The World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified ischaemic heart disease and stroke as the leading causes of death worldwide, according to its latest report on the top causes of death. Ischaemic heart disease, which occurs when narrowed or blocked arteries restrict blood flow and oxygen to the heart muscle, was responsible for about 9.5 million…
Two inmates have died following a cholera outbreak at the Kurmawa Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kano State. The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) confirmed the deaths in a statement issued on Saturday, September 26, 2026. According to the Service’s spokesman, Chief Superintendent of Corrections JN Osuji, laboratory tests conducted on September 23 confirmed the outbreak.…
Nigeria has recorded 1,086 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 259 deaths across 24 states and 118 Local Government Areas in 2026, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). The figures were contained in the NCDC’s Lassa Fever Situation Report for epidemiological week 36, covering August 31 to September 6, 2026.…
The death toll from the suspected poisonous alcoholic substance outbreak in Ondo State has risen to 49, while the number of affected persons has increased to 170. The state Commissioner for Health, Banji Ajaka, disclosed the latest figures on Wednesday while providing an update on the outbreak. According to the commissioner, eight of the recorded…
Fiji has declared a national health emergency following a sharp increase in HIV infections, with health authorities warning of an escalating epidemic linked in part to rising injectable drug use. Fiji’s Minister for Health and Medical Services, Dr Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu, announced the declaration in a statement on social media, saying the situation had moved…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians to the circulation of a suspected counterfeit toothpaste, ORACIRE+ Toothpaste, being distributed in the country under the guise of the registered ORACARE+ Toothpaste. In a statement published on social media on September 14, the agency said the alert followed a formal…
The Cross River State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding an alleged unauthorised hernia surgery performed on a 60-year-old man identified as Ukpan at a private clinic in Ekori, Yakurr Local Government Area. The investigation followed reports that the patient developed complications after undergoing the procedure. Preliminary findings showed that the…
Grindr has agreed to pay £26 million to settle a lawsuit brought by thousands of users in the UK who alleged that the dating app shared highly sensitive personal information, including, in some cases, their HIV status, with advertising companies. The settlement brings an end to a two-year legal battle that began in April 2024,…
An aspiring lawyer and taekwondo world champion, Isabelle Sava, has tragically died at the age of 19. Sava, a black belt and law student at Queen Mary University of London in Mile End, East London, was reportedly found dead in her sleep last week. She is believed to have suffered a cardiac arrest while…
A clinic in Mabvuku, Harare, Zimbabwe, is treating between 18 and 20 patients for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) every day, with health workers reporting that about 40 per cent of those patients are living with HIV. General practitioner at Scottland Medical Centre and Maternity, Dr Albert Mudarikwa, disclosed the figures during a recent tour of…
