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Nigeria Records 21 Cases Of Monkeypox With One Dead This Year

LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has confirmed 21 cases of monkeypox since the start of the year with one death reported, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said late on Sunday. Monkeypox, a usually mild viral infection, is endemic in the African countries of Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria. […]

May 30 2022 | Posted in Health | Read More »

Over 7,256 Nigerian Nurses Relocated To UK In One Year – Report

LAGOS MAY 21ST (URHOBOTODAY)-No fewer than 7,256 trained nurses in Nigeria relocated to the United Kingdom between March 2021 and March 2022, The PUNCH has learnt. The figure is contained in information obtained from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of the United Kingdom on Thursday. The PUNCH reports that Nigeria has continued to witness an […]

May 21 2022 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Lagos: Inner Wheel Nigeria Donates Infant Incubator, Diapers To Paediatric Ward, Ifako Ijaiye

LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Inner Wheel Nigeria, Gbagada-Ifako, District 911 has donated an infant incubator and diapers to the Paediatric Ward of the General Hospital, Ifako Ijaiye, Lagos State. The Charter President, IWM Omolara Adedugbe, stated that the donation was in commemoration of the International Inner Wheel Day, which is observed worldwide on January 10, and […]

Apr 5 2022 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Miracle:Baby Born With Two Heads, Two Hearts, Three Arms Survives In India

LAGOS APRIL 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Doctors in India were stunned after a baby was born with two heads, two hearts, and three arms. Twins born with two heads, but sharing one body, are known as dicephalic parapagus twins – an extremely unusual form of conjoining that occurs once in a million births. The mother -Shaheen Khan and her husband […]

Apr 3 2022 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

Former US President Barack Obama Tests Positive For COVID-19

Former President Barack Obama has tested for positive for COVID-19, he announced on Twitter on Sunday. Former First Lady Michelle Obama has tested negative so far, Obama said. “I just tested positive for COVID. I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise,” the former president tweeted. “Michelle and I […]

Mar 14 2022 | Posted in Health,International | Read More »

Strange Disease, Leptospirosis Kills 29 People In Fiji This Year

LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fiji has recorded 991 cases of leptospirosis with 29 deaths this year, 53 cases of typhoid with five deaths and 965 confirmed cases of dengue fever, according to the Health Ministry. Fijians are being urged to be aware of the symptoms associated with leptospirosis, typhoid, dengue and diarrhoea (LTDD) cases and to […]

Mar 11 2022 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

NCDC Announces Measles Outbreak In Delta, Seven Other States In Nigeria

LAGOS MARCH 7TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced the outbreak of measles in eight states of the federation. The NCDC, in the latest measles report, announced the affected states as Jigawa, Anambra, Katsina, Rivers, Enugu, Delta, Osun and Sokoto, while 908 suspected cases had been reported so far. The centre also stated […]

Mar 7 2022 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Nigeria Marks One-Year Anniversary Of First COVID-19 Vaccine Shipment

LAGOS MARCH 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-–As Nigeria today marked the one-year anniversary of the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines to the country via the COVAX Facility, efforts are stepping up to ensure vaccine delivery targets are met. One year on from the first shipment, more than 65.8 million COVID-19 vaccines have been received in Nigeria through COVAX, […]

Mar 2 2022 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Fake News: FG Debunks News Of Free DNA Tests For Nigerians

LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunmimbe Mamora, on Tuesday, debunked news about free deoxyribonucleic acid tests popularly known as free DNA tests for Nigerians. The minister disclosed this in an interview with The PUNCH In Abuja. The PUNCH reports that some Nigerians took to the popular micro-blogging site, Twitter, with […]

Jan 27 2022 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

‘Why Men Suffer Erectile Dysfunction, Low Sex Drive As They Age’

LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Medical experts say the inability of men to have a satisfying sex life as they age is often due to low testosterone, damage to the blood vessels and nerves in the male organs. The experts noted that these challenges usually lead to a lack of sex drive and erectile dysfunction. According to […]

Jan 23 2022 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »