HEALTH
Amid Hardship… Nigerians Struggle With Fake Foods, Products
More Nigerians have continued to express concern over the proliferation of counterfeit drugs, drinks, food items and other products in the country. They want relevant authorities to initiat ...
Cancer Mortality In Africa To Reach 1m Deaths Annually By 2030 — WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that cancer mortality in the African region is projected to reach about one million deaths per year by 2030 if urgent measures were not taken. W ...
Cancer killed over 500,000 Africans in 2022 – WHO
The World Health Organisation Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, on Sunday said the cancer situation in Africa is disheartening. Dr Moeti, in a statement to commemorate the ...
Cancer Patients Continue To Die With Little Or No Treatment
Despite efforts by the government and the private sector to reduce cancer mortality in Nigeria through the Cancer Health Fund (CHF), indigent Nigerians continue to suffer and die from cancer due t ...
US patient 'happy again' after brain implant treats epilepsy and OCD
Amber Pearson, who received a brain implant to treat her epilepsy and Obsessive Compulsive disorder (OCD), shows the approximate placement of a brain implant received ...
DSIP Peptide: Potential research functions
Studies suggest that DSIP exhibits strong potential within the realm of sleep research, with potential impacts like the better regulation of sleep cycles thereby supporting improved physiological ...
Federal Govt To Grant Waivers For Employment Of Health Workers
As part of efforts to improve healthcare delivery in the country, the federal government has set up a committee to look into the issue of accumulated waiver requests for employment of health worke ...
I decided to work hard after drinking garri for 10 days – Shallipopi
Fast rising Nigerian singer, Crown Uzama, popularly known as Shallipopi, has narrated how hunger motivated him to make money. The singer revealed this during an inte ...
I sold my two cars to save my wife from cancer – Actor Lekan Olatunji [VIDEO]
Nollywood actor, Lekan Olatunji, has disclosed that he sold his two cars to save his late wife from cancer. Olatunji spoke in an interview with actress Biola Bayo on ...
FUT Minna Center for Mycotoxin will reduce rate of cancer in Nigeria – Director
The Director of Africa Centre of Excellence for Mycotoxin and Food Safety, Federal University of Technology, FUT, Minna, Niger State, Prof. Hussaini Anthony Makun has lamented about th ...
Stakeholders worry as TB scourge fails to abate in Nigeria
Ever since 2017 when the World Health Organisation, WHO, first released a report that 18 Nigerians die hourly from Tuberculosis (TB), there have been efforts to stem the tide.
Rita Edochie warns colleagues in Nollywood about unhealthy lifestyles
Veteran Nollywood actress, Rita Edochie has warned her colleagues in the industry over their lifestyle. Rita, in a post on her Instagram page on Wednesday, warned th ...
NTDs: 5m Kaduna Residents At Risk Of River Blindness, Other Diseases
The Kaduna State government has disclosed that over five million people in the state were at risk of river blindness, lymphatic filariasis, bilharziasis, and intestinal worms. The States Co ...
World Leprosy Day: Nigerians urged to stop stigmatizing victims
The Leprosy Mission, Nigeria (TLMN) in Niger State, has urged Nigerians to shun stigmatizing victims, saying compassion towards them is the surest way for faster healing.
Groundbreaking Gene Therapy Breakthrough Offers Hope For Children Born Deaf
A groundbreaking gene therapy has enabled several deaf children to hear for the first time, marking a significant advancement in treating hereditary deafness. This breakthrough is seen as a potent ...
New 100-bed Hospital In Kebbi Will Reduce Maternal, Child Mortality — Presidency
The new 100-bed Mother and Child Hospital commissioned in Tsamiya village in Kebbi State is expected to significantly reduce maternal and child mortality in the state, according to the Of ...
FCTA Raises Alarm Over Lassa Fever, Records 2 Cases
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has sounded the alarm as Lassa Fever makes a reappearance, with two confirmed cases reported in Abuja. Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe, the secretar ...
FCT confirms cases of Lassa fever, inaugurates response center
The Mandate Secretary, FCT Health Services and Environment, Dolapo Fasawe, says two Lassa fever cases have been confirmed in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT out of four suspected ca ...
NAFDAC urges health stakeholders to seek guidance on registration of products – From Chukwudi Ejimofor/PH
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has called on health stakeholders to always seek guidance from the agency on how best t ...
Nigerian physicians in America to storm Abia for free medical outreach
Gov Otti: Committed towards improving the health sector THE Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas, (ANPA), is to hold free medical outreach ...
Pharmacists Write Tinubu Over Improper Drug Prescription, Dispensing
Pharmacists under the auspices of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) have raised the alarm over the safety of Nigerians due to inappropriate drug prescription and dispensin ...
FG to issue executive order to slash medicine costs
The federal government will soon issue an executive order to regulate pharmaceutical prices and make essential medicines more affordable for citizens. Coordinating M ...
King Charles Postpones Public Engagements Over Prostate Condition
The Buckingham Palace has announced that King Charles IIIs public engagements will be postponed for a short period as he was set to attend hospital next week for treatment for an enlarged prostate ...
EKSUTH ATTACK: Nurses suspend strike, demand improved security
The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Ekiti State chapter, has appealed to the government to prevent incessant attacks on nurses and other health workers. ...
No evidence – NAFDAC speaks on low-quality paracetamol in Nigerian markets
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration, NAFDAC, has reacted to an alleged spread of low-quality paracetamol in Nigerias pharmaceutical market. In a sta ...
Paracetamol Tablets Not Under-dose
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC) has described the recent publication of a research finding alleging that nearly all paracetamol tablets sold in Nigeria are under-dose as ...
Women's health on show, a little, at CES
Des échantillons de bague Evie pour femmes de Movano Health qui suivent notamment les données sur le sommeil, le temps d'activité, les calories brûlées, au s ...
Students hospitalised as explosion rocks filling station opposite OAU hostel
At least 26 students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, are currently receiving treatment in differential hospitals in Ile-Ife, Area of Osun State. The students ...
Nigerian govt mulls domestic manufacturing of in-vitro diagnostic, other medical devices
The federal government has revealed plans to begin the domestic manufacturing of in-vitro diagnostics, IVDs, generic pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and other medical devices critical to un ...
Lassa fever cases increased in week 51 of 2023 – NCDC
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has reported a hike in Lassa fever cases in week 51 of 2023. The centre, however, reported a lower death rate compared ...