Another deadly virus is poised to go global
An outbreak of yellow fever that’s been hitting the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola hard, killing more than 400 people and sickening even more, is poised to spread beyond…
An outbreak of yellow fever that’s been hitting the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola hard, killing more than 400 people and sickening even more, is poised to spread beyond…
A young mother was shocked when her son was born with a rare condition that makes him look like an old man. 4-year-old Bayzid Sikder from Bangladesh, was born to…
Abusive father (illustration) A tribunal in Canada, has found that a psychologist engaged in sexually abusive practices while treating a teen, following the abuse he suffered at the hands of…
The National Agency for Food, Drug, Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned youths against use of illicit drugs because of its adverse effects in the society. NAFDAC’s Kwara State Coordinator…
The Federal Government has been urged to constitute the governing board of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) to address medical negligence. A Professor of Public Health, Oladele…
The Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, says the fresh cases of poliomyelitis outbreak recorded in his state about two years after the World Health Organisation had declared Nigeria polio-free,…
The United Nation Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has said the news that two children have been paralysed by wild poliovirus in northeastern Nigeria, underscores the urgency of eradicating the disease…
A health worker prepares insecticide before fumigating a neighborhood in San Juan, in this January 27, 2016, file photo. REUTERS PHOTO The Obama administration on Friday declared a public health…
Patient in dentist chair (illustration) A man needed surgery to remove a sharp dental tool from his stomach after his dentist dropped it into his throat during a dental procedure,…
© Provided by Popular Science paralysis exoskeleton Today, publishing in the journal Scientific Reports, a group of researchers working with paralyzed people showed that by using a non-invasive device called…