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A medical practitioner on Twitter has condemned the consumption of the sandwich, shawarma. According to the medical practitioner who identifies as @DrPenKing on Twitter, the popular sandwich is heinous to human health as it is…

Country Health Ministry of Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed new case of Ebola in its violence-wracked east, just weeks after the end of a previous epidemic. The DRC early last month declared its latest Ebola outbreak over,…

Nigerian-born American YouTube influencer, Jackie Aina has released a statement on her Instagram platform to apologize for using the #EndSARS slogan, 'Soro Soke' to promote her candle fragrance. On Thursday, August 5, Jackie Aina via…

Nigeria-based American preacher, Laurie Idahosa has advised women to avoid committing to men prematurely. She stated that if a man isn’t telling a woman that he wants to be committed and wants exclusivity; then the woman should keep…

The U.S. Supreme Court has officially overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24, declaring that Americans no longer have a constitutional right to abortion. In the court's most closely watched and controversial case in…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said as of May 2022, no fewer than 155 deaths with 4,820 suspected cases had been reported across 97 local government area in 24 states of the federation. Through its latest situation…

Some doctors researching for cancer cure have revealed that every patient in a clinical trial saw their cancer disappear after getting an experimental immunotherapy treatment. A medication named dostarlimab was given to patients with…

No fewer than 66 suspected cases of monkeypox disease has been discovered in Nigeria, as the situation of its widespread is alarming, according to the NCDC. The monkeypox situation report was contained on Tuesday, June 7, which also…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded its first death from monkeypox disease since the beginning of the year 2022. In the last five months, NCDC revealed that it has 21 cases from nine states and the Federal Capital…

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…