A 16-year-old boy yesterday told an FCT High Court in Zuba that he was offered N1 million by Mr Emmanuel Olorunlaye, for his kidney to be removed at Alliance Hospital, Abuja. The teenager made this known while being led in evidence by the prosecuting counsel, Hassan Tahir, reports The Nation. The National Agency for the […]
•Surgeons conducting a surgical operation A groundbreaking medical procedure took place in Boston, where surgeons successfully transplanted a kidney from a genetically engineered pig into a 62-year-old man who needed a transplant. If the breakthrough is successful, it could bring hope to people who are suffering from kidney failure, reports Ne...
•Dr Chimezie Okwuonu The Immediate past Chairman of the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Abia State chapter, Dr Chimezie Okwuonu, is one of the only two Africans selected for the Emerging Leaders Programme by the International Society of Nephrology. The Abia-born kidney expert confirmed the selection in a chat with our correspondent, describi...
•Harmattan As Nigerians experience the harmattan season, medical experts have advised them to ensure they drink enough water to avoid dehydration and some kidney-associated problems. The experts, from University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, gave the advice in an interview with our correspondent today in Ibadan, reports NAN. Dr Femi Popoola,...
•Regina with husband Ned Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels, has emphatically stated that she would rather donate her kidney to her Billionaire husband and father of her children, Ned Nwoko, than her own biological father. This revelation came to light during a challenging discussion on organ donation while on a movie set. The mother of two [&h...