Healthcare

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 …

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 …

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 …

The World Health Organization and US health authorities said Friday they are closely monitoring a new variant of Covid-19, although the potential impact of BA.2.86 is currently unknown. The WHO …

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its nationwide strike and will resume work on Saturday. The association’s national president Innocent Orji confirmed the development on Friday evening. …

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), which has been on total and indefinite strike since day one, has reiterated its stance and insists that the Federal Government has not …

Indefinite and total strike action has been called by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). This was disclosed by the association in a succinct statement made available on Tuesday …