In the aftermath of Covid, Lagos slum dwellers are crying out to the State government for more intervention in social amenities to upgrade their slum lives. The slum dwellers who were part of a research study…
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A professor of Public Health, Dr. Tanimola Akande says monkeypox can be transmitted by close face to face contact, hugging, and kissing. Prof. Akande also said that it can also be transmitted through body contact during…
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Young men under 30 who receive the Moderna COVID-19 jab are more likely to develop rare heart inflammation, CDC reveals
Young men who receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are at higher risk of developing a rare case of heart inflammation than those who received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, according to researchers Researchers on Thursday October 21, revealed the data at…
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Human penises are shrinking because of pollution, warns environmental scientist
Dr Shanna Swan, in her new book ‘Count Down’, has warned that human penises are shrinking and genitals becoming malfunctioned due to pollution. An environmental scientist, in her new book titled Count Down, has warned that…
645 new cases of COVID19 were recorded in Nigeria on Saturday, February 20. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Lagos recorded 282 fresh cases. Other states with fresh cases include Ogun-72, FCT-50, Kaduna-33, Osun-24,…
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria is at a “moderate risk” of fresh outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease. In an update on its website, NCDC said a fresh outbreak of the disease is likely…
The WHO said that the vaccine stockpile would help to control future epidemics by ensuring timely access to vaccines for populations at risk during outbreaks. The World Health Organisation, (WHO) in partnership with other UN agencies and humanitarian…
By Adamazi Mbonu Onyi Jennifer Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are a group of preventable and treatable diseases that could be caused by viruses, bacteria, protozoa that affect 1.5 billion people globally of whom 40% live in…
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s son, Babajide has tested positive for Coronavirus days after his father recovered from the disease. The Governor’s son who is the Secretary of the Response Fund Committee on COVID-19 set up by the…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that a negative laboratory test result of COVID-19 patients is no longer required for such patients to be discharged. NCDC Director-General, Mr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, made this known…