Health
Cyber-Attack Disrupts London Hospitals, Causes Operation Cancellations
The National Health Service (NHS) reported on Tuesday that some major London hospitals had to cancel operations due to a cyber-attack on a...
Doctors Without Borders Warns Of Worsening Malnutrition In Northern Nigeria
The Médecins Sans Frontières, a humanitarian non-governmental organisation, also known as Doctors Without Borders, has warned of worsening malnutrition in northern Nigeria. MSF...
Tobacco Smoking Causes Over 8 Million Deaths Yearly – Anatomy Professor
Professor Gabriel Omotoso, an Anatomy professor at the University of Ilorin, has highlighted tobacco smoking as a major cause of preventable deaths and...
Watchdog Group Finds High Levels of BPA in Sports Bras and Athletic Wear
An increasing number of sports bras and athletic wear brands have been found to contain high levels of BPA, a chemical compound used...
Heatwave Claims Lives Across India Amid Elections
Several people have died from heat-related illnesses as temperatures rise in northern and central India. According to authorities, ten deaths were reported at...
WHO Warns of Rising Global Dengue Cases
The World Health Organization (WHO) has voiced concerns about the rising number of dengue cases worldwide. Over the past five years, the number...
WHO Advocates For Complete Ban On Public Smoking, Calls For Higher Taxes On Tobacco
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, has called for a complete ban on public smoking and the...
U.K. Gov’t Alters Death Stats To Make Covid Vaccine Appear Less Harmful
The U.K. government reportedly altered the deaths of people who took and died of the COVID-19 vaccine as “unvaccinated” people to make it...
U.S To Fund A Deal With Moderna To Produce mRNA Bird Flu Vaccine
According to a Financial Times report, the U.S. government is about to finalise a deal to fund a late-stage trial for Moderna’s mRNA...
Papua New Guinea: More Landslide Survivors Unlikely, UN Warns of Disease Risks
Papua New Guinea has announced that finding more survivors from last week’s landslide is unlikely, as a UN agency warns of a risk...
Lassa Fever Outbreak: NCDC Records 14 New Cases, 1 Death In Ondo, Edo, And Bauchi
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 14 new confirmed cases and one death due to a Lassa fever...
US, Europe Consider Vaccinating Workers Exposed To H5N1 Bird Flu Amid Pandemic Fears
The United States (US) and Europe are working to obtain or produce H5N1 bird flu vaccines to vaccinate at-risk poultry and dairy workers,...