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In what appears to be a medical breakthrough, surgeons in the United States have successfully attached a kidney grown in a genetically altered pig to a human patient and found that it worked perfectly. This scientific breakthrough scientists say may one day yield a vast supply of organs for severely ill patients.
As reported by the New York Times, the 54-hour surgery was performed on a brain-dead patient at NYU Langone Health. However, the research has not yet been peer-reviewed nor published in a medical journal, New York Times reported.
Changes in menstrual cycle before menopause may indicate heart disease risk –Study
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A new study has suggested that the timing of menstrual changes could provide clues about a woman’s risk of developing heart disease. According to the study that is already published in the medical journal for women’s health, Menopause and reported by Eurekalert, the length of a woman’s menstrual cycle can be a sign of serious cardiovascular condition.
The research studied cycle length changes over the menopause transition and found that women whose cycle increased in length two years before their final menstrual period had better measures of vascular health than those who had stable cycle lengths during this transition.
Pregnant women with untreated gonorrhoea risk having blind babies –Gynaecologist
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A United Kingdom-based gynaecologist and robotic surgeon, Dr. Olumide Ofinran, discusses common vaginal infections and other common sexually transmitted diseases in this interview with ALEXANDER OKERE.
TB deaths rise first time in more than a decade due to COVID-19
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The COVID-19 pandemic has reversed years of global progress in tackling tuberculosis and for the first time in over a decade, TB deaths have increased, according to the World Health Organisation’s 2021 Global TB report.
In 2020, more people died from TB, with far fewer people being diagnosed and treated or provided with TB preventive treatment compared with 2019, and overall spending on essential TB services falling. According to the UN agency, the first challenge is a disruption in access to TB services and a reduction in resources.
Untreated mumps infection can cause infertility in men, physician warns
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A public health expert, Dr. Tunji Akintade has warned that complications from untreated mumps infection can cause infertility in men, noting that those who have the viral infection should always ensure they seek proper treatment.
According to Akintade, if the viral infection is poorly treated or untreated, it could still resurface. According to an article published by healthline.com – an online medical site, mumps is a contagious disease caused by a virus that passes from one person to another through saliva, nasal secretions, and close personal contact.
All pregnant women should be counselled, tested for HIV –Pediatrician
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Associate Professor of Paediatric Respiratory/Infectious Disease, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Dr. Atana Ewa, has advised all pregnant women to go for counselling and be tested for HIV during antenatal.
Ewa gave the advice in Calabar on Wednesday at a three-day workshop to reinvigorate and produce a work plan for journalists on the Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission. The workshop was organised by the Child Rights Information Bureau of the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture in collaboration with UNICEF.
Legalising cannabis will turn Nigeria into drug Armageddon, NDLEA warns
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The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Marwa (retd.), has said the call for the legalisation of cannabis sativa cannot succeed in Nigeria because the proliferation of illicit drugs often leads to crime, chaos and conflict.
Marwa asked those calling on Nigeria to legalise cannabis and join the league of countries taking economic advantage of the substance if they would be happy to see their teenage children having free access to the substance in the name of national economy.
Late detection of endometriosis may reduce success of fertility treatment –Study
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A new Australian study has found that delayed and undiagnosed endometriosis may affect the success rate of fertility treatment among women trying to conceive. Researchers from the University of Queensland in the study found that women diagnosed with endometriosis late were four times more likely to do a lot of fertility treatment cycles, sometimes up to 36 cycles before success.
According to the researchers in the study published in ScienceDaily, diagnosing endometriosis before starting fertility treatment has a lot of benefits. In Australia, the researchers said one in nine women were diagnosed with endometriosis, noting that 40 per cent of these women experienced infertility.
Why antidepressants may not be best treatment option for depression
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A resident mental health physician at the LiveWell Initiative, Dr. Motolani Oyerinde says antidepressants may not be the best solution for depression. Oyerinde said the best way to address depression is to recognise the mental health illness, analyse one’s strengths and weaknesses and see a specialist who will decide if there is a need to see a psychotherapist or use an antidepressant.
According to her, depression is common but it is not easily detected. Speaking during the Health Response and Wellness Webinar Series organised by the PUNCH Newspapers on Monday, Oyerinde added that depression is different from the feelings or emotions of the current occurrences.
Lagos nurses kick against N20,000 demand for retirement celebration
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Some nurses in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State have kicked against the demand of N20,000 from apex nurses in the area as contribution for the retirement celebration of the Directorate Apex, Kudirat Odunoye.
According to the aggrieved nurses, Odunoye allegedly threatened to deal with anyone that does not make the contribution, as she allegedly instructed heads of primary health centres in the LGA to compile the names of defaulters.
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Oral sores, blisters symptom of herpes, not malaria –Microbiologist
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A Professor of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, says herpes, not malaria causes oral blisters in people who experience it even when they are having from malaria. Professor Terver stated that herpes blisters can occur in other parts of the body like the mouth and not just on the genitals.
According to an article published by Mayo Clinic, an online medical site “Genital herpes is a common sexually transmitted infection caused by the herpes simplex virus.” Speaking in an interview with PUNCH HealthWise,
Penis enlargement creams don’t work, have side effects, physician warns
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A health expert, Dr. Aigbe Eghosa, has cautioned Nigerians against using penis enlargement creams, noting that such creams do not increase the size of the penis and have side effects. Eghosa, however, said some techniques, including weight loss, may help a man’s penis to appear bigger because of the reduction of fat around the base of the penis and the belly size, but stressed that such techniques do not increase the size of the penis.
He explained that penile enlargement creams or injectables are used in children that have small penises and are going for surgery but noted that they are used for a short period and have some side effects.
WHO recommends world’s first malaria vaccine for children
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The World Health Organisation on Wednesday endorsed the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine, the first against the mosquito-borne disease that kills more than 400,000 people a year, mostly African children.
The decision followed a review of a pilot programme deployed since 2019 in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi where more than two million doses were given of the vaccine, first made by the pharmaceutical company GSK in 1987.
Tying legs after snakebite wrong, fueling amputations, deaths
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Health experts have cautioned Nigerians against the practice of tying the legs of victims of snakebite with a cloth to stop the movement of the snake venom. According to the experts, the practice and other crude management of snakebite are fueling avoidable mortality and morbidity.
The call by the medical experts is coming after the Federal Government called for renewed vigour among stakeholders in snakebite management. One major harmful practice of snakebite management that should be discouraged, according to the experts, is the tying of the leg of victims after snakebite.
