Indian company Maiden Pharmaceuticals, producers of cough syrup connected to the deaths of 70 children in the Gambia, have been found wanting.
According to Indian regulators, Maiden Pharmaceuticals broke the rules “across its manufacturing and testing activities.”
The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a global notice earlier this month after discovering a link between four of…
In a recent study presented at the Endocrine Society’s 97th Annual meeting, research findings indicate that onions may reduce blood sugar levels by 50% in individuals with Type 2 diabetes.
Anthony Ojieh, the study’s primary author from Delta State University in Abraka, Nigeria, noted that vegetables are a readily available, cheap, nutritious supplement that can be utilised to treat…
The World Health Organisation has declared the monkeypox outbreak a global emergency.
The alert, which is the highest one the WHO can issue is coming on the heels of the upsurge of monkeypox cases worldwide. It was issued after the organisation’s second emergency meeting on the virus and its outbreak.
According to WHO director-general Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, over 16,000 cases of the…
The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) has reported that no less than 150 residents of Gashua town in Yobe State die of kidney failure yearly.
While speaking to the ICIR, The Head of Chemical Pathology Unit, Specialist Hospital, Gashau, Anwali Ahmad said the deaths have been linked to residents preserving their food with harsh chemicals. He also added that several farmers in…
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 66 cases of Monkeypox within the country. The NCDC released a report on the night of Sunday, May 29 2022, writing that these cases have been compiled from January till now.
They have also reported one case of death.
“A total of 66 suspected cases have been reported between January 1st to May 29th, 2022,” the NCDC said its…
Anna Qabale Duba, a Kenyan nurse who campaigns against Female genital mutilation ( FGM), has been crowned World Best Nurse.
Qabale is the first recipient of the inaugural Aster Guardian Global Nursing Award. She also won a prize of $250,000 (£205,000), which she says made her “speechless.”
Anna Qabale Duba’s colleagues describe her as someone who shows up and goes the extra mile…
Steve Brooks, a British ex-Army Medic who volunteered to train medically train Ukraine troops, said he saw “inhuman” acts while he was in the war.
The 46-year-old former Army medic supported by local Somerset Aid for Ukraine and his wife Tabby at home travelled from his hometown in Shepton Mallet in the UK to volunteer during the war, helping to train soldiers on first aid…
The United States Supreme Court is poised to rescind its abortion law; a 1973 decision that legalises in the country.
According to a document obtained by Politico, 36 million American women will lose their legal right to access safe abortions within the country if the law goes through.
The supreme court is reviewing the law -based off a statute Roe Vs Casey- because the state of Mississippi asked…
Apparently, you do not need a lot of exercise to reduce depression levels, a new study has found. Brisk walks for 2.5 hours a week, and one or two times of exercising per week can significantly help reduce depression or its risk, the new data analysis shows. Just getting up and moving around helps.
“Most benefits are realized when moving from no activity to at least some,” the research…
An American doctor Jocelyn Fitzgerald has raised the alarm on Twitter over the culture of silence that enshrouds childbearing and its sometimes dire after effects, including Pelvic Organ Prolapse.
According to her, women are deliberately being kept in the dark about some severe health conditions, including Pelvic Organ Prolapse, that they may develop from bearing children.
In a tweet thread shared…