Here’s a novel idea for countering the painful side effects of chemotherapy: beforehand, take the hallucinogenic drug found in magic mushrooms. The study published Thursday in the journal Science involved…
In a quiet corner of a neighbourhood in Yaba, seven-year-old Amina sits on a low wooden stool while an older woman rubs a thick, earthy herbal paste into her swollen…
Belgium logged nearly 3,000 excess deaths during successive heatwaves since June, health authorities said Thursday, days after this summer was confirmed as the hottest on record in the northern European…
Spain registered more than 5,000 heat-related deaths from June to August, data from a public health institute showed on Tuesday, a record since the start of its statistics in 2015.…
South Africa’s infant vaccination rate has fallen to its lowest level in years, with more than a third of babies receiving no vaccines at the start of 2026, the health…
Uganda was declared Ebola-free officially by the World Health Organization on Thursday after 42 days without a new case. The country has been praised for its efforts in preventing the…
Israel has donated the first batch of ambulances, medical equipment, and wheelchairs to Nigeria at the Port of Ashdod. The donation was made by Israel’s national emergency medical service, Magen…
A fire erupted in a hospital maternity ward in Islamabad on Wednesday, killing 14 infants, Pakistan authorities said, blaming a faulty air conditioner for the blaze. The dawn fire broke…
By Femi Oyelola in Kaduna The Chairman of Sabon Gari Local Government Area in Kaduna State, Hon. Sheik Muhammad Jamilu Abubakar Albani, has reaffirmed the council’s commitment to enhancing nutrition…
Pope Leo XIV called on the international community Sunday to help contain the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which health officials warn is spreading exponentially. “In my…
