A 60-year-old mother has died after being in a coma for 33 years following a car crash that killed her baby daughter. Luigina Brustolin had spent over half her life in a coma after the deadly accident in Pederobba, in the Italian province of Treviso, on May 23 1992. Ms Brustolin, then 27, was seriously …
Doctor arrested for suspected murder of 10 patients in Germany
A Berlin-based palliative care doctor is suspected of killing at least 10 people, more than double the number initially assumed, the public prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Prosecutors had at first identified four victims in the case but later raised the number to eight. The prosecution spokesman, Michael Petzold said they now believe …
Health workers still among the highest paid in Nigeria – Minister
The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Adekunle Salako, says medical workers remain among the highest-paid professionals in Nigeria. Salako said this during a working visit to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) on Monday, February 10. “The challenge of ‘Japa’ in the health sector is mostly an economic challenge, and we will continue …
‘Grease and rags’ sewer fatberg halts Bryan Adams concert
A “large” sewer blockage caused by “fat, grease and rags” has forced the cancellation of a Bryan Adams concert in Australia on public health grounds. The Grammy Award winning artist was due to perform at the RAC Arena in Perth on Sunday, but the city’s water corporation said a blocked main risked backing up the …
Labor announces half-billion-dollar package for women’s health
Australian women are set to benefit from more choice, better healthcare, and lower treatment costs under a half-billion-dollar announcement from the Federal Government. Labor is expected to unveil its $573 million pledge for women’s health later today. According to 9 News, the pledge will see new subsidies for reproductive health treatments, along with adding new …
NAFDAC DG Calls for Death Penalty to Combat Rising Counterfeit Drug Crisis
The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, has called for the introduction of the death penalty for drug peddlers, especially those whose actions lead to the deaths of children. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Friday, Adeyeye stressed that only severe legal consequences could …
Argentina moves to withdraw from WHO after US exit
Argentina has revealed plans to pull out of the World Health Organization, WHO following US President Donald Trump’s executive order last month to pull the United States out of the global health group. Trump, who Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei considers a close ally, moved to exit the organization on his first day in office …
US, UK patients now seek medical care in Nigeria – FG
The Federal Government has claimed that Nigeria’s health sector has greatly improved so much so that it is now attracting patients not just from the West African subregion but also from countries as far as the United States and the United Kingdom. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, disclosed this …
US approves pig kidney transplant trials
Two U.S. biotech companies, United Therapeutics and eGenesis, have received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct clinical trials of gene-edited pig kidneys for human transplants. The groundbreaking approval marks a critical step in efforts to address the severe organ shortage in the United States, where over 100,000 people await transplants, including …
Former Bournemouth player Jordan Chiedozie is in critical condition after a roadside accident.
English-born Nigerian footballer Jordan Chiedozie is fighting for his life after being struck by a car while checking a flat tyre. The 30-year-old, son of ex-Tottenham winger John Okechukwu Chiedozie, is currently in a coma following the devastating accident. He plays for Bashley FC in the Southern League I. Chiedozie and club physio Reighan Taylor …