18 Leading Scientists, Including 2 Outgoing FDA Officials, say COVID-19 Booster Shots Lack Evidence and shouldn’t yet be given to the General Public
Eighteen top scientists from across the world have warned against giving COVID-19 booster shots to most fully vaccinated people. In…
Gynaecologist Warns Against Unsafe Abortion
A consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Dr. Mohammed Garba, has warned women against engaging in unsafe abortion. The gynaecologist noted that…
South Africa Approves COVID-19 Vaccine for Teenagers
South Africa’s health regulator has approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for teenagers aged 12 and older. According to the South…
Lagos Records 25 COVID-19 Related Deaths in Three Days
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says 25 persons have died from COVID-19 related complications in the…
COVID-19: Seven States Stop Testing as Infections Hit 5,773 in 10 Days
About 18 months after Nigeria recorded the index case of the deadly coronavirus, only 1.4 per cent of the nation’s…
17 States, FCT Report 727 COVID-19 Cases, Seven Deaths
Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory and 16 other states reported 727 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, according to…
‘40% Drugs Sold in Patent Medicine Stores Expired’
A neurosurgeon, Dr. Biodun Ogungbo, on Wednesday raised fears over the quality of medicines sold in patent medicine stores, saying…
44,000 Nigerian Drug Users who Share Needles Responsible for Spread of HIV
About 44,000 Nigerian drug users who exchange needles and syringes in groups while ingesting drugs are responsible for the spread…
Nigeria Records 559 New COVID-19 Cases, Five Deaths Across 14 States, FCT
Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory and 13 other states reported 559 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, according to figures…
Reducing Sugar in Packaged Foods, Beverages can Prevent Heart Attacks, Stroke –Study
A new United States study has found that cutting 20 per cent of sugar from packaged foods and 40…
NAFDAC Seizes Truckload of Unregistered Milk in Sokoto
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has seized a truckload of unregistered milk suspected to…
Suspend COVID-19 Booster Vaccinations Until 2022, WHO Urges Countries
The World Health Organisation on Wednesday called for countries to avoid giving out extra COVID-19 vaccines until year-end, pointing to…
Expert Warns Nigerians Against Patronising Unregistered Drug Stores
An Abuja-based Neurosurgeon, Dr. Biodun Ogungbo, on Wednesday advised Nigerians against patronising unregistered patent medicine stores to avoid health complications.…
Only 20% of People in Poor Nations will get COVID-19 Vaccines this Year –COVAX
The vaccine-sharing facility COVAX said on Wednesday that it should be able to provide COVID-19 vaccines to no more than…
Meningitis Outbreak Kills 129 in DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has declared an outbreak of meningitis in the north-eastern Tshopo Province where 261 suspected…