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US surgeons have successfully implanted a heart from a genetically modified pig in a 57-year-old man, a medical first that could one day help solve the chronic shortage of organ donations. The “historic” procedure took place Friday, the University of Maryland Medical School said in a statement on Monday. While the patient’s prognosis is far from certain, it represents a …

Dr Lekan Balogun has Been confirmed as Olubadan-Elect  by Ten of the 11 members of the Olubadan-in-Council and endorsed  has the next Olubadan of Ibadanland.The Council also denied that a legal tussle could scupper the succession to the Olubadan throne.The Osi Balogun of Ibadanland, High Chief Tajudeen Ajibola, stated these at a briefing by the kingmakers on Wednesday.According to Ajibola, …

The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has Kick starts its annual Nutrition Programme in Kano state tagged: Aliko Dangote Foundation Integrated Nutrition (ADFIN). According to the ADF’s Director of Health and Nutrition, Dr. Francis Aminu, the program is in line with the plan to use the newly refurbished Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs) across 5 pilot LGAs as Outpatient Care (OPC) and …

Primary health care is a grassroots approach towards universal and equitable health care for all. However, some primary health care centres in the country cannot often provide essential healthcare services, due to challenges like inadequate equipment, poor infrastructure and lack of essential drugs. In addition to her contribution to capacity development of Health Care Professionals, Nestlé Nigeria is contributing to …

… As Board Celebrates Y2021 African Traditional Medicine Day The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has promised to give necessary support to traditional medicine practice in the State so that the practitioners can continue to support quality healthcare delivery for all residents. Sanwo-Olu, who made the promise in his keynote address at the Y2021 African Traditional Medicine Day celebration …

The Lagos State Government says it will resume the administration of the second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Aug. 30. Director, Public Affairs, Ministry of Health, said this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. Ogunbanwo said that administration of the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine would hold across the 88 vaccination sites used during the first …

… Call for Reactivation of Preventive Protocols To Break The Cycle Of Infections BY: RAPHEAL O. JAMES Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, has raid alarm on the surge of COVID-19 cases and fatalities recorded in the last few weeks in the state as the cases of 4,300 in July alone and 352 were admitted into the state isolation …

One of Nigeria’s most sought-after traditional menswear fashion designers, Seyi Adekunle aka Seyi Vodi, Chairman, Vodi Group of Companies, recently celebrated two decades in the ever-challenging profession as a Nigrian based fashion entrepreneur. The Abuja based talent took to his social media page to narrate his eventful journey. According to him, “On 8th July 2001, exactly 20 years ago today, …

Lead counsel for arrested Yoruba Nation activist Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, has described as inhuman, the treatment his client was being subjected to in the custody of the police in Benin Republic. The counsel, Chief Yomi Alliyu ( SAN), said this while speaking with The PUNCH on Tuesday night. He said Igboho’s wife, Ropo, a German citizen, who was …

Ogun State resident doctors and nurses at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), have suspended night duties at the referral hospital in protest as relatives of patients, allegedly, stepped up attacks on their colleagues. The hospital’s branches of Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) and National Association of Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) took the decision after a Medical Officer on night duty …