LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The second person to ever receive a transplanted pig heart has died. Lawrence Faucette, 58, got the transplant just six weeks earlier at the University of Maryland Medical Center in an experimental procedure. Unfortunately, the heart had been showing signs of rejection in the days before his death, CNN reported. Dr. Bartley…
LAGOS OCTOBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has cleared all the medical expenses of ailing actor, Mr John Okafor, aka Mr Ibu. Saraki did this through his foundation, Abubakar Bukola Saraki Foundation. Mr Ibu had, on Wednesday, appealed to Nigerians to come to his aid, noting that he does not want his legs…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian tourism minister has been hospitalised in Abuja after suffering acute poisoning from unknown origins, Peoples Gazette was told, as her family members fear time was running against their efforts to save her life. Lola Ade-John, 60, was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, shortly after she started manifesting symptoms of…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In the midst of the most severe diphtheria outbreak in recent global history, UNICEF Nigeria is sounding the alarm about the urgent need for widespread vaccination. The outbreak according to UNICEF has so far resulted in over 11,500 suspected cases, more than 7,000 confirmed cases, and claimed the lives of 453 people,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A bedsider at the University Teaching Hospital UTH has been left traumatized after he was locked in a mortuary for allegedly causing trouble in the ward. The victim, identified as Chanda Musonda, who was nursing his wife in Ward G 22, says the incident occurred around 01:00 hours on 21st September, 2023….
BY FRANCISCA CHIEDU LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-I am deeply concerned about the ongoing issues of “modern slavery” and fraud within the healthcare sector in the UK. It is disheartening to hear stories of people selling their belongings and taking up jobs that offer meagre salaries. The healthcare visa has opened opportunities for rogue agents to…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) said its findings showed that Noah Kekere, who was arrested for allegedly removing a woman’s kidney in Jos, Plateau State, is not a medical doctor. A Jos-based businessman, Kamal Busari, had accused Dr Kekere of removing his wife’s kidney without his knowledge. The victim, Mrs Kehinde Kamal,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In his dedication to advancing critical aspects of human development, Mr. Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, on Saturday donated N10 million at the foundation-laying ceremony of the Department of Midwifery and Public Health Nursing of the Millennium College of Nursing Sciences of the Awka Anglican Communion, Anambra State….