Health

Doctors have begun trialing the world’s first mRNA lung cancer vaccine, BNT116, aimed at treating and preventing non-small cell lung cancer.The vaccine instructs the body to kill cancer cells and prevent their return.The phase 1…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the reappointment of Prof. Abdurrahman Sheshe as the Chief Medical Director of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano.The reappointment was disclosed in a statement by the spokesman of the president, Mr…

The Government of Rivers State 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.Mrs Oreh…

A family of five have died after mistakenly consuming soup prepared with fertilizer, which they believed to be monosodium glutamate seasoning (locally known as Farin Maggi).The incident occurred in Kaurar Wanke village, Shagari Local…

The National Agency for Food Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has disclosed that the bread being sold in the markets is failing laboratory tests after more bakers resorted to the use of saccharine due to the high cost of sugar.Mrs…

A Zimbabwean lady, Ruth Hwara, has died after the money contributed by her compatriots to save her was swindled by a fraudster.Ruth Hwara fell ill and was to have a kidney transplant but did not have the funds to do it, leading to her…

The Federal University Dutse (FUD) in Jigawa State has developed a software application for the early detection of diabetes and breast cancer.The institution’s spokesman, Abdullahi Yahaya, made the disclosure in a statement in Dutse on…

Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has commissioned a new borehole project in Onaogaji Community, Ankpa Local Government Area, Kogi State.According to Mr. Obi, the move was part of his…

No fewer than 2.1 million persons aged between 15 and 64 years in the South-South region, use psychoactive substances, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has said.Stella Ngwoke, the Commander, NDLEA command in Port…

A Nigerian man has reportedly died of a heart attack in the United Kingdom two months after his wife relocated there to join him.A Nigerian doctor known as ‘OurfavOnlineDoc’ online, shared the sad story on X. He said the deceased who…