The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced that it has issued an emergency tender for the procurement of mpox vaccines in worse hit countries. According to UNICEF in a statement, the vaccines can play a critical role in containing…
Mpox vaccine rollout to begin in Nigeria, DRC
A health official takes a sample from an mpox patient in Mongala, Democratic Republic of Congo, last year. Copyright: Katson Maliro / WHO Nigeria becomes first African country to begin mpox vaccine rolloutDRC expected to follow, with 65,000 doses as…
Documentary exposes long-term dangers of Benzodiazepines, over prescription in mental health.
A new documentary, “Medicating Normal,” delves into the troubling side effects of long-term benzodiazepine use and the broader issue of over prescription in mental health care. Benzodiazepines, commonly prescribed for anxiety, can lead to impaired thinking, confusion, and disorientation when…
Designing better delivery for medical therapies.
MD/PhD student Sayo Eweje seeks to develop new technologies for delivering RNA and protein therapies directly to the body’s cells. Early in his undergraduate studies in bioengineering, Sayo Eweje was thinking of a career in medicine. He was inspired by…
CERVICAL CANCER: NGO urges Lagos residents to get vaccinated.
By Dickson Omobola,A non-governmental organisation, Pathfinder Nigeria, has urged female residents in Lagos to get the human papillomavirus vaccine, HPV, saying cervical cancer is a killer disease. The organisation said this in Lagos at a town hall meeting it held…
Exposure To Particles Increases Risk Of Chronic Kidney Disease
A University of Gothenburg study in Sweden has found that exposure to dust and particles at work may increase the risk of chronic kidney disease. Results of the study are published in the journal ‘Occupational and Environmental Medicine’. Among Swedish…
First monkeypox vaccines from US to arrive in Congo next week
As Congo battles a severe outbreak of the Mpox virus, the first doses of the monkeypox vaccine from the United States are set to arrive in the Congo next week. This arrival follows the World Health Organization’s declaration of the…
Study: Diet Main Risk Factor For Colon Cancer
A Cleveland Clinic study in the United States has identified diet derived molecules called metabolites as the main drivers of young-onset colorectal cancer risk, especially those associated with red and processed meat. The Precision Oncology report, which analysed metabolite and…
Rivers State Government confirms 2 cases of monkeypox
The Rivers State Government said it has detected two cases of the deadly Mpox infection in the state. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Adaeze Oreh, confirmed the development at a news conference in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Oreh said the…
Why More People Are Overdosing on Weight Loss Drugs Like Ozempic and Wegovy
Subscribe Weight Management Health News Fact Checked Why More People Are Overdosing on Weight Loss Drugs Like Ozempic and Wegovy Written by Gigen Mammoser on August 15, 2024 — Fact checked by Jennifer Chesak, MSJ More people are overdosing on “do-it-yourself” Ozempic as cost and accessibility…