Oyo targets 1.234 million children with measles, vitamin A supplementation, others

Oyo State government says it is set to immunize at least one million two hundred and thirty-four thousand children aged five to 59 months against measles and other vaccine-preventable childhood diseases to reduce mortality and morbidity in children across the…

Novel Electrochemical/Fluorescent Dual-Mode Biosensor

Recently, scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology (SIBET) suggested a method for hand-in-hand structured DNA assembly. Standard free energy (ΔG) of reaction processes and PAGE analysis. Image Credit: Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering…

VAGINAL CARE: NOT ALL VAGINAL DISCHARGE IS A CAUSE FOR ALARM: NOT ALL VAGINAL DISCHARGE IS A CAUSE FOR ALARM

The body of a woman experiences many things, and the Vagina can often times be the centre for most things in the form of discharge. You see a tiny bit of colour in your underwear even though you are not…

Researchers uncover intriguing connection between diet, eye health and lifespan

Researchers from the Buck Institute have demonstrated for the first time a link between diet, circadian rhythms, eye health and lifespan in Drosophila. Publishing in the June 7, 2022 issue of Nature Communications, they additionally and unexpectedly found that processes…

80m Nigerians living with hypertension, 26.7m receiving treatment

• Sufferers at risk of stroke, heart attack, kidney failure, heart failure • Experts recommend mandatory screening for people above 18 years • Walk everyday, avoid salt, processed meat, Nigerians told As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to…

Self-Examination, Preventive Screening and Timely Diagnosis Key to Detect Breast Cancer in Nascent Stage

The incidence of cancer continues to escalate in the country, with breast cancer becoming increasingly common among women. Alarmingly, a large section of this patient pool is between 25 – 40 years of age. Leading physicians advocate the importance of self-examination and preventive screenings to…

South Africa ends COVID state of disaster

South Africa’s national state of disaster, in place for more than two years in response to COVID-19, ended midnight, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced in a TV address. The national state of disaster has been the government’s main mechanism for managing…

Africa: Good and Bad News About New TB Vaccines

The tuberculosis (TB) vaccine pipeline is depleted with little progress of candidate vaccines through the pipeline in the last few years. This is creating a serious problem for the next decade of vaccine development, warns Professor Mark Hatherill, director of…

NHS England Treats First Sickle Cell Patients with ‘Life-Changing’ Drug

The first patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) have been treated by NHS England with the “life-changing” drug, crizanlizumab (Adakveo; Novartis). Loury Mooruth, 62, who was among the earliest patients to receive the drug, said: “Whenever I thought about having this new drug it…

Coronavirus Reinfections: What Happens When You Catch COVID Again After Recovery?

The virus which was first found in China’s Wuhan city has left the world fighting the worst healthcare battle. Commonly known as a respiratory disorder disease, COVID-19 damages the lungs completely, leading to several life-threatening symptoms. However, this is not…