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By Atoyebi Nike US health regulators have suspended the license of Ixchiq, a French-made vaccine against the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus,…

By Atoyebi Nike The United States has confirmed its first human case of New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that…

By Atoyebi Nike The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has cautioned Nigerians about counterfeit versions of…

By Atoyebi Nike The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has disclosed a growing mental health crisis in its custodial centres, revealing…

By Atoyebi Nike Ondo State has confirmed 12 cases of mpox across eight local government areas, prompting a targeted vaccination…

By Atoyebi Nike President Bola Tinubu has pledged to further strengthen Nigeria’s ability to regulate medicines and vaccines to the…

By Atoyebi Nike The World Health Organization (WHO) has released an updated Operational Handbook on Tuberculosis: Module 3 – Diagnosis…

By Atoyebi Nike The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says genetically modified foods are safe…

By Atoyebi Nike A surge of chikungunya virus infections has hit southern China, with over 7,000 confirmed cases centred in…

By Atoyebi Nike Nigeria has recorded 155 deaths from Lassa fever between January 1 and July 20, 2025, according to…