Footbridge collapses in Finland, injures 27, mostly children
By Starrys Obazei | May 12, 2023, with agency report.starrys@ddnewsonline.com Rescue teams work at the site of an accident in which around 27 people, a majority of them children, were…
US Discloses Plans to Spend $68m to Fight Malaria
Starrys Obazei/January 19, 2023. The United States has disclosed plans to spend $68 million for monitoring activities that would help eradicate malaria in Nigeria. A document released in Washington DC…
Study Shows COVID-19 Raises Risk of Death in Pregnancy Sevenfold
Starrys Obazei/January 19, 2023. An assistant professor of global health at the George Washington Milken Institute of Public Health, Emily Smith, and her team of researchers at the George Washington…
How I Overcame Cancer, Medical Regimen that Changed my Life – Mercy Johnson
Starrys Obazei/January 13, 2023. Mercy Johnson, the Nollywood actress, has shared for the first time how she overcame cancer and had a procedure that changed her life. This was made…
New COVID Variant is Most Tansmissible – WHO
By Agency Report. The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that a new omicron subvariant known as XBB.1.5 is the most transmissible strain to date. As COVID-19 hospitalizations rise in…
Pneumonia Caused by Bacteria, not Cold
Starrys Obazei/December 09, 2022. A Public Health Physician, Dr. Rahmat Odesesan, says pneumonia is caused by bacteria or viruses, not cold contrary to the widely held belief by many people.…
Brazil Legend, Pele, not in Danger, as he Battles Cancer – Family
Starrys Obazei/December 01, 2022, with agency report. Brazil legend, Pele, is not in danger, he is in stable condition and has full control of his vital functions. Recall that Pele…