Facts you need to know about Lassa fever
Key facts ● Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness of…
Lassa Fever Update: Red alert in states
More states in the country have put their citizens on red alert…
Use of oral antifungal drug during pregnancy may cause spontaneous abortion – Study
In an analysis of approximately 1.4 million pregnancies in Denmark, use of…
German entrepreneur invents contraceptive device for men
• may replace vasectomy • allows men to turn their fertility on…
Repeated antibiotics courses may alter children’s development – Study
A new animal study by New York University (NYU) Langone Medical Center…
WHO introduces 17 sustainable goals to end poverty, hunger
GENEVA - As 2016 begins, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called…
Buhari’s lean health budget dims hope for improved services
… experts say government requires more than N221.7bn to fully address the…
Male baby boom in Ghana’s military hospital
ACCRA - The Police Hospital and the 37 Military Hospital on New…
Britain set for first mass strike by doctors in 40 years
LONDON - The British government said it was seeking to hold talks…
Merck, Pfizer, Syndax Collaborate to evaluate combination drug for ovarian cancer
Multinational pharmaceutical companies, Merck, Pfizer and Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. have entered into…
High blood pressure? Beware of OTCs
- Fresh warning from American Heart Association … also warns against indiscriminate…
Lagos abolishes contract doctors
The Lagos State Government says it has abolished the recruitment of contract…
Check your toothpaste composition!
Do you know there is a colour code on your toothpaste indicating…
Women with Type 2 diabetes more at risk of coronary heart disease – Study
Women with Type 2 diabetes are twice as likely to have coronary…
2016 Budget: FG allocates N221.7bn to health sector
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said a total sum of N221.7 billion…
Sudden death : Watch out for cardiac arrest – Cardiologist
There were conflicting reports about the sudden death, on November 22, of…
Breakfast still most important meal any day!
• You may end up with weight gain, diabetes, other diseases if…
Arts, Politics and Mental Health
Full text of the 2015 Thomas Lambo Lecture delivered by renowned Psychiatrist…
49 per cent of Nigerian women are anaemic, experts say
At 26, Grace, a banker, could not cope with the rigours of…
Nigerian Government can’t fund local vaccine production – Minister
... Seeks private sector involvement ABUJA - Nigerian Government cannot realistically fund…
How micronutrient deficiency ruins Nigerian children
… Several defects could be avoided through antenatal care, exclusive breastfeeding, experts…
Chevron intensifies partnership with Lagos government on healthcare
... donates ambulance, refurbishes General Hospital ward Chevron, Nigeria’s third-largest oil producer,…
Mrs Shonuga: Another unwarranted death
By Franka Osakwe Forty-four days long gone since the needless…
