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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Lowering Your Risk
Do you know that in 2024, it has been estimated that about 360,000 individuals in the US will be diagnosed with breast cancer? In 2021, over 270,000 women were diagnosed…
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Marburg virus
History The Marburg virus was first identified in 1967 during simultaneous outbreaks in Marburg and Frankfurt in Germany, and in Belgrade, Serbia. The outbreaks were linked to laboratory workers who…
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Step Towards Measles Vaccination in Southeastern Nigeria
The government of Anambra and Enugu states, Nigeria, is targeting measles vaccination for over 1 million children and 947,707 children, respectively. Nigeria is among the top ten countries in the…
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WHO Approves 4th Generation HPV Vaccine For Single-Dose Use
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the fourth-generation human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, Cecolin, for single-dose use. This decision is based on new data that meets WHO's 2022 criteria for…
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Inadequate diagnosis of PCOS surge in Nigeria
Dr Abayomi Ajayi, Managing Director and CEO of Nordica Fertility Centre, has expressed concern over the rising cases of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) being misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed in Nigeria. Dr…
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Nigerian Physician Pursues US PhD To Tackle Sickle Cell Anaemia
Aisha Galadanci Akilu, MD, a Nigerian haematologist, will pursue a PhD in health policy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Centre to further her research into sickle cell disease…
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Why You Can’t Sleep – Understanding The Cause of Insomnia
Many people all over the globe struggle with insomnia, which has to do with difficulties in sleeping. It can make it difficult to go to sleep, remain asleep, or have a good…
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How to Become a Self-Taught Data Scientist
With the increasing desire to ditch the 9-5 and work remotely, a growing number of people are interested in becoming data scientists because of the great demand, the income, and…
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What WHO is Doing About Drug Resistance to Gonorrhoea
Preventing sexually transmitted diseases is your best option; however, even when you do, you need the assurance that drugs can come to your rescue. That used to be the case,…
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How to Transition from Biology to Tech
One of the reasons people regret going to school and resort to saying, ‘School is a scam’ is because they end up not practicing in the field they studied. What…
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Escherichia coli O157:H7 – The Pathogenicity, Symptoms, and Treatment
INTRODUCTION Escherichia coli Escherichia coli, also known as E. coli is a gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped, coliform bacterium of the genus Escherichia that is commonly found in the lower intestine…
