Health

No fewer than 602,000 people died of malaria across Africa last year, an official of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO’s Regional Director for Africa, said this on Monday in her message to commemorate…

A team of scientists have successfully developed an oral non-hormonal male contraceptive that is 99 percent effective in mice without causing side effects, and could begin human trials by the end of this year. The breakthrough medication…

David Bennett, a man who made medical history in January by receiving a genetically-modified pig heart has died, according to the University of Maryland School of Medicine. The 57-year-old Maryland man died Tuesday afternoon, just over…

For the first time ever, a woman referred to as ‘The New York patient’ for the sake of privacy, has been cured of HIV following stem cell transplant. The development was announced on Tuesday at a ‘Conference on Retroviruses and…

About 395 cases of Circulating Mutant Poliovirus Type 2 (cMPV2) have been reported across 27 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Also, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) said no case of Wild Polio…

US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday authorised Pfizer’s antiviral pill, Paxlovid to treat COVID-19 in high-risk people aged 12 and over, a major milestone in the pandemic that will allow millions to access the treatment.…

Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) says it has successfully performed its first laser surgery to remove kidney stones from a patient. Professor Stephen Ikuerowo, Professor of Urology, LASUTH, made the disclosure in a…

World Health Organization has endorsed RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine, the first one against the mosquito-borne disease that kills more than 400,000 people a year, mostly African children. The development was made known by the…

Dancer and choreographer, Kaffy has recounted how a medication she was allergic to nearly took her life. The 41-year-old took to her Instagram page in the late hours of Monday to share videos of her praising God for saving her from an…

Billionaires, Jeff Bezos and Yuri Milner are reportedly investing in anti-ageing technology that could extend the average human lifespan by up to 50 years. Since stepping down as Amazon CEO in July, 57-year-old Bezos worth $201.3b has…

For the first in its national history, doctors in Israel have successfully separated twins conjoined at the head — and say that after the 12-hour “life or death” operation, both babies are likely to live completely normal lives. Dr.…

As the delta variant of COVID-19 surges across the world, a new variant code named Lambda could be more resistant to vaccines, a new study has shown. Japanese researchers at University of Tokyo on July 28 shared a study that shows…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 59 suspected cases of Monkeypox with 15 confirmed, its Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said on Tuesday in Abuja. Ihekweazu was reacting to the situation of Dallas, Texas…

U.S. Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday confirmed that a rare case of human monkeypox was detected in Texas, making it the first case of the virus seen in the state. The viral illness was found in a U.S. resident,…