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Undergraduate students at New York University pay close to $50,000 in tuition annually. Lara, who hopes to work in health and nutrition in the future, said the campus experience was a big part of what students were looking for. “I like NYUAD a lot, and it has great transfer-abroad opportunities," she said. The teenager grew up in Australia and considered returning for higher studies, but decided to stay closer to home. “The pandemic was one of the primary reasons. My brothers have been in Australia since the beginning of Covid-19 and we have not been able to meet,” she said. Rohaan Gu...

Abu Dhabi issues circular for home quarantine procedure 17 Feb 2021 Rania Al Ghazzawi, Staff Reporter The Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre issued a circular regarding home quarantine procedures for people contacting infected cases and incoming travellers. According to the circular, when a person comes from another emirate and is in contact with with a positive case but vaccinated, he must remain in quarantine for 5 days, provided the test is repeated on the fourth day and the tracking watch is to be removed on the fifth day. If that person is not vaccinated, he must remain in quar...

An additional five million cancer surgeries are required globally before 2040 due to ageing populations and poor lifestyles

showed that the number of cancer operations around the world could surge from nine million to 13.8 million in the next 20 years. The greatest increase will be in 33 low-income nations, according to the study published by The Lancet. Dr Humaid Al Shamsi, Emirates Oncology Society It found the surgical workforce in high-income countries would need to increase four-fold, while 5.5 times the current number of anaesthetists would be required. “We will face a growing demand for cancer surgery so it is important we build teams to cope with this,” said Dr Stephen Grobmyer, chairman of the o...

Some clinics have no free slots until March, though government-run centres are still welcoming walk-ins