Breast cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths among women globally. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), early detection is critical in...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says Lassa fever has claimed 138 lives between January and now with a 19.3 per cent case...
By Francesca Hangeior Maternal health experts have advised pregnant women with non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, and sickle cell disorder to register for...
By Francesca Hangeior Psychiatrists have attributed Nigeria’s declining ranking in the World Happiness Report to worsening economic hardship, insecurity and political instability. They warned that the...
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...
