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Team of Nigerian Doctors Separate Con-Joined Twins at University of Ilorin (Photo)

Facebook WhatsApp Reddit Twitter Shares Nigerian medical doctors has begin to prove their worth depsite studying and living in Nigeria where there less sofisticated medical equipment to work with. This another good news, is come from university of Ilorin. The Conjoined twins who are inseparable from stomachs were successfully separated by the team of medical expert in Ilorin university teaching hospital. .u83a0c7b124976be8ff1485efaf57e602 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:inherit; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #16A085!important; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -o-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -web...

No Shot At Joining The Army Without A Shot: US Army To Boot Soldiers Who Refuse COVID Vaccine

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Phynart Studio / Getty In other words, right-wingers who stand at the intersection of being vehemently anti-vax and having “support the troops” tattooed on their buttocks might be about to have quite the crisis of faith on their hands. The Army announced Wednesday that it will immediately begin discharging soldiers who refuse to get the shot. According to the Associated Press, that means more than 3,300 service members are at risk of being made to serve their country from anywhere else but in its military institution. And yes, it’s the military in general, not just the Army, that’s ditching its anti-vax service members like they were outdated flip phones. As AP reported, the Army is “the final military service to lay out its discharge policy for vaccine r...

Singapore firm uses blockchain to battle counterfeit COVID-19 jabs

Singaporean healthcare services provider Zuellig Pharma is using a blockchain-based network to track COVID-19 vaccinations to prevent practitioners from administering expired vaccines. Zuellig Pharma says that its new “eZTracker” management system can help prevent improperly stored or counterfeit vaccines from being used by allowing its clients to instantly verify the provenance and authenticity of their vaccines via a mobile app. “Accidents involving expired or improperly stored vaccines can be avoided,” said Daniel Laverick, vice-president and head of digital and data solutions at Zuellig Pharma. eZTracker uses the SAP blockchain to capture, track and trace multiple data points to improve supply chain transparency. The eZTracker website explains how it works: “Simply scan the QR code on ...

Blockchain meets activity tracking: Project rewards healthy habits with tokens

Blockchain use cases continue to grow as the world learns about the benefits that it brings. Apart from bringing financial innovations like the ability to do peer-to-peer transactions, blockchain now makes its way to the health industry. Health specialists created a method to track and store health data using blockchain technology. Rosanne Warmerdam, the CEO of Health Blocks, told Cointelegraph that her team had developed a way for users to generate and store patients’ health data without sacrificing their privacy and security.  “We wanted to start with giving users ownership and control over their health data,” said Warmerdam. By building on top of the IoTeX blockchain, their platform Health Blocks collects lifestyle-related health data from wearables and other smart devices and conn...

Sad & Preventable: Czech Republic Folk Singer Dies After Intentionally Catching COVID

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NurPhoto / Getty For some time now, anti-vaxxers have cited the least corroborated “science” in suggesting herd immunity and intentionally infecting oneself with COVID-19 as viable alternatives to getting the shot despite all the leading immunologists and health experts saying they aren’t. Unfortunately, denying science in the name of being anti-authoritarian isn’t just an American thing—it’s a global phenomenon. It’s even more unfortunate that the misguided efforts of the self-infected have cost a beloved folk singer in the Czech Republic her life. 57-year-old Hana Horka, who sings lead with her band Asonance, died Sunday after deliberately infecting herself with COVID, according to what her son, Jan Rek, told BBC News. Rek said his mother was infested d...

16th of January 2022, Nigeria Record 301 new cases of COVID-19

FB IMG 1642428364207 Facebook WhatsApp Reddit Twitter Shares The giant of Africa, Nigeria has recorded 301 new cases of COVID-19. The new case was recorded on the 16th of January 2022. Below are breakdown of the new case according to States. Lagos-175Ondo-42Osun-23Rivers-21Nasarawa-16Oyo-8Gombe-7Kaduna-7FCT-1Kano-1 The new case bring over all recorded case in Nigeria to 250,929, and 224,052 discharged, 3,103 deaths. .ucf03fb1545699b4ea10b2fdaed60baf5 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:inherit; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #16A085!important; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -o-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0,...

Cannabis compounds can prevent Covid-19 infection — U.S Researcher

Screenshot 20220113 132839 Facebook WhatsApp Reddit Twitter Shares Cannabis compounds prevented the virus that causes Covid-19 from penetrating healthy human cells, according to a laboratory study published in the Journal of Nature Products. The two compounds commonly found in hemp — called cannabigerolic acid, or CBGA, and cannabidiolic acid, or CBDA — were identified during a chemical screening effort as having potential to combat coronavirus, researchers from Oregon State University said. .ue2f98575e2008dd0a3919444bba6b527 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:inherit; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #16A085!important; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -moz-box-...

Africa Has Registered More than 10 Millions COVID-19 Cases

Screenshot 20220109 095759 Facebook WhatsApp Reddit Twitter Shares Latest report has revealed that Africa has Registered over 10 million COVID-19 cases The development was revealed by African Union Center for Disease, (CDC) on the 9 of January 2022. CGTN report reads: #LATEST Africa has registered more than 10 million #coronavirus cases, according to figures from the African Union’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) seen by AFP on Sunday Coronavirus was first discovered in late 2019 in China. .uf6f5f692ce96579dac3da875da66f125 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:inherit; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #16A085!important; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -m...

Africa Has Registered More than 10 Millions COVID-19 Cases

Screenshot 20220109 095759 Facebook WhatsApp Reddit Twitter Shares Latest report has revealed that Africa has Registered over 10 million COVID-19 cases The development was revealed by African Union Center for Disease, (CDC) on the 9 of January 2022. CGTN report reads: #LATEST Africa has registered more than 10 million #coronavirus cases, according to figures from the African Union’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) seen by AFP on Sunday Coronavirus was first discovered in late 2019 in China. .uf6f5f692ce96579dac3da875da66f125 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:inherit; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #16A085!important; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -m...

Man want to be infected With Omicron COVID-19 So He Could take two weeks COVID-19 leaves

Screenshot 20220109 101216 Facebook WhatsApp Reddit Twitter Shares A Chinese Man Edwin Chen says he wanted to be infected with COVID-19 Omicron so he could take two leaves. The man who share his thoughts on twitter, later change his mind after he realizes that his dog will be taken away from him if he tested positive for the virus. .u8fb6993f254fb50e2cf0288ac20ab486 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:inherit; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #16A085!important; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -o-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); text-decoration:none; } .u8...

Man want to be infected With Omicron COVID-19 So He Could take two weeks COVID-19 leaves

Screenshot 20220109 101216 Facebook WhatsApp Reddit Twitter Shares A Chinese Man Edwin Chen says he wanted to be infected with COVID-19 Omicron so he could take two leaves. The man who share his thoughts on twitter, later change his mind after he realizes that his dog will be taken away from him if he tested positive for the virus. .u8fb6993f254fb50e2cf0288ac20ab486 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:inherit; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #16A085!important; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -o-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); text-decoration:none; } .u8...

China Punishes Hospital Officials After Woman Miscarries Over Refusal To Admit Her Without Covid Test

FB IMG 1641465248271 Facebook WhatsApp Reddit Twitter Shares Chinese authorities said Thursday they have punished officials after footage went viral of an eight-month pregnant woman miscarrying in the locked-down city of Xi’an when a hospital refused her entry without a Covid test. The city of 13 million has been under strict home confinement for two weeks to stamp out an outbreak, in line with Beijing’s strict “zero Covid” strategy. .uaddda8c04f5469e57e309d8fd18cac92 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:inherit; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #16A085!important; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1...