A 2026 multi-university survey involving 650 Saudi medical students found that 30% met a threshold for clinically significant health anxiety, with higher adjusted odds among female students, rural students, private-university students, and students with psychiatric history.1 The result is not a diagnosis of “hypochondria”; it is a screening signal that illness-focused fear may be a …
A Saudi dental-clinic study found very high caries burden, but dental fear and anxiety were not the main adjusted explanation for dental caries. In 619 Al Ahsa patients, 89.5% had caries, 36.3% reported dental fear, and 25.8% reported anxiety; age, education, and oral hygiene carried a stronger caries signal than fear or anxiety.1 Research Highlights …
A 2026 Saudi tertiary-hospital study estimated that adults treated for fibromyalgia — chronic widespread pain with fatigue, sleep disruption, cognitive symptoms, and overlapping mood or medical problems — generated SAR 9,601.2 (USD 2,560.3) in annual direct medical costs per patient, with specialist visits and diagnostic procedures accounting for 96.3% of recorded spending.1 Research Highlights Annual …