps identify ethnic composition, admixture, relatives, and family history within roughly 5–7 generations.

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