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Nigeria’s heavy reliance on smartphones, Wi-Fi, and digital tech may be doing more harm than we think. With an average life expectancy of just 55, far below the global 73.5, experts are raising red flags. Professor Abiodun Adebayo believes constant exposure to electromagnetic radiation (EMR) from our everyday gadgets is quietly affecting our health, contributing to sleep issues, anxiety, and even infertility. And it’s not just the radiation, our increasingly indoor, screen-focused lifestyles are cutting us off from natural sunlight and vital physical activity.

The European Union (EU) has expressed commitment to spend €10.4 million on Nigeria Solar for Health Project (NISHP) which aims to provide Micro Small and Medium Enterprises as well as primary healthcare centers across the country with reliable and sustainable solar energy solutions.

Following the release of the state’s weekly environmental report by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Kano State Government has warned residents of poisonous air polluting many areas of the state capital.

A hospital in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, has introduced an advanced artificial intelligence clinical assistant to enhance the ability of medical professionals to quickly detect, diagnose, and treat newborns with urgent medical needs. Launched on Wednesday, the AI-powered system, named NeoAI Precision, was developed through a collaboration between Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center and Digital Health China Technologies Co. It is designed to support rapid clinical decision-making during critical moments. Based on the Chinese AI model DeepSeek and enriched with data from multiple neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), NeoAI Precision can swiftly evaluate an infant’s condition, issue real-time alerts, and recommend timely treatments.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a public health alert on the likely spike in cases of cholera during the forthcoming rainy season, with 134 Local Government Areas classified as hotspots that have been prioritized for multi-sectoral intervention, including potential Rapid Response Team deployment.

Malawi's health officials have identified a sixth case of Mpox, heightening concerns over an outbreak that began just two weeks ago. A situational report issued on May 1 by the Public Health Institute of Malawi (PHIM) confirmed the latest case, an 18-year-old male student from Area 36, Tumbwe, in Lilongwe District. The student sought medical attention at Bwaila Hospital on April 30 after presenting with typical Mpox symptoms, including fever, fatigue, shortness of breath, and a distinctive skin rash. Laboratory analysis subsequently verified the infection. Although the patient had not traveled recently, he had close contact with a previously confirmed case, underscoring ongoing local transmission. This newest infection raises the country’s total to six, all recorded in Lilongwe, a concerning indication of possible community spread in Malawi’s most densely populated urban area. Mpox, formerly referred to as monkeypox, is a viral zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus, closely related to the virus responsible for smallpox. Transmission mainly occurs through direct physical contact with infected individuals, animals, or contaminated materials like clothing and bedding.