Nigeria may need to import medical doctors in the future — NMA
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has said that with the trend of medical doctors leaving the country for greener pastures abroad, there may be a need to hire doctors from…
Katie Piper rushed to hospital for emergency operation after husband noticed black spot in her eye
English Model and TV presenter Katie Piper was rushed to hospital for an emergency operation after her husband noticed a black spot in her eye. Piper, who has long been…
Apply: Genetics Peer Review Training Program For Early Career Scientists At Genetics Society of America
Genetics Society of America will be hosting a Genetics peer review training program. Peer reviewers are vital to science. Yet early career scientists in our field rarely receive formal…
NCDC confirms 15 Monkeypox cases in one week
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said 15 new cases of Monkeypox disease were reported in seven days between August 1 and 7, in 10 states in the…
Nigerian Law Permits Harvesting of Organs Without Owner’s Consent – Medical Expert Tells NASS
The Chairman, Global Prolife Alliance, GPA, Prof (Dr) Philip Njemanze, has revealed that the National Health Act 2014 permits the harvesting of a person’s organs without their consent in Nigeria.…
‘160 million Nigerians at risk of yellow fever – WHO
The World Health Organisation has warned that 160 million Nigerians are at risk of yellow fever. The WHO said with Nigeria’s population of about 200 million, the figure makes up…
NCDC confirms 157 monkeypox cases, four deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 157 cases of monkeypox across 26 states in the country with four deaths. The NCDC disclosed this in its latest monkeypox situation…
US declares Monkeypox a public health emergency
The US has declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency following a spike in cases. It comes less than two weeks after the World Health Organization (WHO) issued its…
Governor Newsom declares state of emergency for California in response to Monkeypox
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in response to the monkeypox outbreak, becoming the second state in three days to take the step. Governor Gavin Newsom…
Conjoined twins with fused brains separated by surgeons in Brazil (Photos)
Brazilian twins who were born with fused brains, have been separated by surgical procedure in what may have been one of the most complex operations in history. Conjoined twins Bernardo…