Worldwide switch to bivalent oral polio vaccine begins on Sunday
The trivalent oral polio vaccine has been instrumental in the near-eradication of…
Fast food exposes consumers to harmful chemicals – study shows
Fast food eaters beware! A new study has found that people who…
NAFDAC shuts 16 herbal medicine facilities
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has…
Diabetes patients must be involved in their own management – Olufemi-Ajayi
People living with diabetes must be involved in the management of their…
EC approves subcutaneous route of administration in Sandoz biosimilar, Binocrit
Sandoz, a Novartis division and the global leader in biosimilars, announced today…
Diabetes: Enlighten Nigerians now, endocrinologist tells govt
As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark the World…
WHO out with first global report on diabetes
... says 422 million adults now live with it. The World Health…
Nigerian has huge diabetes burden – Minister
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole said yesterday at the NHO…
WHD: Roche, Rainbow Hospital lead Media Roundtable on diabetes
Multinational pharmaceutical company Roche Diagnostics in collaboration with Rainbow Specialist Medical Centre…
Update on Health Minister’s Visit to LUTH
Darkness in A& E The current bleak power situation in the country…
TB: Not yet success story for Nigeria
• Records 250,000 deaths annually • Ranks No. 4 among high-burdened countries…
NHO holds media Roundtable Conference on diabetes
… Countdown begins on 2016 World Health Day activities To mark the…
New WHO report ranks Nigeria low in immunisation
• Yet to eliminate tetanus, measles • Still low in new vaccine…
Why men often die earlier than women
By Rsobert Shmerling, M.D., Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publications My wife recently…
Kidney stones on the rise
Contrary to general belief in medical circle that kidney stone occurs only…
World Cancer Day: Health ministry out with new policies
• To include HPV vaccination in routine immunization • New policy on…
Nigeria establishes new agency for Cancer Control
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has announced plans by the…
Guinea worm disease: Going, Going …
The picture of an individual with dracunculiasis or guinea worm disease, seen…
Thoughts for Nigerian cancer patients
Sam Eferaro This Week No matter what doctors or other experts will…
Zika virus infection: Nigeria “advises” travel restriction for pregnant women
The Federal Ministry of Health today issued travel restriction to Latin America…
UNICEF launches $2.8 billion appeal for children
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Tuesday announced the launch of a…
