Health

Male Contraceptive Pill Found 99% Effective In Mice A team of scientists said Wednesday they had developed a male oral contraceptive that was 99 percent effective in mice and didn’t cause observable side effects, with the drug expected to enter human trials by the end of this year. The findings …

Every year, a large number of newborns and infants die in Nigeria. Though improvements have been made, in 2020, 35.5 deaths per 1000 live births occurred in newborns before 28 days of age (neonatal mortality rate) and 59.1 deaths per 1000 live births in infants before the age of 1 …

The awkward trend of public officeholders getting foreign medical services at public expense is self-serving, immoral and condemnable. It is, therefore, heartwarming that the House of Representatives is walking on the path of justice to undo the exploitative pastime of a privileged few. But beyond sanctions for violators, the House …

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia yesterday announced the lift of suspension of direct flights from 17 countries including Nigeria. Other affected countries are South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, Malawi, Mauritius, Zambia, Madagascar, Angola, Seychelles, United Republic of Comoros, Ethiopia and Afghanistan. Also, the Saudi Government scrapped major …

The Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF) has announced plans to host a special Nigeria Vaccine Confidence Roundtable in partnership with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA). NSSF is an innovative platform for resource mobilization primarily established to supplement efforts to mitigate the adverse economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on Nigerians …

Burna Boy Survives Car Crash, Says Everyone Was Recording Him Instead Of Trying To Help (Photos, Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v76nHL4gJMs Grammy award-winning singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, on Saturday night confirmed that he had a “bad accident” in his Ferrari, Newsextra24 reports. Taking to in his Instagram story, he …

Though, breast cancer is commoner in females with about one in every eight women likely to develop it. In fact the strongest risk factor for the development of breast cancer is being a woman but still about 0.5 to one per cent of breast cancers occur in men. According to …

The Presidency has declared that President Muhammadu Buhari is healthier than most young Nigerians criticizing him over his health. Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said Nigerians were now appreciating the fact that the President is in good health. Shehu spoke on Thursday in an interview …

At the European Union – African Union summit in Brussels today WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced the first six countries that will receive the technology needed to produce mRNA vaccines on the African continent. Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia all applied and have been selected …

The Canadian Medical Association has said no fewer than 632 Nigeria-trained doctors were practising in Canada as of 2020. The association disclosed this in an email exchange with The PUNCH in Abuja on Wednesday. The CMA unites medical professionals at the national level in Canada to create strong and accessible …