Healthcare

Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) struck a $43 billion deal for Seagen Inc (SGEN.O) to add innovative targeted therapies to its portfolio of cancer treatments as it braces for a steep fall …

The number of pregnant women and nursing mothers suffering from undernutrition has increased by 25 percent since 2020 in 12 countries at the epicenter of the world food crisis, the …

A meningitis outbreak has swept across Jigawa state, causing concern among residents and health authorities alike. According to a statement released by Dr. Salisu Mu’azu, the Permanent Secretary of the …

The two Sudanese women thought they had malaria and were taking their medication, but things took a dire turn. Both complained of a splitting headache and fever that didn’t respond …

The deadliest cholera outbreak in Malawi’s history has killed at least 1,210 people, while vaccines remain scarce, the World Health Organization said Thursday. The southern African nation has been battling …

Canada’s federal government on Thursday introduced a law that would exclude people suffering solely from mental illness from pursuing assisted death for an additional year. Legislation passed in 2021 temporarily …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed the death of 37 persons from Lassa Fever in the first three weeks of 2023. In its Lassa Fever …

Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday unanimously voted in favor of targeting the same coronavirus strain for initial COVID-19 vaccine doses and boosters going forward, but …

Residents of Obubura community in Cross River State are calling on the state government to come to their aid urgently amid a cholera outbreak that is said to have claimed …

At least 583 Nigerians have died of Cholera in 2022, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said. Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal disease caused by Vibrio cholerae, a …