Health

Scientists in the United Kingdom have developed a new electronic alarm device that can detect a COVID-19-infected person in a room from body odour samples in 15 minutes. The ceiling-mounted device is similar to a smoke alarm and could be…

Indian Medical Association (IMA) says at least 594 doctors in India died during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic between April and May. Delhi, the nation’s capital, topped the list with 107 deaths, followed by Bihar with 96…

Commissioner for Health in Bauchi state, Dr Aliyu Maigoro, has on Tuesday revealed that cholera disease has claimed the lives of at least 20 persons. The latest outbreak of the disease in the state hit the capital, Bauchi the most…

Scientists in the United Kingdom have developed the world’s most effective malaria vaccine with 77 percent efficacy against the mosquito-borne disease, making it a major scientific breakthrough for the world. This is the first time that…

A new study has revealed that a new baby boy in Duhok, a city in Iraq, has three penises — making him the first-ever person documented to have such in history. The youngster has a rare condition called triphallia, which has never…

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised alarm on the circulation of fake ‘insulin tea’ taken by Diabetic patients. In a statement released on Sunday, March 28 by Director-General of the…

An environmental scientist has warned that penises are shrinking and genitals becoming malformed because of pollution. Dr. Shanna Swan, one of the leading environmental and reproductive epidemiologists in the world, disclosed this in…

European Medicines Agency has on Thursday declared that Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective following its investigation into reports of blood clots in some people that have received the shot. The investigation comes…

Despite growing global concerns over possible side effects of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, the Federal Government has insisted it is safe for use by Nigerians. National Incident Manager of PTF on COVID-19, Mukhtar Muhammad,…

Norway and Iceland have suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine as a precaution following Denmark’s decision to do so over concerns about patients developing post-jab blood clots. The development comes after Austria…

Russia has on Saturday said its scientists has detected first case of transmission of H5N8 strain of avian flu to humans and has alerted World Health Organization. The virus was found in seven employees at a poultry farm in southern…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said Nigeria is at ‘moderate risk’ of experiencing an Ebola outbreak. The centre disclosed this in its health advisory released on Thursday following the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in…

A new study has indicated that breastfeeding women do not pass along SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) virus in their milk, but do transfer milk-borne antibodies that are able to neutralise the virus. The new development was discovered by…

Democratic Republic of the Congo has on Sunday announced a “resurgence” of Ebola in its troubled east after a woman died of the disease, just three months after authorities declared the end of the country’s previous outbreak. “We have…