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Concerns over new virus from China prompt airport screenings for passengers arriving airports in Nigeria
Passengers arriving Nigerian airports will undergo enhanced health screenings out of concern over a new coronavirus that has killed two people in Asia, the Federal Airports...
Lassa fever: 2 doctors, pregnant woman die in Kano
Lassa fever has reportedly claimed three persons including two doctors and a pregnant woman in Mano. The deaths were recorded at Aminu Kano Teaching...
Aisha Buhari urges women to get annual breast cancer screenings
First Lady Aisha Buhari has advised Nigerian women to visit their primary care physician annually for breast cancer screenings. ” I...
Plastic of Paris: Hospital MD, wife face attempted murder, negligence charge
For allegedly attempting to kill a 17-year-old boy through negligence and causing grevious hurt, a hospital director and his wife have...
Malnutrition: How RUTF saved 3-year-old Modu from the brink of death
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh 3-year-old Adamu Modu (not real name), was left in the care of his grandfather, Modu Baba, an octogenarian from...
Controversial Studies Say It’s OK to Eat Red Meat
A group of papers about red and processed meat and human health, released recently by Annals of Internal Medicine, says it’s OK to...
Brain Drain : Nigeria To Employ Expartriate Doctors, Says Medical Guild
By Kunle Akinsola Following massive brain drain that has hit the nation’s health sector, Nigeria will need to employ expartrate medical doctors...
Measles cases worldwide have tripled this year – WHO
Every region in the world, except the Americas, is experiencing an increase in the number of cases of measles, a vaccine-preventable disease that...
Menopause 101: What It Is And How To Deal With It
By Dr Afriye Amerson WHAT EXACTLY DEFINES MENOPAUSE? Menopause is defined as the time in a woman’s life when ovarian functioning has permanently...
NHIS Accredits NNPC to Provide healthcare Services to Nigerians
Ongoing efforts by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to provide qualitative healthcare services to Nigerians in all walks of life, received a...
Broken Heart Contribute to Cancer – New Study
A new medical research in Europe and the United States has revealed that ” Broken heart syndrome” may harm more than just the...
WHO declares Ebola outbreak international emergency as dead patient suspected of going to Uganda, Rwanda
The World Health Organization (WHO) Thursday declared that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which surfaced in August...
Giving Up Alcohol Boosts Mental Health in Women
By Norra MacReady For women, quitting drinking may be linked to a significant improvement in mental health, according to a study published online...
Pregnant women in Kaduna put to bed in dilapidated structures, despite award letters to contractors running into several million naira
About 10 years ago, a consortium of non profit organisations mounted pressure on Kaduna state government to make progress on its commitment to...
UNICEF says it provided safe drinking water for 43 million children in emergencies, others
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said it and its partners have provided support that have save millions of lives of children worldwide,...
Wike abolishes user-fees for persons living with HIV in Rivers
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has announced that the state has abolished health facility user-fees for persons living with HIV, as advocated by...
