Health

The rise of highly contagious coronavirus variant prompts several countries to reintroduce restrictions amid surge in new COVID-19 infections. Authorities in several countries – from Bangladesh and Indonesia to Australia and Israel – are racing to contain the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, while Russia’s …

People in Italy will no longer have to wear masks outdoors from June 28, the government has said, as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations decline in one of Europe’s worst-hit countries by the pandemic. Mandatory masks were imposed in October last year, when the country was entering a second wave of …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday acclaimed a “historic” action plan by G7 nations to prevent future pandemics, after COVID-19 wrecked economies and claimed millions of lives around the world. The “Carbis Bay Declaration” – named after the seaside town in Cornwall, southwest England, where world leaders are currently …

The Ondo State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has raised the alarm over the continued resignation of its members from the state government’s hospitals. According to the association, about 105 doctors have left the state service in the last one year, a development which it blamed on irregular …

There is growing public support among the world’s scientific community for fully exploring the possibility the coronavirus may have emerged from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, leading to the global outbreak that has killed more than 3.7 million people worldwide. The lab leak theory was largely sidelined in public scientific debate in …

Good vision helps you perform well—at home, at work, or behind the wheel. That’s why it’s important to take a few simple steps to make sure you help keep your eyesight at its best. A regular eye exam is the best way to protect your eyesight – and an easy precaution to …

The World Health Organisation Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, says no fewer than 1.2 million people die annually due to exposure to tobacco smoke. Moeti said this in her message to mark 2021 World No Tobacco Day with the theme, “Commit to quit.” The News Agency of Nigeria reports that …

What’s the most challenging thing you’ve ever done? Many mothers will say it was giving birth. Knowing that, you’ll want to prepare in every way you can to make your baby’s birth a little easier. Sylvia Brody’s* idea of a good birth was one where she felt in control, with as …

The House of Representatives’ Committee on Finance grilled the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof. Mohammed Sambo, on Monday, raising concerns over how the scheme had been spending its resources. Members of the committee expressed anger as they scrutinised the books of the NHIS at an investigative …

A Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nwabumma Asouzu, has called on Nigerians to stop putting high quantities of potash in their food. Asouzu warned that using potash in high quantities could cause severe and irreparable damage to the kidneys, noting that studies …