400, 000 Persons Screened For HIV In Borno State

Borno State Commissioner for Health, Dr Haruna Mshelia has said more than 400, 000 persons were screened for HIV virus. Mshelia told newsmen in Maiduguri that they were screened and counselled on the scourge in the 53 Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) centres in the state.

The Multi Indicator Cluster Survey report, (MICS), has revealed that only about 23 per cent of children in Nigeria have received all recommended vaccines between 2016 and 2017.

One hundred and forty cases of measles have been reported across 10 local governments in Taraba, according to its Commissioner of Health, Dr. Innocent Vakkai.

Energy Drinks May Be ‘Gateway Drug’ For Young Adults

Energy drinks have already taken a lot of heat for the negative health effects they have, according to research. Now, they’re taking another hit as scientists say such drinks can act as a “gateway drug” for young adults to begin consuming other addictive substances.

Genetically edited piglets are helping scientists take a major step on the path towards using live animal organs in humans, also known as xenotransplantation.

Girls in an isolated Caribbean village of Salinas in the Dominican Republic become males and grow penises when they hit puberty due to a rare genetic disorder.