Health

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that monkeypox is no longer a global public health emergency, nearly a year after the initial alarm was raised. While the virus remains a concern and further outbreaks are...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Foremost Nigerian food and drug regulator, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has confirmed placing a ban on the importation of Indomie noodles into the country. This is...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Abortion pills will in coming days be available in Japan for the first time to be used for the purpose of terminating fetus at developing stage, authorities have announced. This follows approval of...

By John Ikani The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has given a two-week ultimatum to the Nigerian Federal Government to address its demands or face a shutdown of the country's healthcare sector. NARD's demands include...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Wednesday admitted that he did “briefly faint” over the weekend before he was diagnosed with COVID-19, an incident his spokesman had previously denied. "I had...

By John Ikani Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has announced that cervical cancer could become the first cancer to be eliminated through vaccination. The announcement was contained in a statement issued by Pfizer's Medical Director for Sub-Saharan Africa,...