Death rates for patients undergoing surgeries in Africa are double the global average even though they tend to be younger, scientists said, adding that many deaths were likely preventable. According to a study published in the Lancet medical journal, scientists said contributory factors include few specialists, poor hospital infrastructure and a lack of post-operative monitoring.
A consultant gastroenterologist and pathologist at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Dr Yusuf Maisuna Abdulkadir has attributed the high spread and fatality rate among Nigerians suffering from hepatitis, a disease of the liver to ignorance. He was quoted by Dailytrust as saying;
According to a new research, having sex increases the chance of suffering a heart attack.
Scientists have revealed that patients are twice as likely to suffer a heart attack one hour after sex than those who do not have sex.
For those who do little or no exercise, the risk increases four-fold. The results contrast with other studies which have shown that men actually improve their health by having regular sex.
A new drug that targets a genetic flaw common to most cancer cells is showing potency against many tumor types.
The preliminary trial of a drug called ulixertinib was conducted with 135 patients who had already failed treatments for one of a variety of advanced, solid tumors.
Researchers led by Dr. Ryan Sullivan, of Massachusetts General Hospital, said ulixertinib did seem to spur at least a "partial response" to the therapy or "disease stabilization," regardless of cancer type.
A baby girl who was diagnosed with a rare life threatening condition called ectopia cordis which doctors said needed to be corrected within hours has been successfully operated on in what is referred to be a UK first.
After a nine week pregnancy scan, baby Vanellope Hope Wilkins was diagnosed with the condition, which had caused her heart and part of her stomach to develop outside her body.
Fate has proved wrong earlier believe by Surgeons at Glenfield Hospital, a specialist children's heart centre in Leicester, who were skeptical that baby Vanellope could be saved.
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) led by Prof. Mike Ogrima, President, has beckoned on the Federal Government on the need for a compulsory health insurance for all Nigerians as that is a vital element that will ensure universal health coverage in Nigeria.
According to Prof. Ogrima health should occupy top place in government's priority list without which the country's health index may remain stagnant or even deteriorate.
He added that all Nigerians deserve access to quality healthcare irrespective of where they live. He urged the government to give its attention to actualizing that dream.
