The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has warned that monkeypox can be transmitted through s*x. The NCDC in a statement shared on its website also listed some symptoms of the disease. It read; “Symptoms of the illness include fever, headache, body aches, weakness, swollen lymph nodes (glands), and a rash. After about 1 to…
Abdoudaye Diouf Sarr, the Health Minister of Senegal has been fired by President Macky Sall after 11 newborn babies perished in a hospital fire blamed on an electrical short circuit. The tragedy late Wednesday, May 25, in the western city of Tivaouane was the latest in a series of hospital deaths that have exposed the…
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), has warned countries that the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. The top UN official stated that reports of fewer cases and deaths do not indicate the end of the pandemic. Ghebreyesus spoke at the opening of the World Health Assembly on Sunday in…
People should avoid eating suya, according to Nigerian physician Chinonso Egemba aka Aproko Doctor. Suya, he claims, causes cancer. When the meat is roasted, the doctor explains that the process and tools used to make the snack are unsanitary and harmful to one’s health. He explained how and why the damages occur using complex medical…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed fifteen cases of monkeypox in seven states between January 1 and April 30, 2022. The confirmed cases were selected from the 46 suspected cases recorded during the time period, and it was discovered that Lagos and Adamawa states had the highest numbers of three each. This comes…
Bill Gates, the American business magnate and co-founder of Microsoft, has tested positive for the virulent COVID-19 virus. Gates announced this on Twitter on Tuesday, adding that he is experiencing mild symptoms. “I’m fortunate to be vaccinated and boosted and have access to testing and great medical care. “The Gates Foundation is coming together today…
According to the UK Health Security Agency, a person diagnosed with monkeypox in London had a travel history from Nigeria. The patient was admitted to Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London’s expert infectious disease unit. Dr. Colin Brown, UKHSA’s Director of and Emerging Infections, said on the agency’s website on Sunday, May…
According to Dr. Joseph Akinde, a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist, some women who aren’t pregnant or nursing a baby may secrete milk abnormally from their breasts if they have very high prolactin levels in their system. Dr. Akinde stated that a woman who is not breastfeeding can lactate if she has high prolactin levels. According…
The ravaging COVID-19 pandemic has been revealed to have k*lled 13.3 to 16.6 million people in 2020 and 2021. The WHO made this revelation on Thursday. According to Agence France Presse, this is up to three times the number of deaths directly attributable to the disease. The World Health Organization’s long-awaited estimate of the total…
Lassa fever has allegedly claimed the life of a medical doctor, Dr. Alfred Ejiofor Uzoigwe. Details of his death are sketchy at the time of filing this report, however, it was gathered that Dr. Uzoigwe died on Friday, April 15. His Facebook page says he lived in Abakaliki. Friends, a former classmate as well as popular…