Health

World Health Organization (WHO) Independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Polio Eradication has officially declared Nigeria and the African Region free of wild poliovirus. This marks the eradication of the second…

A team of researchers have discovered a blood test that can detect cancer in 95% of subjects four years before the disease can be spotted using conventional diagnostic methods. As detailed in a paper about the research published in the…

A panel of scientists at the annual AIDS 2020 medical conference has revealed that a Brazilian man may be the first person to ever be ‘cured’ of HIV after undergoing intensive experimental drug therapy. The 34 year old man, who was…

World Health Organization (WHO) has welcomed preliminary clinical trial results from the United Kingdom (UK) which indicates that, dexamethasone, a corticosteroid drug, can be lifesaving for patients who are critically ill with COVID-19.…

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has recorded a fresh Ebola outbreak in the country's northwest, just weeks before declaring the end of the epidemic in east of the country. Health Minister Eteni Longondo announced  this on Monday…

Babcock University in Ogun State has put together a team of researchers to find treatment for the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic. Vice Chancellor of Prof. Ademola Tayo disclosed this in statement on Tuesday through Joshua…

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC) has announced the continuation of Hydroxychloroquine clinical trial as treatment for COVID-19 patients in the country. This comes a day after World Health Organization (WHO)…

World Health Organization has temporarily suspended the trial of anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients due to safety concerns. Hydroxycholoroquine has been touted by US President Donald Trump as a possible treatment…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has successfully validated the first phase of the viral Ribonucleic Acid extraction which should enable local production of cheap testing kits for coronavirus. The validation took place on…

President Donald Trump on Monday said he has been taking hydroxychloroquine anti-malaria drug to protect himself against the coronavirus, although scientists have warned about its fatal side effects. Trump told reporters about his…

A team of scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the United States have released a new report suggesting eyes are a perfect gateway for coronavirus to get into humans. The study shows that the eyes contain a…

Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has on Sunday cautioned the Federal Government against treating coronavirus patients at home as intended. On April 30, the Nigeria…

The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, has said no medication has been licenced for treating COVID-19 patients in the country. Dr Aliyu stated this on Wednesday during an appearance…

An Australia-based biotech company Mesoblast announced that it has began clinical trials for its stem cell therapy remestemcel-L in the treatment of COVID-19 patients experiencing Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).…