Social media influencer and medical doctor, Harvey Olufunmilayo has slammed the Minister of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani over a plan by the FG to engage in Telemedicine. It all started after Dr. Bosun (pictured top right) posted a tweet asking Nigerian doctors based abroad what they think about a tech platform that they can use to treat Nigerians. Dr Olufunmilayo didn’t buy the idea. He called it a very foolish idea which would not solve …
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Doctors have discovered some COVID-19 patients are developing Macroglossia, a condition where someone’s tongue is inflamed and begins to swell so much they can not speak or eat. Dr. James Melville, one of the top researchers of the condition, is aware of nine cases where a COVID-19 patient developed the condition. ‘It’s actually a relatively common condition, but not to the degree of those patients. Those are what we consider massive or giant macroglossia and those are extremely rare,’ he …
The Kogi state government says the attack at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) today Wednesday, July 1, was by relatives of patients abandoned by the staff of the hospital. LIB had earlier reported that unknown gunmen stormed the health facility, carted away vital documents as well as phones and laptops of staff and patients in the hospital. The gunmen also disrupted a COVID-19 press conference earlier scheduled by the management of the hospital. In a statement released this afternoon, the state Commissioner …
Yobe state has declared a zero case on admission after discharging all of its Coronavirus patients. Dr Mohammed Lawan Gana, the state’s Vice Chairman on COVID-19 and Commissioner for Health made the announcement after the committee’s 14th meeting held on Wednesday July 1, in Damaturu. Gana who disclosed that the three remaining patients in the state isolation center have been discharged after meeting clinical criteria, also added that they will be following up the discharged patients according to health guidelines. He said; …
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has again lashed out at Church leaders following the ban on religious gathering which is yet to be lifted due to the increased number of Coronavirus cases in the country. In a televised service the founder of Loveworld Ministries a.k.a Christ Embassy presided over, he stated that one can’t believe in Jesus and be afraid of touching Coronavirus patients and other virus. He reiterated his claim of churches still being shut because some church leaders have …
95 Coronavirus patients who recovered from the disease have been discharged in Oyo as confirmed by the state government. The Coronavirus patients were discharged after their test result came back negative twice. This brings the total number of COVID-19 patients discharged in the state to 271. Governor Makinde also disclosed that 35 new Coronavirus cases were recorded in the state. The new cases were confirmed in nine local governments which include Ido (seven), Ibadan South-West (five), Ibadan North …