Health

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…

4 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…

4 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…

4 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…

4 years ago

Covid Patients Dying Without Oxygen in India Amid Delhi Surge

For a fourth day in a row, India has set an unwelcome world record for the number of new coronavirus…

4 years ago

US Lifts Pause on Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

US health regulators have lifted an 11-day pause on the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Covid-19 jab, but will add a…

4 years ago

EU Agency Advises People to Get Second Dose Of AstraZeneca Despite Rare Risk of Blood Clots

 The European Medicines Agency has advised people who have received a first dose of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine to get the…

4 years ago

Potential Breakthrough in Fight Against Malaria as Oxford Vaccine Shows 77% Efficacy in Early Trials

Scientists in the UK have developed the world’s most effective malaria vaccine with 77 percent efficacy against the disease. Researchers…

4 years ago

Japan Approves Rheumatoid Drug Baricitinib for Covid-19 Patients

Japan's health ministry approved on Friday the use of rheumatoid arthritis drug Baricitinib for COVID-19 patients, the third such approval…

4 years ago

WHO Urges African Nations to Keep Expired Covid Vaccines

The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged African countries not to destroy Covid-19 vaccines that may have passed their expiry…

4 years ago