Frederik Cyrus Roeder, Special to Gulf News

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Why the future of medicine looks brighter than ever

New treatments are extending lives and changing what once seemed impossible

Every new therapy and cure represents years of work by scientists, doctors, nurses, patients, and families who agreed to be part of something uncertain because the future might be better than the present.

Heart disease prevention may be entering a new era

A promising gene-editing therapy raises new possibilities for preventing heart disease

A one-time treatment that aims to make a small edit in the liver, targeting a responsible gene, has shown early promising results to lower LDL cholesterol.

New weight-loss pills bring choice — and challenges

Oral GLP-1 medicines could improve access to treatment, but routine still matters

The arrival of oral GLP-1s in the UAE is not the end of injections. It is the beginning of a more personal choice.

Do weight-loss drugs really deliver long-term results?

Why medicine alone will not solve the obesity crisis

Rapid weight loss, whether through dieting or medication, can lead to muscle loss if people are not careful.

Why health is becoming the most valuable form of wealth

UAE well placed to lead the global shift from treating illness to extending healthy life

Healthier populations are more productive populations. Fewer sick days. Longer working lives by choice, not necessity.

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