The University Medical Center of El Paso, Texas came under fire after eagle-eyed viewers claimed the COVID vaccine healthcare workers received on TV appeared to be fake. Camera crews were invited to the Hospital in El Paso to capture five of its front-line workers get the coveted coronavirus vaccine . Videos on social media showing paramedic […]
When the Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) a private sector-led initiative was established to assist the government in combating the Coronavirus disease in the country, the Public Health community lauded the initiative because it was a noble idea. However, according to a statement by the Executive Director of Public Health Nigeria, Dr. Oche Joseph Otorkpa the […]
On Jan. 1, Colorado became the first state in the U.S. to allow people to legally purchase marijuana for recreational use, with Washington state to do the same later this year. Currently, 20 states and the District of Columbia allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes, making it possible that other states will follow Colorado and […]
As the world continues the frantic search for a cure for the dreaded Coronavirus strain responsible for the current world wide pandemic, the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) has announced positive, clinically persuasive results from the COLCORONA clinical trial of orally administered drug, colchicine, for treating Covid-19. Colchicine is a medication used to treat gout and […]
Most advances in human society over the past century have been facilitated by the use of plastics. Plastics are composed of a network of molecular monomers bound together to form macromolecules of infinite use in human society. Today, there are more than 20 different major types of plastics in use worldwide. Virtually every home in […]
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Domestic violence in Nigeria is a problem as in many parts of Africa. There is a deep cultural belief in Nigeria that it is socially acceptable to hit a woman to discipline a spouse. However, over the weekend it was a man who was malevolently on the receiving end of this type of violence. Tuesday, […]
As the United States continue to wage war against the corona virus , a White House adviser said Sunday that the Trump administration is preparing for a possible second wave in the coronavirus pandemic this fall, as 29 states and U.S. territories logged an increase in their seven-day average of new reported case numbers after […]
Public health Nigeria updates on the Coronavirus situation in Nigeria across the 37 states and 774 local governments in Nigeria as reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Highlights On the 21st of June 2020, 436 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths were recorded in Nigeria No new state has reported a case […]
By Nisha Bellinger (Assistant Professor of Political Science) As the coronavirus reaches developing countries in Africa and Asia, the pandemic will have effects beyond public health and economic activity. As the disease wreaks its havoc in areas poorly equipped to handle its spread, terrorism likely will increase there as well. We are political scientists who study […]
