Scientists say a world-first vaccine created using artificial intelligence could help protect against future pandemics. Researchers at University of Cambridge have developed what they describe as the first vaccine whose key component was designed entirely by artificial intelligence and then tested in humans. The experimental vaccine was created to provide protection against a broad range…
Heart disease is no longer a problem for the elderly. In Nigeria, it is killing people in the prime of their lives. Here is a number worth sitting with. A 16-year review of cardiovascular disease admissions at Lagos University Teaching Hospital found that CVD-related deaths accounted for 30.4 percent of all medical deaths recorded —…
Health officials have celebrated a major breakthrough as five Ebola patients recover and return home. Five patients infected with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been discharged from hospital after making full recoveries. The group includes four nurses who were treated in Bunia, the epicentre of the current outbreak in Ituri Province. World…
Before probiotics became a billion dollar industry, Nigerian grandmothers were already doing the work. The recent rise in gut health awareness has increased demand for probiotics. A jar of probiotic supplements is sitting in thousands of Nigerian homes right now. The label promises better digestion, a stronger immune system, and clearer skin. And somewhere in…
The World Health Organization says the first confirmed Ebola patient has recovered in the ongoing outbreak in DR Congo. The World Health Organization has announced the first confirmed recovery from the current Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo. WHO technical officer on viral haemorrhagic fevers, Legand, said the recovery offers hope as health…
The U.S. government says Americans exposed to Ebola in Africa will be treated at a new medical facility in Kenya. The White House confirmed plans to establish a “state-of-the-art” Ebola treatment and quarantine facility in Kenya for Americans exposed to the virus during the ongoing outbreak in Central Africa. According to U.S. officials, the facility…
A worsening measles outbreak in Bangladesh has overwhelmed hospitals and claimed the lives of more than 500 children in just months. More than 500 children with suspected and confirmed measles cases have died in Bangladesh since March, according to the country’s health ministry. Health officials say suspected infections have now crossed 60,000, with hospitals in…
The International Rescue Committee says the Ebola outbreak is spreading faster than health responders can contain it. The International Rescue Committee has warned that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda could become the deadliest Ebola crisis ever recorded if urgent action is not taken. Health officials say the outbreak…
Tensions are rising in eastern DR Congo as communities clash with health officials during the worsening Ebola outbreak. Police in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo fired warning shots into the air after angry crowds tried to reclaim the bodies of relatives who died at an Ebola treatment centre in Mongwalu. The unrest reportedly lasted…
The NCDC says Nigeria is on high alert over the risk of Ebola cases entering the country from affected regions. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has warned that Nigeria faces a high risk of Ebola importation due to ongoing outbreaks in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The agency said the country’s national Emergency…
