By Francesca Hangeior Men who wish to father healthy children have been advised to get married and start a family before the age of 40. The...
By Francesca Hangeior The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Health, Dr. Kemi Ogunyemi, has cautioned residents against patronising untrained birth attendants. Ogunyemi gave...
By Francesca Hangeior Contrary to the belief that cataracts mainly occur in older adults, eye specialists say babies and children could be born with it or...
By Francesca Hangeior Maternal experts have said that between 10 and 15 per cent of new mothers, especially those living in developing countries, suffer postpartum depression...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a sharp rise in Lassa fever cases, with 127 deaths confirmed across 18 states as...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has listed 1,277 persons for follow-up over the possibility of being infected with Lassa fever. This follows the...
In the wake of massive cuts in US funding, the World Health Organization (WHO) today called on global health leaders, donors, and policymakers to protect and...
By Francesca Hangeior After proper surgical repair, women who have a vesicovaginal fistula, an abnormal opening between the bladder and the vaginal wall, leading to urine...
By Francesca Hangeior Attempting labour and vaginal delivery after two previous caesarean sections could lead to a rupture of the uterine scar, resulting in severe bleeding...
*Says, it’s unsafe By Francesca Hangeior A Consultant Dermatologist at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Dr. Uche Ojinmah, has kicked against wearing second-hand clothes...
By Francesca Hangeior Leading fertility expert, Dr Abayomi Ajayi, has debunked misconceptions in some quarters that consuming natural remedies such as ginger tea and turmeric drinks...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control said it evacuated over 100 truckloads of substandard, falsified, and banned medicines and narcotics from Idumota...
The Benue State Government has officially declared a Lassa fever outbreak after confirming three deaths from five confirmed cases, amidst 40 suspected cases. The announcement, made...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a significant rise in Lassa fever cases, with 80 deaths and 413 confirmed cases across...
The Federal Government has announced plans to retain 28,000 health workers whose salaries were previously covered by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), whose...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday uncovered a major operation depot dealing in expired and falsified drugs at Umumeje...
Sokoto State has issued a stern warning to parents resisting polio immunisation, stressing that non-compliance will not be tolerated in the state’s fight to eradicate the...
