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Cover of Awake magazine 15 years ago The deadly Coronavirus or COVID-19 was predicted by an article published by the Jehovah’s Witness, a religious group, 15 years ago, in its magazine, Awake! But the world ignored the warning. According to the article “The Next Global Epidemic, WHEN?” published in the December 22, 2005, edition of […]
Continue ReadingThe head of the medical association in the northern Italian region of Varese, has died from coronavirus. Roberto Stella, 67, who was the president of the Medical Guild of Varese, died Tuesday night in Como, where he was hospitalized for respiratory failure due to coronavirus, Italy’s state-run ANSA reported. His death was confirmed in a […]
Continue ReadingA second patient has been cured of HIV after undergoing stem cell transplant treatment, doctors said Tuesday, after finding no trace of infection 30 months after he stopped antiviral treatment, doctors say. The so-called “London Patient”, a cancer sufferer originally from Venezuela, received cells from donors with a rare genetic mutation that prevents HIV from […]
Continue ReadingA 200-Level female student of the Department of Educational Management in Adekunle Ajasin University, Ayedun Temitope Patience, has reportedly died of Lassa fever infection. Patience died on Thursday about the time another student, a male, of the same institution, Olakunle Olayinka, was murdered in cold blood by suspected cultists. The former was said to have […]
Continue ReadingPhotos of a vegetable seller picking his wares from a dirty drainage to sell to unsuspecting buyers has emerged on Twitter. The vegetable seller, who sells his goods from a wheel barrow, had a minor accident and some of his vegetables fell into the gutter. Not willing to run at a loss, he bent and […]
Continue ReadingFirst Coronavirus death has occurred on US soil in Washington state, an official said on Saturday. United States health officials on Friday had reported a fourth case of novel Coronavirus of unknown origin, indicating the disease was spreading in the country. This is coming barely a week after President Donald Trump said America was doing a […]
Continue ReadingLagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said Lagos State Government, on Saturday, had moved the Coronavirus patient to a better facility where he would be comfortable. The Commissioner, who made the latest disclosure, said the Italian was currently receiving treatment at the Infectious Disease facility at the Mainland Hospital in Yaba area of […]
Continue ReadingAs Nigeria records its first case of Coronavirus, former Nigerian Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has asked President Buhari to stop all flights from affected countries. Atiku made the appeal in a statement released on Friday afternoon. See his statement below: “Now that Nigeria has had her first confirmed case of the Corona Virus infestation, via […]
Continue ReadingAs a result of the detection of the first case of Coronavirus disease in Nigeria, and the placing in quarantine of the patient, identified as a 44-year-old Italian, at the Mainland Hospital, Yaba, Lagos (formerly, Infectious Diseases Hospital), a health worker at the hospital said on Friday that the patient was angry and had attempted […]
Continue ReadingSequel to the incident of Coronavirus confirmation in Nigeria, the Ogun state government says 28 people who had contact with the Italian victim of the disease have been identified and quarantined. The Ogun state government also said the firm that the victim visited in Ewekoro, has been shut down. Mr. Dapo Abiodun, the state Governor, […]
Continue ReadingWhat started as a mystery virus in Wuhan, China, has now killed more than 2,859 people and infected thousands more around the world. On Friday February 28, the first case of Coronavirus was confirmed in Lagos state. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanirem has now shared ways to prevent yourself from contracting the disease. 1. Regularly and […]
Continue ReadingThoughts that I could get a massive backlash for encouraging people to drink palm wine almost stopped me from writing this. Here we are now, let us have an open mind and see what this gift of nature can do to our health. There are two major species of palm in Nigeria: the oil palm […]
Continue ReadingA photo of 5 Nigerian women who are said to be sisters from the same parent and who are all doctors, has gone viral on social media. Their medical specialties include Neuro-surgery, Gynecology, plastic surgery, family health and public health. @Fattybold who shared the photo wrote: “Neuro surgeon, Gynecologist,plastic surgeon,Family physician and public health physician […]
Continue ReadingThirteen children have died and more than 40 others were injured in a stampede that occurred as they left school in western Kenya today. “We have lost 13 children in this stampede and we have others in the hospital with injuries,” David Kabena, the police chief in the town of Kakamega, told reporters. The incident […]
Continue ReadingAn emergency hospital that was constructed in seven days for the treatment of coronavirus patients in China has been completed. Engineers from across the country were reportedly brought in to help speed up construction. About 4,000 people reportedly worked day and night to build the hospital in seven days. China’s army has reportedly been given […]
Continue ReadingA doctor at the General hospital in Gombe State, Nigeria, is reportedly on the run after allegedly administering the wrong injection to a student of Federal University, Gombe. The late student was identified as ‘Alex’ and it was learnt that he died, barely a day to his birthday due to the alleged carelessness of the doctor. […]
Continue ReadingWhen you get sick, not only do you have to process and deal with all the medications, symptoms and effects of the medication, changes you have to make to treat your illness, but socially you may have to withdraw from activities you once loved, making it hard to nurture friendships and relationships with those close […]
Continue ReadingDirector of Public Health, Enugu State, Nigeria, Dr. Boniface Okolo, has cautioned Nigerians against the consumption of soaked garri to avoid contacting Lassa fever. Dr. Okolo, who gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Enugu, said the rats that cause the disease were mostly in contact with […]
Continue ReadingNigerian government, through the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has issued a red flag to Nigerians on the spread of Novel Coronavirus, a new virus, from China to other parts of the world. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) also called on Nigerians and others travelling through the country to comply with measures […]
Continue ReadingWomen with bigger boobs may have more of an excuse to call in sick when the colder winter weather rolls round. That’s because new research has revealed that women with larger breasts suffer much worse colds and take longer to recover than those with flatter chests. In fact, bigger busts can result in respiratory infections […]
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