Across much of the world, the sound of newborn cries is becoming less frequent. Global fertility has fallen sharply, from about 3.31 births per woman in...
Some of medicine’s most consequential breakthroughs do not begin in operating theatres, laboratories or with expensive machines. Sometimes, they begin with a question. In 1936,...
A U.S. military doctor is investigating whether COVID-19 vaccines may have contributed to the deaths of 2,544 service members whose cases were reported to...
Nutritionists have warned fruit traders against using laundry detergents, dishwashing liquids, soaps and other household cleaning products to wash fruits, saying chemical residues left on...
A genetically modified pig kidney functioned in a US man for 271 days, setting a new record for pig-to-human kidney transplantation and offering fresh hope to...
New research presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2026 has raised fresh concerns about xylitol, with researchers reporting that people with...
The child nutrition crisis in northern Nigeria worsened in 2025, with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, reporting that 425,634 children were...
The high cost of cancer treatment in Nigeria is forcing some patients to discontinue care despite presenting at hospitals early, clinical oncologist Dr Omolola Salako has...
Leading experts in nuclear medicine, radiopharmaceutical therapy, oncology and precision medicine from Africa and beyond are set to converge in Lagos for the 2026 International...
A US federal court has temporarily halted a lawsuit seeking to compel the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a COVID-19 Countermeasures...