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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it is monitoring and responding to cases of diphtheria in some states. TalkGlitz had reported that at least 25 people died as a result of the diphtheria disease…
The Kano State Government has announced the outbreak of diphtheria disease in the state. It was reported that no fewer than 25 people mostly children died from the disease in the state. Diphtheria is an infection that…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against two substandard cough syrups identified in Uzbekistan. Substandard medical products are products that fail to meet…
Medical doctor and social media influencer Chinonso Egemba, also known as Aproko Doctor, revealed that he had a battle with a brain tumor. On January 16, 2022, he shared on his Twitter page that he had been diagnosed…
Uganda has declared the Ebola virus outbreak, which began four months ago and claimed the lives of 55 people, to be over, on Wednesday. "We have successfully controlled the Ebola outbreak in Uganda," Health Minister…
The sale of abortion pills in retail pharmacies is now legal in the United States. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Tuesday that mifepristone will be available for purchase in the United States.…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has registered 49 confirmed Monkeypox (Mpox) cases. The agency said no new death was recorded as of December 23, 2022. This was disclosed via the NCDC…
The Nigerian government has revealed its plan to sell some electricity-generation companies in the country to fund the 2023 budget. The government said the sale will take place in the first quarter of 2023. The…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has identified a fake COVID-19 Antigen rapid test kits currently in circulation. NAFDAC warned Nigerians against using the counterfeit Covid-19…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has advised Nigerians to avoid embarking on non-essential travel to Uganda for now. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, made this known in a statement he signed on…
Today is World Thrombosis Day, a global awareness campaign led by the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH), recognized annually on October 13 to bring awareness to conditions caused by thrombosis,…
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Svante Pääbo, a Swedish geneticist. It was given for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution. The Nobel Prizes are awarded…
The World Health Organisation (WHO), says the world is in a better position to end the COVID-19 pandemic. The director-general of WHO, Tedros Ghebreyesus said this on Wednesday during a press briefing. He said the world…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 21 new cases of monkeypox have been recorded across the country within the last seven days. The NCDC made this announcement in a statement published on its official…
The World Health Organisation, WHO, on Thursday, said Nigeria currently has the highest monkey pox death toll and confirmed cases in Africa. The organization’s Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti,…
The Chinese drug regulators have approved the world’s first inhalable Covid-19 vaccine. The vaccines were made by the Tianjin-based manufacturer, CanSino Biologics. It boosted the company’s share price by seven percent…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, confirmed that the Monkeypox case in the country has risen to 220. The Director General of the NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, confirmed this. Dr Adetifa made this known at the…
The Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, has confirmed a new case of Ebola, the country’s health ministry said, just weeks after the end of a previous epidemic. The DRC early last month declared its latest Ebola outbreak…
The US, First Lady Jill Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and developed mild symptoms. The White House confirmed this on Tuesday, two weeks after her husband Joe Biden contracted the virus for a second time. The…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed 13 additional new cases of Lassa fever in seven days from five states, which were; Ondo, Edo, Kogi, Ebonyi, and Imo. The NCDC in its epidemiological report…
