Launched in April, the campaign entails a voluntary case-finding approach where counsellors, with the consent of HIV-positive index clients, focus on identifying sexual and/or needle-sharing partners, as well as biological children who are…
A woman fighting cancer attended Taylor Swift's "Eras Tour" in the U.K. after pushing through a tough week of seizures and illness. Her husband said it was a bucket-list moment.
The Lagos state government says patients who contracted cholera in Eti-Osa LGA had an unregistered tiger nut drink. As of June 21, Lagos had recorded 24 deaths and 35 confirmed cholera cases, with Eti-Osa recorded as the epicentre of the…
By Olumuyiwa Eleshinla In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a medical procedure in which an egg is removed from the woman’s ovaries and fertilized with sperm in a laboratory. The fertilized egg, now called an embryo, is returned to the woman’s…
(MedPage Today) -- "The drug sample contained multiple different nitazenes, a bunch of fentanyl analogues, xylazine, diphenhydramine, caffeine, and medetomidine."
Thousands of children and young adults in the UK with serious mental illness are being denied the help they need because doctors label them as difficult and attention-seeking, experts claim.
The University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) has debunked the reports making the rounds that Grammy award-winning singer, Burna Boy, paid medical bills for all patients during a recent visit to the hospital. Saturday Telegraph…
The University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) has faulted reports that musician, Burna Boy, covered all medical bills for patients during a recent visit to the hospital. The hospital clarified that the music icon only settled…
Early results of an international study examining the risk of arthritis for people with psoriasis have shown a high burden of joint symptoms in 712 patients – 25% of the total studied so far.
Researchers at The University of Manchester are to trial a system that allows people living with rheumatoid arthritis to send their daily symptoms securely to their health record, in a first for the NHS.
The University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) has issued a statement clarifying the details of Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly called Burna Boy’s, recent visit to the hospital and support to patients within its facility. The…
Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs) who received frequent tests for immunoglobulin G (IgG) were less likely to experience severe infections compared with those who didn't, according to a study…
Eli Lilly today said its popular weight-loss drug Zepbound helped resolve moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea in up to 52% of patients in two late-stage trials.
Synnovis, which provides pathology services on blood tests, primarily in south-east London, was the victim of a cyber attack - understood to be carried out by Russian group Qilin