Health

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 …