Health

As winter deepens across the UK, coughs, colds and flu-like symptoms are becoming part of daily life for many households, including Nigerians and other Africans adjusting to colder weather and …

The UK has taken a significant step in HIV prevention after the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approved lenacapavir (brand name Yeytuo) on 19 December 2025 for the …

Vaccination rates for pregnant women in England have climbed to nearly 73%, offering vital early protection against whooping cough for newborn babies. Chijos News explains why this matters for families …

Across hospitals in England, a familiar tension has returned. Doctors began a five-day strike on Wednesday in a dispute over pay and working conditions, at a time when flu cases …

For many Nigerians and Africans living in the UK and across the diaspora, health inequality is not theoretical, it is deeply personal. From medical devices that perform differently on darker …

For many Nigerians living in the UK, managing long-term health conditions like asthma can be both physically exhausting and financially draining, especially when symptoms persist despite regular treatment. A new …

Doctors in England have voted to reject the UK government’s latest offer on pay and working conditions, confirming that a five-day strike by resident doctors will go ahead this week, …

A Danish sperm donor whose samples were used to conceive nearly 200 children worldwide has been found to carry a rare genetic mutation associated with increased cancer risk, Denmark’s public …

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday declared an end to the country’s latest Ebola outbreak, which has killed at least 34 people since August. Dieudonne Mwamba …

South Africa, Eswatini, and Zambia on Monday began administering a new HIV-prevention injection in the drug’s first public rollout across Africa, the continent with the world’s highest HIV burden. The …