Health

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).…

Bess Kalb, an American bestselling author of 'Nobody Will Tell You This But Me', has narrated her father’s firsthand experience while treating Coronavirus patients as an ICU doctor. The lady in a series of tweets on Sunday said her…

A gradual and phased ease of lockdown in FCT, Lagos and Ogun states starting 4th of May has been approved by President Muhammadu Buhari. This means employees will begin to resume at their respective workplaces from Monday. Despite…

Despite the overwhelming reported cases of coronavirus patients relapsing after recovery from the disease, Scientists have now concluded that the possibility of that happening is unlikely. While blaming the alleged relapse cases on…

American business magnate and philanthropist, Bill Gates, has on Thursday said it could take as long as two years or at least nine months before a vaccine can be fully developed to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. Gates stated that…

An antiviral drug originally designed to treat Ebola virus has shown positive data in experimental treatment of coronavirus patients. The drug manufacturer Gilead Sciences said preliminary results from their phase 3 trial of the…