HEALTH

Nigerian Doctor accused of plotting with Ekweremadu and wife for alleged kidney harvesting

Daily Dispatch July 23, 2022

A Nigerian doctor identified as Obinna Obeta has been accused of conspiring with former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife of bringing a homeless boy into the UK to harvest his kidney for their daughter. The 50-year-old doctor, from Southwark, South London, is charged under

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Heath expert explained correlation between depression and Vitamin D deficiency

Daily Dispatch July 19, 2022

The Chief Executive Officer Health Organization, The Health Place Mrs.Ola Ola has explained the correlation between depression and vitamin D deficiency. She said, the world is a big hot mess and it seems like everywhere you turn, there is insecurity and chaos, leaving a lot of people anxious, fearful and even depressed.According to her, there […]

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U.S. researchers perform pig-to-human heart transplants

Daily Dispatch July 13, 2022

Doctors at New York University (NYU) Langone Health, an academic medical centre, have successfully transplanted two genetically engineered pig hearts into recently deceased people, the team announced on Wednesday. The surgeries, known as xenotransplants, were performed on June 16 and July 6 at NYU Langone, the team said in a statement. The hearts were procured […]

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Insufficiently controlled blood sugar leads to kidney damage’

Daily Dispatch July 13, 2022

A health based organization Health Place has said that insufficiently controlled blood sugar can lead to kidney damage, the According to the organisation, kidney disease is a potential complication of diabetes over long periods of time. It noted that diabetes may account for more than one-third of chronic kidney disease. it said: “diabetes is a […]

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Hijab: Supreme Court ruling must be applied in nursing schools- IMAN

Daily Dispatch July 3, 2022

Islamic Medical Association of Nigeria (IMAN) has declared that the recent ruling of the Supreme Court on the use of Hijab in Lagos schools should be applicable in nursing schools across the country. The organisation, while hailing the judgment of the Supreme Court over the use of hijab in public schools, described it as long-awaited […]

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COVID-19 on the rise in 110 countries, WHO raises the alarm

Daily Dispatch June 30, 2022

The World Health Organisation, WHO, has raised the alarm that COVID-19 cases are on the rise in 110 countries, driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 variants of the virus. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, disclosed this on Wednesday at the agency’s headquarters in Geneva, noting that the variants amounting to a 20 per cent spike […]