US experts carry out second pig-to-human heart transplant
A 58-year-old man this week became the world’s second patient to receive a transplant of a genetically modified pig heart, the latest milestone in a growing field of medical research.…
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A 58-year-old man this week became the world’s second patient to receive a transplant of a genetically modified pig heart, the latest milestone in a growing field of medical research.…
Following an outbreak of 91 suspected cases of diphtheria in 14 local government areas throughout Jigawa State, at least 10 people have died. At a press conference held by the…
Artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT diagnosed patients rushed to emergency at least as well as doctors and in some cases outperformed them, Dutch researchers have found, saying AI could “revolutionise the…
The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned of “concerning trends” for Covid-19 ahead of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, calling for increased vaccinations and surveillance. While data is limited because…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has renewed its call for the state and federal governments to review allowances upward in light of the rising cost of living as a result…
President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, declared his unwavering support for a partnership between the Federal Ministry of Health’s National Eye Health Programme and the Peek Vision Foundation to provide more…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is monitoring the new subvariants of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, named EG.5 and BA.2.86. In a…
Three people have died and 71 others were admitted to hospitals in Rzeszow in south-east Poland following a Legionnaire’s disease outbreak, local health authorities said Wednesday. The local authorities in…
The United States on Monday became the first country to approve a vaccine for pregnant women that prevents severe disease caused by Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in their babies. The…
UNICEF on Friday sounded the alarm on child cholera in DR Congo’s troubled North-Kivu province, estimating more than 8,000 under-fives had been infected this year. The eastern province has been…