Health

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has declared an end to the emergency phase of the Lassa fever outbreak in the country. In a statement on Tuesday, the agency said it made declaration following “successive decline” in cases…

Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has accused Nigerian elites of infecting and exposing medical doctors to the dreadful Coronavirus. In a statement jointly signed by its President, Dr. Francis Faduyile and Secretary General, Dr.…

A private Nigerian laboratory has joined other scientists and laboratories around the world in the race towards developing a vaccine for the treatment of Coronavirus. The laboratory known as African Centre of Excellence for Genomics…

US President Donald Trump have come under fire from medical community after suggesting research should go into whether coronavirus might be treated by injecting disinfectant into the body. President Trump stated this during…

A potential antiviral drug, Remdesivir for the treatment of coronavirus has reportedly failed in its first randomised clinical trial, despite widespread hope of its potentiality. This is according to a draft document accidentally…

Doctors throughout New York state are giving their critically ill coronavirus patients massive doses of vitamin C, a tactic said to have helped those hit the hardest in China.   A Long Island based pulmonologist and critical-care…

Workers wearing face masks spray disinfectant as a precaution against the new coronavirus in front of Myungsung Church in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. (Yun Dong-jin/Yonhap via AP) South Korea to take legal action…

Doctors have warned that people diagnosed with COVID-19 will often see a break in symptoms before their condition suddenly worsens. Physicians across the country are beginning to get a better grasp of the deadly novel coronavirus as the…

A recent China study has suggested that people with blood type A might be more vulnerable to the coronavirus infection. The study was conducted with 2000 coronavirus patients in Wuhan and Shenzhen also suggests that…

Chief Quality Officer and Chief of Infectious Diseases at the University of Maryland, Doctor Faheem Younus has on March 17 addressed myths spreading globally about Coronavirus.  See 10 myths and facts below; So I’m hearing many myths…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has advised against taking Ibuprofen for symptoms associated with coronavirus. The organization issued the warning after French health officials warned that anti-inflammatory drugs could worsen the…

Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Abuja chapter Abuja chapter of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) has on March 17 announced that it is embarking on an "indefinite strike". This decision is coming about an hour after the…

President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo has on March 16 ordered for the closure of all schools, universities and suspended public events to stop the spread of the global pandemic, Coronavirus.  He …

A researcher at Protein Sciences moves a vial in a lab, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Meriden, Conn. The biotech company is currently researching a vaccine for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) A United States government official has said…

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned Nigerians to desist from buying fairly used imported cloths to ensure Coronavirus is adequately checked in Nigeria. Evans Ugoh, NEMA head of Imo/Abia operations, made the call in…