Health

By John Ikani The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended two new drugs — baricitinib and sotrovimab — for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. The news comes as Omicron cases fill hospitals around the world with...

By John Ikani  The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the Omicron is currently the dominant COVID variant in Nigeria. In a statement on Thursday, the WHO said 30 African countries – and at least 142 countries...

By John Ikani Emirates airline will resume flights to five Africa destinations - Guinea (CKY), Cote d'Ivoire (ABJ), Ghana (ACC), Uganda (EBB) and Angola (LAD) - from today (January 13). The Dubai airline first suspended flights...

By John Ikani As the world continues to battle the scourge of Covid-19 pandemic, China has locked down residents of Anyang city, the third of such move raising the number confined to their homes because of...

By John Ikani On Monday, the UK reported a further 142,224 confirmed cases of the virus and 77 deaths. A number of hospitals have declared "critical" incidents due to staff absences and rising pressures caused by...

By John Ikani A 57-year-old Maryland man is doing well, three days after receiving a genetically modified pig heart in a first-of-its-kind transplant surgery, University of Maryland Medicine said in a news release on Monday. The...