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Nigeria’s Health Minister, Ali Pate, says there is no licensed specific treatment or vaccine for the Ebola strain in the country’s current outbreak. Read More: https://punchng.com/no-licensed-treatment-for-ebola-strain-says-minister/

A new bipartisan bill aims to speed rare disease drug development by making clinical trials faster, cheaper and more accessible to patients.

Figures for first seven months of 2026 show issue most prominent at Dublin’s Mater and St James’s hospitals

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More than 70,100 people did not wait, or left before completing their treatment, in emergency departments during the first seven months of this year, new figures show.

A simple, steroid-free procedure could offer lasting relief for people struggling with carpal tunnel syndrome, potentially helping them avoid surgery. In a clinical trial involving 63 patients, researchers found that ultrasound-guided hydrodissection, which uses fluid to free a compressed nerve in the wrist, provided longer-lasting improvements in pain, numb

Pope Leo's lung cancer surgery last week was a success, the Vatican said. The pope broke with traditions of secrecy around papal health issues after announcing he needed surgery to remove a nodule on his lung.

The 71-year-old leader of the Catholic Church has had the lower lobe of his right lung removed in surgery.

Pope Leo will not need further treatment after undergoing surgery for lung cancer last week, his doctors say.

Tests show the cancer was confined to the portion of the pope’s right lung that was removed, his doctors say. NBC News’ Anne Thompson reports.

The Vatican has announced that Pope Leo XIV will not require further treatment for lung cancer following a successful surgery to remove the cancerous tissu Read More: https://punchng.com/pope-wont-require-further-treatment-for-lung-cancer-vatican/

Test results after the operation showed that the cancer was localized.

Pope Leo, 71, had the lower lobe of his right lung removed last week in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate, which confirmed he had lung cancer.

Pope Leo XIV needs no further treatment for lung cancer after follow-up tests confirmed the disease was localized, the Vatican said in a statement Wednesday.

Pope Leo won't need further treatment after his surgery for lung cancer, the Vatican announced on Wednesday. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports.

Test results have confirmed his diagnosis as a lung adenocarcinoma that was localised.

The pope’s doctors said he had pulmonary adenocarcinoma, which was localized.

Pope Leo XIV will not need any further treatment after having lung cancer surgery, his doctors said in a statement.

Pope Leo's doctors say final tissue and molecular tests have confirmed his lung cancer was localised, and no further treatment is needed, the Vatican said in a statement.

"The results confirmed that the tumor was a pulmonary adenocarcinoma and that the disease was localized," Dr. Luigi Carbone and Prof. Stefano Margaritora said.

<p>ISLAMABAD: A Senate panel expressed concern on Wednesday over the alleged inappropriate <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2029266">conduct</a> of Airports Security Force (ASF) personnel when scanning parliamentarians and passengers at Karachi’s airport and directed that the official concerned be summoned to the next meeting.</p> <p>The Senate Committee o

In an unsigned order, the Supreme Court rejected an emergency appeal seeking to revive a policy ending certain medical treatments for transgender inmates.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Trump administration cannot enforce a new policy that restricts treatment for transgender inmates in federal prison.

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Pope Leo XIV will not need therapy following an operation last week to remove a cancerous tumour from his lung, his doctors said in a statement released by the Vatican.

Meta said it had "completed the implementation of measures to comply with the directive from the electoral court."

The road to cancer treatment in South Africa often involves many encounters with healthcare workers and long journeys far from home. From pink iPhone covers to pink embroidery yarn, and cornstarch, Biénne Huisman hears the stories of people from vast corners of inland South Africa, and beyond, who travelled to Bloemfontein for specialist medical attention to

Researchers discovered that recurring arthritis triggered by cancer immunotherapy may be driven by immune cells that remember previous attacks and return in a more aggressive state. The findings could pave the way for treatments that prevent painful flare-ups while preserving the immune system's ability to fight cancer.

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