Category: ARTS & LIFESTYLE

By Martins Ifijeh A team of 19 specialists from Reddington Hospital has successfully performed Nigeria’s first complex open-heart surgery on a 66-year-old man who had multiple cardiac problems. With Nigerians now unable to travel abroad for medical tourism due to the travel ban caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the patient, Mr. Oluwatoyin Adebiyi, said he never thought doctors from Nigeria have the expertise to successfully carry out such a surgery. At a press briefing held yesterday to announce the feat, the Group Medical Director, Reddington Hospital Group, Dr. Tunde…

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*Some African traditional medicine from herbs, roots, stem, seeds etc on display at a typical stand Just as Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari has approved the importation of the Madagascar remedy for the Coronavirus (COVID-19), which Madagascar named COVID-Organics, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it met with 70 traditional medicine experts in a bid to find a cure for the coronavirus pandemic. WHO African Region made this known via its Twitter handle on Tuesday. The health organisation said an agreement was reached with the herbal medicine experts on clinical…

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*Catholic Bishop of Lagos, His Grace, Most Reverend Alfred Adewale Martins Bishop Alfred Martins, the Catholic Archbishop of Lagos State has appealed to the federal government to set out guidelines for the gradual reopening of churches and mosques in some states in the country. He said the appeal is coming on the heels of the fact that, “many are suffering spiritually, emotionally and psychologically.” While delivering his homily during the usual Sunday mass monitored on DSTV, the Catholic Bishop stressed the need for the government to consult with stakeholders to…

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*World Health Organisation Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus The Director-General (DG) of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Mr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called on countries of the world to invest in getting their healthcare systems fit to fight the next pandemic rather than scrambling around in panic when it hits like the ravaging Coronavirus (COVID019), which originated from Wuhan, China. The pandemic is coming a century after the infamous Spanish Flu, which also claimed a lot of lives at the time. Ghebreyesus said investing in healthcare among others now would save lives…

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St. Nicholas Hospital, has isolated some of its staff that were exposed to the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19). Dr. Ebun Bamgboye, the Clinical Director, St. Nicholas Hospital, said this was part of precautions taken in other to halt the spread of the virus within the hospital, the state and the country at large. He said: “The exposure we had occurred when an outpatient came to the hospital complaining of fever and other symptoms. He was examined by one of our doctors, who upon taking his history, realised he just came into…

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As the whole world continue to battle the dreaded Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, news emanating from Spain has it that the daily coronavirus death toll dropped to 288 on Sunday, the lowest since March 20, as the country eased its lockdown to allow children outside for the first time in six weeks. Spain, Italy, the United States of America are some of the worst hit countries outside of China where the virus originated in Wuhan. The health ministry said the figure dropped from 378 on Saturday and brought Spain’s total toll to…

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Apparently worried by how to efficiently and effectively carry out disinfections at a time like this when the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is pummeling the globe, Singapore researchers have invented a disinfecting robot with an arm that mimics human movement. The newly invented robot will help take the load off overworked cleaners this pandemic period. The “XDBOT” is a box-shaped creation on wheels mounted with a dexterous robotic limb, which can reach awkward locations such as under tables and beds. The robot, built by researchers at the city-state’s Nanyang Technological University…

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*Brazilian 99-year-old former WWII combatant Ermando Armelino Piveta, gestures as leaves the Armed Forces Hospital in Brasilia, after being treated for COVID-19 and discharged, on April 14, 2020. Photo by EVARISTO SA / AFP) Contrary to claims by scientists and medical experts that people in their old ages hardly survive the attack of the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19), good news coming from Brazil has it that a 99-year-old World War II veteran in Brazil has been released from hospital with military honors after recovering from COVID-19. Second Lieutenant Ermando Piveta, who…

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*MedPlus Managing Director, Mrs. Joke Bakare Irrespective of the dreaded Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which is ravaging the entire globe, people around the world will gather to celebrate nurses and midwives as part of this year’s World Health Day (WHD). As a matter of fact, no one could have foreseen that this theme would be especially relevant this year, as nurses provide the first line of defence against the spread of the COVID-19 and midwives serve a high-risk population and are often responsible for two lives instead of one. Countries, states, businesses,…

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A 4-year-old Malayan tiger at a Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the United States of America or the first tiger anywhere in the World since the plague started in Wuhan, China. The announcement was made on by the federal officials and the zoo after a test was conducted in Iowa by the USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory. The tiger, Nadia, was exposed by a zoo worker who wasn’t…

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