Health

UN Drug Agency Warns Nigeria Over Increased Availability of Heroin

Nigeria has been alerted to the likely increase in circulation of heroin in the country. The alert was raised by…

3 years ago

UNICEF: Nigeria Has Highest Number of Air Pollution-Related Pneumonia Deaths in Under-5 Children

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said Nigeria has the highest number of overall air pollution-related pneumonia deaths of children…

3 years ago

Covid: France Brings in Booster Requirement for Over 65s

Over-65s in France will soon only be allowed to travel or visit restaurants and museums if they have a Covid…

3 years ago

Pfizer Says Its Antiviral Pill Slashes Risk of Severe Covid By 89%

Pfizer Inc's (PFE.N) experimental antiviral pill to treat COVID-19 cut by 89% the chance of hospitalization or death for adults…

3 years ago

Britain First Country to Approve Merck’s Covid-19 Antiviral Pill

Britain on Thursday became the first country in the world to approve a potentially game-changing COVID-19 antiviral pill jointly developed…

3 years ago

US Spy Agencies Say Origins of Covid-19 May Never be Known

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer's COVID-19…

3 years ago

US Spy Agencies Say Origins of Covid-19 May Never be Known

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer's COVID-19…

3 years ago

United States Issues Its 1st Passport with ‘X’ Gender Marker

The United States has issued its first passport with an “X” gender designation — a milestone in the recognition of…

3 years ago

Reversing Nigeria Medical Tourism – ARISE Special Report

For decades, affluent Nigerians have traveled abroad for medical care. Nigerians spend $1.2B on medical care abroad which has fuelled…

3 years ago

Nigeria’s Drug Addiction Three Times More Than Global Average, Says NDLEA Boss Marwa

Chairman/Chief Executive of Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Retd) has lamented that Nigeria’s drug…

3 years ago