Health

DR Congo and Guinea Recruit Participants to Test Early-stage Covid Drug

Participants in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea are being recruited to test a new drug to treat people…

3 years ago

Scientists Say India Government Ignored Warnings Amid Coronavirus Surge

A forum of scientific advisers set up by the government warned Indian officials in early March of a new and…

3 years ago

Pfizer-Biotech Seek EU Covid-19 Vaccine Approval For Children

Pfizer and BioNTech have submitted a request for European Union drug regulators to extend the approval of the companies’ coronavirus…

3 years ago

Losing Weight, Reaching Fitness Goals Easier Than You Think

If part of your resolutions for 2021 was to lose some weight, this is about the time of the year…

3 years ago

South Africa Resumes Administering Johnson & Johnson Jabs to Health Care Workers

South Africa has resumed giving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to health care workers after a more than two-week pause…

3 years ago

Turkey Announces Full Lockdown in Bid to Halt Covid Surge

Turks will be required to stay mostly at home under a nationwide “full lockdown” starting on Thursday and lasting until…

3 years ago

Miscarriage Rates ‘43% Higher’ in Black Women

Black women face a significantly higher risk of having a miscarriage than white, research suggests. The Lancet analysis of data…

3 years ago

EU Launches Legal Action Against AstraZeneca Due to Vaccine Shortages

The European Union has launched legal action against AstraZeneca for not respecting its contract for the supply of Covid-19 vaccines and…

3 years ago

Covid: Medical Academy Advises Nigeria to Shut Airports after Finding Indian Variant

The Academy of Medicine Specialties, together with its Rapid-Response initiative group, has advised Nigeria’s federal government to shut the country’s…

3 years ago

Nigeria to Spend $5bn to Wipe Out Malaria, Health Minister Ehanire Says

Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has disclosed that the federal government would spend N1.89 trillion (about $5bn) to…

3 years ago