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A man in his 50s has died after being infected with Australian bat Iyssavirus (ABLV), a rare but deadly virus. He became the first confirmed case in New South Wales, health officials said on Thursday, July 3. The man, who lived in the northern part of the state, died several months after being bitten by a bat. Doctors treated him in the hospital for several weeks, but he didn't recover. His death marks only the fourth known fatal case of ABLV in Australia.

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.