Since the emergence of the COVID-19 virus, there has been a rapid spread, even after the pandemic period elapsed and countries eased off their lockdowns. Research has shown that people with the virus usually recover after some days or one or two weeks. In more severe cases, recovery can take about six weeks or longer.  […]

Sickle cell is an inherited disease that is caused by the abnormal shape of the red blood cell. The typical form of a red blood cell is round, but someone with sickle cell disease has a red blood cell with the shape of a farm tool called the sickle which makes the carriage of oxygen […]

The outbreak of the COVID-19 virus was declared a pandemic, and people were asked to stay at home in an attempt to hinder the virus from spreading. This forced lockdown took a toll on people worldwide, and most sought ways to handle the psychological stress that came with it. Some went about it the healthy […]

The severe COVID-19 virus caused the pandemic that the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared in 2020, and it led to a massive disruption in health care services across all countries worldwide. Since the pandemic occurred, one of the major areas of healthcare it affected was blood transfusion and donation. There were significant concerns about blood […]

In late 2019, the virus causing COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) was discovered, which led to a global pandemic. The virus is well known for how rapidly it changes, so ever since its discovery, it has changed into a couple of variants.  Post-COVID-19 pandemic, different variants have been discovered, such as Alpha, Beta, Delta, and Omicron. Given the […]