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A general practitioner, Dr Opeyemi Emoruwa, speaks about the causes and management of stroke in this interview with ALEXANDER OKERE […]
Continue ReadingMaternal health experts have urged pregnant women not to dismiss severe vomiting in pregnancy as a normal pregnancy issue, noting […]
Continue ReadingThe Chairman, Zamfara State chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) Dr. Sanusi Bello has said Governor Matawalle was right […]
Continue ReadingHealth experts have said that the claims that voluntarily holding back or delaying urination can cause kidney disease is untrue […]
Continue ReadingMental health experts have dispelled the notion that there is a class difference in the increasing trends of drug abuse […]
Continue ReadingEating okro in pregnancy. Image credit: bestomediet Health experts have dispelled the notion that eating okra or drinking okra water, […]
Continue ReadingMinister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire The Federal Government has said malaria is the leading communicable disease in Nigeria. The […]
Continue ReadingStudies have confirmed that reusing cooking oil can cause heart disease, obesity, diabetes and other non-communicable diseases with experts in […]
Continue ReadingIn this report, LARA ADEJORO highlights the events that shaped the health sector in 2022 as experts set the agenda […]
Continue ReadingTesting for COVID-19. Image source: WHO Regional Offi ce for Africa Ghana has announced new COVID-19 restrictions on Chinese travellers […]
Continue ReadingPPC Limited (formerly Philips Projects Centre), has said good eyesight aids productivity in humans. Speaking at a free eye screening […]
Continue ReadingThe Skipper Eye-Q Nigeria has said phone prescriptions and self-medication for eye treatment are not good medical practice. Speaking at […]
Continue ReadingThe National Health Insurance Authority, Health Maintenance Organisations, Lagos State Health Management Agency, and others have demanded the institutionalisation of […]
Continue ReadingAn estimated five million children died before their fifth birthday, and another 2.1 million children and youth aged between five […]
Continue ReadingA Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Lagos State University College of Medicine, Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo, has said that […]
Continue ReadingA medical expert, Dr. Omolara Adelowo has advised women across the country to shun alcohol consumption and all forms of […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says it is on red alert following global concerns about new strains of […]
Continue ReadingBeyond the protocols, privileges and paraphernalia of office; leadership is a tremendous challenge. Each time a leadership position is assumed,there […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has warned of an imminent nationwide industrial disharmony over some unresolved issues. NARD […]
Continue ReadingThere are certain myths in our society and one of the most enduring of these is the fact that when […]
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