Health

COVID-19: No record of Omicron variant in Nigeria yet – FG insists

Despite Canadian authorities’ claims that two passengers from Nigeria had tested positive, the federal government on Monday insisted that the…

3 years ago

2030: HIV infection rates not decreasing fast enough – UNAIDS

Infection rates of HIV are not slowing fast enough to reach the goal of eradicating AIDS by 2030, a report…

3 years ago

Canada detects first cases of Omicron variant in two travellers from Nigeria

Canada announced that it has detected its first cases of the new Omicron strain of Covid, in two people who…

3 years ago

US okays drug to improve growth in children with dwarfism

The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved for the first time a drug to improve growth in children…

3 years ago

UCTH resident doctor, Akpan allegedly commits suicide

Crystal Akpan, a resident doctor working with the Cardiology Department of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), has allegedly…

3 years ago

Netherlands return to partial lockdown as COVID surges

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday announced Western Europe’s first partial lockdown of the winter, with three weeks of…

3 years ago

Lions test positive for COVID-19 at Singapore wildlife park

No fewer than four  lions at a Singapore wildlife park have tested positive for the coronavirus after coming into contact…

3 years ago

‘A chance to stay alive’: NLC appeals to workers to take COVID-19 vaccine

President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba on Monday urged workers across the country to take the COVID-19…

3 years ago

Russia tops 1,000 daily COVID-19 deaths for first time

Russia on Saturday topped 1,000 deaths over 24 hours for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic,…

3 years ago

Hope rises as UK announces ‘life changing’ treatment for sickle cell disease

The United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) has  announced what it described as a “life changing treatment” for sickle cell…

3 years ago