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FDA approves 2nd gene therapy targeting non-Hodgkin lymphomas

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a second gene therapy for cancer, the first to ta…

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Pharmacists Seek More Funding for the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD)

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has called on the Federal Government to properly fund …

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Woman Survives Cancer, Dies After Drinking All Day

A middle-class mother died from  alcohol  poisoning after drinking wine all day while on…

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ODD NEWS: Man, 52, Endures WEEK-LONG Erection, Had To Have His Member Amputated After Doctors Discovered It Was Caused By Cancer

A 52-year-old man was forced to have half of his penis amputated after enduring a week-long erecti…

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Scientists Have Decoded The Last Piece Of HIVs 15-Component Proteins

Researchers have figured out the final piece in the structural puzzle of the HIV virus. A complete…

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Study: Men Who Have Performed Oral Sex On 5 Or More Partners Have A Far Higher Risk Of Head And Neck Cancer

Men who have performed oral sex on five or more partners have the highest risk of HPV-related head…

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Yakasai Launches PSN Monument At NIPRD Head Office, Abuja

As part of his contributions to the advancement of research and development in the pharmaceutical …

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Mark: Nigeria Needs 200,000 Doctors to Meet Health Needs

Immediate past Senate President, Senator David Mark, yesterday said that Nigeria needed no fewer t…

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Don’t Default on Agreement With Health Workers, JOHESU Tells FG

The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) has advised the Federal Government not to default or dishon…

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29% of Nigerian Hospitals Lack Access to Water, Sanitation

*UNICEF, Save the Children, Wateraid demonstrate how procedure prevents diarrhoea, pneumonia &nb…

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Ogun Trains 200 Alternative Medicine Practitioners

In its bid at reducing maternal and child mortality rate, the Ogun State Government has trained Al…

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1 in 5 Nigerian Adults Suffer Mental Illness —Psychiatrists

A Consultant Psychiatrist with the Lagos University Teaching Hospital , Idi- Araba, Dr Erinfolami&…

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Cross River Proposes Draft Policy for Fistula

The Cross River state assembly is to create an expenditure head for fistula care in a draft policy…

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Flooding Contributed to Monkeypox –WHO

The Delta State Coordinator of the World Health Organisation, Dr Bassey Bassey, has said flooding …

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Strike: Benue NMA Says Govt. Yet to Start Talks

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Benue has raised concerns over inability of government t…

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11 Children Die of Whooping Cough in Kano – Official

The Kiru Local Government Council of Kano State says about 11 children have died of whooping cough…

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Monkey Pox Vaccine Panic: Borno Govt. Shuts Schools

The Borno Government on Thursday announced the closure of 37 public primary schools in Maiduguri a…

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PSN Foundation Will Impact the Welfare of Pharmacists and Nigerians-Yakasai

PSN Foundation Will Impact the Welfare of Pharmacists and Nigerians-Yakasai   The Preside…

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California Changes Penalty For Knowingly Transmitting HIV To Sexual Partner

A California bill signed on Sunday would no longer make it a felony to knowingly expose a sexual p…

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New Custom-Fit Condoms Available for Men Who Are TOO BIG

One of the the most common excuses among men is that their package is too big to wear a condom, fo…

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