Advanced MRI could help to differentiate aggressive and slower growing prostate cancer
Some cancers grow fast and spread quickly, while others grow so slowly that if they went undetected, the…
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COVID-19 Variants Are Landing More Unvaccinated Pregnant Women in the Hospital
Key Takeaways The Delta variant led to a surge in pregnant people being hospitalized with COVID-19. It is…
Omicron surge: Should we shorten self-isolation time?
Are quarantine rule changes based on the best health science or are they governed by the potential impact on the economy?
Inside Nigeria’s unregulated human egg industry
In the booming fertility business, young women face unfavourable conditions and undergo multiple egg donations at the risk of their health.
Health sector remains a priority in Nigeria – Director, Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationInterview
With the increasing need to work with partners to improve Nigeria’s health service delivery, agricultural productivity, expand access to digital financial service among many others, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation appointed a new director for its Nigeria office.
Overeating ‘not the primary cause of obesity’, claim scientists
Significant links between obesity and deprivation add evidence to an argument that low-quality food, in particular processed carbohydrates, are driving weight gain.
Transitioning to cleaner cooking
How smart devices promote health equity by making clean cooking affordable
Tackling NTDs: Elephantiasis not caused by ‘village people’Exclusive
At the 73rd meeting of the World Health Assembly (WHA) in November 2020, a roadmap was established to tackle the 20 Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and other groups of diseases that affected millions of people around the world.
