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Three-year-old rescued six days after Venezuela quakes

CARACAS — A three-year-old boy was rescued from the rubble in Caracas on Tuesday, a Jordanian rescue team said, six days after twin earthquakes hit Venezuela, killing almost 2,000 people. Video footage showed rescue workers cheering upon…

LASHMA retains top state health insurance award

Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) wins the Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award for State Government Health Insurance of the Year 2026, marking Read More: https://punchng.com/lashma-retains-top-state-health-insurance-award/

mRNA vaccines proved safe and effective during COVID, review says. Cancer could be next

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mRNA vaccines proved safe and effective during COVID, review says. Cancer could be next

The mRNA vaccines approved to treat COVID-19 are safe and effective and show promise in treating other diseases including cancer, according to a new review published in The Lancet Tuesday.

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Why is it so hard for Māori and Pasifika to access weight loss drugs?

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Why is it so hard for Māori and Pasifika to access weight loss drugs?

Despite an increased risk of obesity, Māori and Pasifika who have accessed GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Wegovy are a small minority.

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El-Rufai loses bail bid, gets access to medical care

Kaduna High Court denies ex-Governor El-Rufai’s bail application in alleged abuse of office trial but grants him access to medical care. Read more. Read More: https://punchng.com/el-rufai-loses-bail-bid-gets-access-to-medical-care/

Nigeria needs better emergency response system

Nigeria desperately needs a better emergency response system. Learn why delayed medical attention costs lives and how to improve emergency services in Nige Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-needs-better-emergency-response-system/

Cancer Research UK bets on Manchester with £6-million funding boost

Cancer Research UK bets on Manchester with £6-million funding boost

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02019-0 The investment provides a ‘special opportunity’ to establish the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute as a world leader in emerging oncology therapies.

Restoring cortical disinhibition improves Huntington’s disease phenotypes

Restoring cortical disinhibition improves Huntington’s disease phenotypes

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10671-9 In a mouse model of Huntington’s disease, targeted modulation of neuronal activity restores network function and improves motor deficits.

Liver fat steers the outcome of advanced colorectal cancer

Liver fat steers the outcome of advanced colorectal cancer

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01747-7 In about 50% of people with colorectal cancer, tumour cells spread to distant organs. The ability of these metastases to grow into the liver tissue shapes prognosis. It…

TROP2 targeting reveals therapy-driven cell state dynamics in colorectal cancer

TROP2 targeting reveals therapy-driven cell state dynamics in colorectal cancer

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10705-2 TROP2 marks poor-prognosis colorectal cancer cells with fetal-like, therapy-resistant states, and therapeutic targeting of TROP2 with antibody–drug conjugates in…

N 4 -Acetylcytidine enhances synthetic mRNA translation yield and fidelity

N 4 -Acetylcytidine enhances synthetic mRNA translation yield and fidelity

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10729-8 Different RNA modifications elicit different translation elongation rates for in vitro transcribed mRNAs that result in disparate translation outputs and fidelity, as…

Mysterious protein sets up a beneficial partnership between bacteria and insects

Mysterious protein sets up a beneficial partnership between bacteria and insects

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02007-4 Buchnera bacteria that live in the cells of insects known as aphids secrete a protein called SyeA, which is crucial for colonization. The structural similarity of SyeA…