Health

Shares of Pfizer and German partner BioNTech fell on Monday after the U.S. drugmaker slashed the sales forecast for its COVID vaccine and therapy last week, and some analysts said the reduction was bigger than expectations. Hit by a…

To ensure Physical and emotional soundness,  Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’allah, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja, has announced that all new students of the institution will undergo a mandatory drug test before admission. This…

South Africa’s Medical Research Council is teaming up with scientists from eight countries on the continent in a US-funded effort to select an immunization candidate against the virus that causes AIDS. Molecules that are potentially…

Britain's AstraZeneca said it will pay $425 million to settle lawsuits in the United States that claimed its heartburn drugs Nexium and Prilosec caused chronic kidney disease. AstraZeneca did not disclose specific terms of the agreement…

A new antibiotic in use in Europe to treat pneumonia-controlled deadly bloodstream infections with Staphylococcus aureus bacteria has proven effective as the most powerful antibiotic, Reuters has reported. Reuters quoting from…

More than 56,000 Pakistan schools will shut for the rest of the week in a bid to curb a mass outbreak of a contagious eye virus, officials said Wednesday. Millions of students will stay home from tomorrow after Punjab, Pakistan’s most…

Breast ptosis, or sagging of the breasts, is a very common condition. WebMD reports that the breasts, like other parts of your body, will change over time. Your breasts might seem to sit lower on the chest, the nipple may point downwards,…

BioNTech SE is revising plans to build a manufacturing network of vaccine plants in three countries in Africa, just over a year after breaking ground on the first facility in Rwanda. In a potential blow for Africa’s hopes of greater…

President Bola Tinubu, on Friday in Abuja, declared his unwavering support for a partnership between the Federal Ministry of Health’s National Eye Health Programme and the Peek Vision Foundation to provide more than five million pairs of…

It was 8 am on a Saturday and the Oshodi Terminus was bustling as usual with travellers who wanted to join vehicles taking them to different parts of the country. On this day, business seemed good for Iya Shalewa, who sat in a corner where…