Health Officials Race to Contain Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship
Global health authorities are working to contain a hantavirus outbreak linked to the cruise vessel MV Hondius as the number of confirmed infections continues to grow. Health officials said three people who were aboard the ship have died from the virus so far. More than 100 passengers remain on board, including 17 Americans, while international […]
Health Officials Respond to Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship
Global health authorities are working to contain a hantavirus outbreak linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius, as the number of confirmed cases continues to rise. Officials said three people who had been aboard the vessel have died from the virus so far, while more than 100 passengers remain on the ship under health monitoring. […]
Drugmaker Asks Supreme Court to Restore Mail Access to Abortion Pill
A pharmaceutical company that manufactures mifepristone has asked the Supreme Court of the United States to intervene after a lower court ruling restricted how the abortion pill can be distributed. In an emergency filing, Danco Laboratories urged the court to lift a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that bars […]
Appeals Court Limits Access to Abortion Pill by Blocking Mail Distribution
A federal appeals court has significantly restricted access to one of the most commonly used abortion methods in the United States, ruling that prescriptions for mifepristone can no longer be distributed by mail. In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit determined that the abortion pill […]
Resident Doctors Call Off Indefinite Strike, Issue Demands
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its planned total and indefinite strike following fresh commitments from the Federal Government on salary payments and welfare-related concerns. In a communiqué issued after an emergency virtual meeting of its National Executive Council (NEC), and signed by President Mohammad Usman Suleiman, Secretary-General Shuaibu Ibrahim, and Publicity […]
Trump Signs Order to Fast-Track Psychedelic Therapies for Mental Health Treatment
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Saturday aimed at accelerating the research, development, and approval of psychedelic-based therapies for mental health conditions, including PTSD, depression, and addiction. The announcement was made at the White House alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet […]
Oyo Confirms Lassa Fever Death in Ibadan, Launches Emergency Response
The Oyo State government has confirmed a case of Lassa fever at University College Hospital in Ibadan and says emergency containment measures are already in place. Health Commissioner Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi said the confirmed case involved a 44-year-old woman who was treated at UCH and died on April 11. Laboratory results confirming Lassa fever were received […]
White House Pushes Back on Health Rumors Surrounding Trump
The White House moved to quash growing speculation about the health of President Donald Trump after unfounded rumors spread online suggesting he had been hospitalized. The speculation intensified after Trump, 79, had been out of public view for several days, prompting claims on social media that he had been admitted to Walter Reed Medical Center […]
Health Crisis Looms as Doctors Declare Indefinite Strike
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced an indefinite nationwide strike beginning at 12:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. The decision follows the Federal Government’s move to halt the implementation of the revised Professional Allowance Table (PAT), a key component of agreements reached after the association’s 2025 industrial action. The strike action […]
Lassa Fever Death Toll Hits 70, 318 Cases Confirmed as NCDC Raises Alarm
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 318 cases of Lassa fever and 70 related deaths nationwide since the start of 2026, raising fresh concerns over the spread of the deadly virus. Speaking at a press briefing on Friday, NCDC Director-General and Chief Executive Officer, Jide Idris, disclosed that 1,469 suspected […]
