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A new vaccine against HIV has shown promise in Phase 1 trials, leading to the production of efficient antibodies in 97 percent of participants. This is based on a report from the IAVI and Scripps Research published online in European Pharmaceutical Review.
Though there are ongoing researches to find a lasting cure to HIV, there is presently no licensed HIV vaccine in the market. The first HIV vaccine trial opened in 1987 at the National Institute of Health, Clinical Centre, Bethesda, Maryland, and its Phase 1 trial enrolled 138 healthy, HIV-negative volunteers.
Pregnant women with small pelvises can have vaginal delivery if…
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Medical experts have cautioned pregnant women with small pelvises against the risk of refusing caesarean section because of cultural and religious beliefs, warning that delivering a big baby through a small birth canal is fraught with complications that could lead to stillbirth.
According to the experts, if a pregnant woman has a small pelvis, the chances of vaginal delivery is limited and therefore, has to be offered a CS.
Even after cooking, dead animals may still be unfit for consumption
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Consultant Public Health Physician at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Dr. Modupe Akinyinka, has warned against consumption of meat of dead animals. This is because cooking may not destroy poison in meat of dead animals, she warned.
Akinyinka, who is also the coordinator of the Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria, Lagos State chapter, told PUNCH HealthWise during an interview that consuming meat of an animal that died of poisonous substance, for instance, is risky and could lead to death.
LASUTH refers patients to military hospital as doctors’ strike paralyses services
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The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, refers patients to the Military Hospital, Yaba, competent sources within the hospital said, as ongoing strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors cripples services in the tertiary facility.
However, speaking to our Correspondent on Wednesday, the Chief Medical Director of LASUTH, Dr. Adetokunbo Fabamwo, said that the hospital was rather transferring patients, and that it had even stopped doing so. According to Fabamwo, up until Monday, the hospital was transferring patients, but he did not state which healthcare facility the patients were transferred to, noting, “Nobody was being sent to Military Hospital.”
Six pregnancy-related complications that raise heart disease, stroke risks later in life
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A new study suggests that six pregnancy-related complications can increase a woman’s risk of developing cardiovascular disease later in life. The conditions are high blood pressure, gestational diabetes, preterm delivery, small-for-gestational-age delivery, miscarriage and placental abruption.
The study states that between 10-15 percent of pregnant women experience adverse pregnancy outcomes relating to maternal or foetal complications. The findings, published online in peer-reviewed open access scientific journal of the American Heart Association, called for vigorous prevention of the six risk factors,
Working without resident doctors leaves a huge gap -Consultant
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A gastroenterologist with the Federal Teaching Hospital Gombe, Dr. Kefas Zawaya, says practice without resident doctors leaves enormous gulf in the hospital administration system. Zawaya, who is a consultant, said nurses are limited in their responsibility to patients, adding that the structure can’t be maintained without challenges.
The physician, who is also the chairman, Nigeria Medical Association in the state, spoke on Thursday in an interview with our correspondent. “It is mere symbolic to say you are working without your resident. It is not easy; the structure, most especially in a teaching hospital, has levels of responsibility.
The Ogun State Police Command has said it is on the trail of unidentified gunmen who abducted a medical doctor, Oladunni Odetola, and a nurse identified as Mrs Bamgbose in Imeko area of Ogun State. Though, there was no hint on the development as at Wednesday night, The Guardian learnt the incident has created apprehension around the area.
Odetola, the head of General Hospital, Imeko, Imeko-Afon Local Council and the nurse were reportedly kidnapped along Abeokuta-Imeko road while driving in a Toyota Camry (Muscle) marked KTU 584 FR.
COVID-19 deaths rising despite 780m vaccine doses administered -WHO
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The Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, has raised concerns over increasing cases of deaths and confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the globe. He noted that the increasing figures were being recorded despite that 780 million doses of vaccine been administered globally.
Ghebreyesus spoke at a media briefing on COVID-19 on Monday. He noted that the increasing figures were being recorded after the world recorded declining cases in January and February.
Why doctors advise against eating Nzu in pregnancy, while breastfeeding
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General Physician, Dr. Agnes Nwoke, on Monday advised pregnant women against consuming Calabash chalk to avoid lead poisoning as well as to guard against unintended outcomes. Calabash chalk is also known as Nzu in Igbo; Ndom in Efik/Ibibio; and Eko in Bini/Edo languages.
It is found and obtained usually from the soil (mining pits), and occurs naturally as a light brown to almost white solid, which is relatively soluble in water.
In Nigeria, any adult over the age of 18 is eligible to get COVID-19 vaccination. However, experts warn that there are salient things you need to know when it comes to how food interacts with medicines!
Researchers at Blanchard Valley Health System warn that food can prevent medicine from working the way it should and can cause medicinal side effects to become better or worse, and/or cause new side effects to occur. “Drugs can also change the way the body uses food,” they say.
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Two children of a man who died after a surgery have expressed different opinion about the cause of their father’s death. Ms Ifeoma, a daughter of Augustine Dike, had sued her father’s physician, Dr. Adolphus Oriaifo, citing medical negligence.
Dike died after undergoing medical treatment at the Ajayi Oriaifo Memorial Hospital; and his daughter, Ifeoma, had sued Dr. Adolphus Oriaifo before the Medical and Dental Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal in Abuja. However, in a written affidavit, Mr. Jerry Dike, another child of the late Augustine Dike, said Ifeoma’s allegations concerning the cause of their dad’s death were untrue.
Traditional womb ‘resetting’ can cause recurrent miscarriage, uterus rupture —Gynaecologist
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A Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician at the Bridge Clinic Fertility Centre, Dr. Morenikeji Olaniyi, has warned women of childbearing age to stop the practice of having their wombs massaged and ‘reset’ by unskilled Traditional Birth Attendants.
The practice can lead to recurrent miscarriage and uterus rupture, Olaniyi said. She warned that the practice is not medically recognised, and that it can displace the womb from its natural positioning, making conception ultimately difficult.
Gunshot survivor lost leg after surgeon recommended amputation without x-ray
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Gunshot survivor, Mr. Uwa Osagie, whose right leg was amputated in 2013 after his surgeon, Dr. Sunday Elusoji, sent him for amputation without prior X-ray examination to determine the extent of his injury, has revealed the incident leading to the life-changing encounter.
Osagie was attacked by armed robbers, during which he sustained gunshot wounds. He was subsequently admitted to Our Medical Centre (a.k.a Our Hospital) at No. 2, Jemila Road, Ikpoba Hill, Benin City, owned and operated by Dr. Elusoji.
No Place in Ogun Safe, Says NMA, Doctors, Nurses Begin Strike
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Ogun State health workers on Tuesday condemned the high level of insecurity in the state and lamented that all parts of the state were becoming unsafe.
The state chapters of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives as well as the Nigerian Medical Association stated this in separate interviews with The NAN while explaining their decision to begin a strike at 12 midnight on Tuesday. The NANNM, in a letter to the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, dated April 12, hinged its decision on the kidnap of health workers in the state.
