•DG NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu A drug originally designed for the treatment of Ebola appears to be gradually getting global endorsement for the treatment of coronavirus. Early last week, the…
Dr Olumuyiwa Ojo, an official of the World Health Organisation (WHO), says elimination of cervical cancer, a deadly disease that affects more than 14,000 women annually in Nigeria, is possible.…
By Chioma Obinna Medical experts have warned that recovered COVID-19 patients may still have to undergo certain checks in the hospital to ensure that they have not suffered any permanent…
By Chioma Obinna The World Health Organisation, WHO has approved the use of dexamethasone for critically-ill COVID-19 patients. A team of medical researchers from Oxford University had said dexamethasone, commonly…
By Haleem Olatunji The federal government says it has released N4.5 billion to 31 teaching hospitals and medical centres as hazard and inducement allowances. Chris Ngige, minister of labour and…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a new guidance on homemade or locally-made face masks for prevention of COVID-19. The WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, gave…
The study which influenced the decision of the World Health Organisation to suspend hydrochloroquine trial for treating COVID-19 patients has been retracted over inaccessible data. On May 22, a study…
•NCDC DG, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu The number of health workers who have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) has increased to 812. The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control…
DR Congo reported a fresh Ebola outbreak in its northwest on Monday, the latest health emergency for a country already fighting an epidemic of the deadly fever in the east as well…
United States President Donald Trump says the country is terminating its relationship with the World Health Organisation (WHO). As its feud with the global body over the coronavirus pandemic worsened,…
Men with longer ring fingers are less likely to die of COVID-19 and have a lower risk of suffering complications from the disease when infected, a new study has claimed.…
Anti-viral drug remdesivir cuts recovery times in coronavirus patients, according to the full results of a trial published Friday night, three weeks after America’s top infectious diseases expert said the…
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Relief As Staff Of Hospital In Rivers State Tests Negative After Contact With Covid-19 Patient
There is palpable relief in St. Martins Hospital in Rivers State as staff who had contact with a Covid-19 patient have all tested negative for the virus. A statement issued…
British health officials added loss of taste and smell to their coronavirus symptoms list on Monday after experts warned cases were being missed. “From today, all individuals should self-isolate if…
US President Donald Trump has asked the World Health Organisation (WHO) to reform within 30 days or face a permanent funding cut from his country. Trump has since ordered a…