•A standard hospital ward A hospital in Japan has carried out the world’s first surgery using sheets of commercially available heart muscle stem cells after the ground-breaking therapy was approved this year, one of the surgeons said. Sheets of muscle cells derived from regenerative products known as induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cell...
•Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie Justice Aishat Opesanwo of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Osborne Foreshore in Ikoyi has fixed October 12, 2026, to rule on a bid by Eurapharma Care Services Nigeria Limited, operators of Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital, to stop the coroner’s inquest into the death of Nkanu, son of celebrated Nige...
•Cars and buildings damaged in Russian strike on Kyiv Russian bombardments killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens in Ukraine’s capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities said today. The two countries have ramped up long-range attacks in recent months, driving up the civilian death toll on both sides in the four-and-a-half...
•Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis, popularly known as Apollo The Yobe State Specialist Hospital, Potiskum, has confirmed cases of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis, popularly known as Apollo, amid concerns over its spread in the town. The hospital urged residents to maintain good personal and environmental hygiene and observe preventive measures to c...
A hospital building in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, has collapsed following a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall. The affected structure, identified as UNICEM Hospital, reportedly gave way yesterday, Thursday, August 13, after hours of torrential rain destabilised the hillside on which it was built, reports Vanguard. Videos circu...
•Sonam Wangchuk Delhi Police forcibly moved activist Sonam Wangchuk to a hospital this morning over health concerns after 20 days of his hunger strike to protest against India’s examination system. Wangchuk, 59, has been fasting since June 28 to demand the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in exam...
A senior consultant physician based in Kano State died after collapsing barely 15 minutes after arriving at a hospital in Kano State to attend to patients who had been waiting several hours for his evening clinic. The incident occurred last Saturday at Arewa Surgery Hospital, Hotoro, Kano, where the doctor reportedly responded to a request [&h...
•Ilebaye Odiniya The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested Emmanuel Odiniya, father of the 2023 Big Brother Naija winner, Ilebaye Odiniya, following a midnight distress call reporting the physical assault of his daughter. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement today, noting that the arrest ...
•Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde was treated in hospital after a clash with team-mate Aurelien Tchouameni following a training session today, several Spanish media outlets reported. Uruguay international Valverde, who was accompanied to the hospital facility near the club’s Valdebebas training ...
•Chelsea’s teenage winger Jesse Derry Chelsea have confirmed that teenage forward Jesse Derry is conscious and undergoing precautionary checks in hospital after suffering a head injury during their 3-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League. The 18-year-old, making his top-flight debut for Chelsea FC, collided with Forest defe...
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