A groundbreaking medical procedure took place in Boston, where surgeons successfully transplanted a kidney from a genetically engineered pig into a 62-year-old man who needed a transplant, the New York Times reports.... Read more »
A Professor of Cardiovascular Physiology and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus (UNEC), Professor Daniel Nwachukwu, has advised Nigerians to explore the benefits of zobo leaves in curing and... Read more »
Nutritionists and public health physicians in Nigeria have warned against consuming food wrapped in newspapers or leaflets due to the associated health risks. Experts caution that food wrapped in printed papers may... Read more »
Overindulging in water might seem harmless, but it can cause a ripple effect throughout your body, leading to a condition known as hyponatremia or water intoxication. The dilution dilemma Drinking excessive amounts... Read more »
The Socio-Economic Right and Accountability Project (SERAP) has announced that it will be suing the President Bola Tinubu-led government over a renewed plot to increase electricity tariffs. Announcing its plan in a... Read more »
Parents and guardians have been advised to desist from subjecting their female children to circumcised as this could lead to death. This is as Nigeria joins the rest of the world to... Read more »
The World Health Organisation Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, on Sunday said the cancer situation in Africa is disheartening. Dr Moeti, in a statement to commemorate the 2024 World Cancer... Read more »
The Federal Government has revealed that tobacco-related diseases are responsible for over 26,800 annual deaths in Nigeria. Additionally, 4.5 million Nigerians aged 15 and above are identified as tobacco users, as stated... Read more »
Anambra State Aids Control Agency (ANSACA) has revealed that approximately 98,960 individuals currently live with HIV/AIDS in the state. Dr Afam Obidike, Anambra’s Commissioner for Health, disclosed this information during a press... Read more »
A former presidential candidate and academician, Prof Pat Utomi has urged Nigerian men to see prostate health as an obligation by carrying out annual medical checkups of their body including prostate cancer... Read more »