Women have higher genetic risk of depression – Study Women are genetically at higher risk of clinical depression than men, Australian researchers found in a study...
Most herbal remedies in Nigerian market safe, but ineffective – NIMR A six-year research effort by researchers at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, NIMR, on Tuesday revealed...
High blood pressure puts 1.4 billion lives at risk, says WHO The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that uncontrolled high blood pressure could put over 1.4 billion...
FG cautions Nigerians over resurgence of Ebola National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has urged Nigerians to be cautious following reports of outbreak of viral haemorrhagic fever popularly known as...
LAUTECH nurses, midwives begin indefinite strike over minimum wage Nurses and midwives at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, have commenced an indefinite strike...
FG investigates strange flesh-eating ailment after seven die in Adamawa The federal government has collected specimens for laboratory tests to determine the exact cause of a...
NAFDAC warns of fake Artemetrin DS, antibiotic Ciprofit 500 in circulation The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public...
Lassa Fever deaths hit 162 in Nigeria, fresh cases recorded The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a rise in confirmed Lassa fever...
FCT resident doctors begin indefinite strike Resident doctors in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have commenced an indefinite strike effective Monday, September 15, 2025, citing the government’s...
Amazing as doctor abandons operation midway to ‘make love’ with nurse A UK medical tribunal has heard that doctor Suhail Anjum left a patient under anaesthetic to have...