Health and Environment

WHO raises alarm over acute unexplained hepatitis infections in children

THE World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday raised the alarm over a new outbreak of “unexplained acute hepatitis infections” affecting...

WHO recommends new drug for HIV prevention

THE World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended long-acting cabotegravir for the prevention of HIV. In a new guideline issued on Thursday, the...

WHO calls for reduction in sex partners as monkeypox cases rise

MORE than 18,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported globally from 78 countries, with the majority in Europe, and...

Decade after award, N7.2bn road construction projects in south-east abandoned

THREE multibillion naira road projects awarded by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing (FMWH) have remained uncompleted 10...
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How ignorance about trans fat contribute to rise in chronic diseases in Nigeria

By Dare Akogun Trans fats, according to medical practitioners, have no known health benefits and are a contributor to cardiovascular...

Spain, US, Germany top infections as WHO declares monkeypox global health emergency

Spain, the United States of America and Germany have recorded nearly half of the total global monkeypox infections this...

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