Health

Daily statins can significantly reduce the risk of a first heart attack, stroke or major heart procedure in otherwise healthy people aged 70 and over, without a corresponding increase in...

A new outbreak of mpox in Guinea-Bissau is raising fresh concerns about the virus’ continued spread across West Africa, particularly as health authorities report a significant number of suspected cases...

The World Health Organization has reported a sharp increase in attacks on healthcare services in conflict-affected areas, saying more than 900 incidents have been recorded globally between January and August...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has urged parents to pay closer attention to the snacks and confectionery products consumed by children and teenagers following the discovery of illicit substances...

Nigeria has recorded a fresh increase in confirmed Lassa fever infections, with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reporting 31 new cases during epidemiological week 26 of...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has intensified nationwide preparedness measures against the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), even as it confirmed that Nigeria has no reported case...

Global trafficking in illicit drugs has reached unprecedented levels, with cocaine production soaring to a record high and methamphetamine manufacturing expanding rapidly, according to the latest United Nations World Drug...

British hygiene brand Dettol has apologized and withdrawn a controversial advertising campaign in China after it sparked widespread backlash over what many viewers described as misogynistic and offensive portrayals of...

Medical services at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, are set to be disrupted as resident doctors have commenced a 10-day warning strike over unpaid revised allowances, acute...

At least 30 people have died since the beginning of May at a camp for displaced civilians in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, raising fears that the country's deadly Ebola...