Health

Police Arrest 5 in Abuja for Faking Corona Virus Infection

Malik Yahya/ The police in Abuja have arrested five persons for falsely claiming that they had contracted the dreaded coronavirus…

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Hafsat Abiola-Costello Tells How She Escaped Silent Killer

Kola Kehinde/ Exposures to damp and mouldy environments have been linked to several health challenges and millions of deaths every…

5 years ago

78 Nigerian Doctors Separate Conjoined Twins in 12 Hours Operation

Dooshima Abu (BBC Africa)/ A team of doctors in Nigeria have successfully separated one-year-old conjoined twins. Lead surgeon Emmanuel Ameh…

5 years ago

US Drug Company Admits to Price Fixing, Agrees to Pay Over $3M in Criminal Penalty

Ololade Adeyanju/ Rising Pharmaceuticals Inc., a generic pharmaceutical company with headquarters in New Jersey, US has admitted to charges of…

5 years ago

US Approves New Drug for Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease

The Cable/ The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), an agency of the US department of health and human services, has…

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New Ebola Vaccine Rolled Out in Congo

Ololade Adeyanju/ Health authorities in eastern Congo have introduced a new Ebola vaccine produced by Johnson & Johnson, aid group…

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Infertility: Why You May Need Egg Donors

Sekinah Lawal/ She was 42 years old when she started looking for a baby because she delayed childbearing pursuing her…

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New Killer Lung Disease Hits 1080 in U.S. *Doctors Confused

Matilda Omonaiye with USA Today/ The number of vaping-related lung injury cases has jumped to 1,080 and deaths to 18, but the specific causes of the…

5 years ago

2 Physicians in Trouble Over Death of Expectant Mother

Nana Musa/ Two doctors with Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, have appeared before the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria Tribunal,…

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Lagos to Improve Funding of Medical Sector as Sanwo-Olu Laments Brain Drain

Alex Olise/ Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has pledged his administration's commitment to the improvement of the welfare and working…

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