TB is once again the deadliest disease in Africa - what went wrong
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Effective tuberculosis (TB) treatment has been available for the past 60 years. But TB remains the leading cause of death Read More
‘Failure to take medication responsible for HIV/AIDS deaths in Nigeria’
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr Gambo Aliyu, has said failure to take medication…
On HIV/AIDS and sex work: ‘Na Ashawo dey reign…purr!’
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Reading Time: < 1 minute In this rejoinder, I make a case for sex workers and the sex trade industry and advocate for its legalization and regulation…
Drug watchdog warns it will FINE any pharma firms caught illegally hiking prices of antibiotics
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Drug firms were today warned they face being fined if caught profiteering from the Strep A panic sweeping Britain. Read More
ANOTHER World Cup worker is killed in a fall: Security guard dies following stadium accident...
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A Kenyan security guard has become the latest migrant worker to die at the World Cup after a fall at Lusail Stadium…
17-year-old girl in critical condition after acid attack in Delhi
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A 17-year-old girl in India’s capital New Delhi has been attacked with acid by two bike-borne assailants on Wednesday, Read More
Zika spreads to never-before hit state sparking fears of birth defects
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A state in southern India has reported a case of Zika for the first time, amid mounting concerns that climate change is…
Masks creep back into daily life: 20million people in Washington, LA and NYC are advised to wear face coverings indoors
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Masks are slowly creeping back into daily life — despite Covid being an afterthought for most Americans. Read More
Staying warm: What does an unheated room do to your body?
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Mention deadly cold and I think of polar explorers with icicles dangling from their beards and mountaineers tackling the heights of Everest;…
Argentinian court clears woman of killing her baby after obstetric emergency
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A woman in Argentina accused of killing her baby after suffering an obstetric emergency has had her case dismissed. Read More