NAFDAC seizes ₦300m worth of counterfeit drugs in Lagos The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered counterfeit medicines worth ₦300m...
Female doctors campaign against rising iron deficiency anaemia in Kano The Kano state chapter of Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN) has intensified campaign against the growing cases...
Measles infection reached 10.3 million people in 2023 – WHO A new report by the World Health Organisation, WHO, has shown that no fewer than 10.3 million people were...
Beirut hit by massive Israeli strikes – local media Israel has carried out massive air strikes on central Beirut, Lebanese media say, and there are reports...
Constant sexual intercourse does not prevent prostate cancer – Urologist A consultant urologist, Dr. Odezi Otobo, says there is no medical or urological evidence that constant...
OSSAP-SDGs inaugurates 20-bed health centre in Oyo community The Office of Senior Special Assistant on Sustainable Development Goals has inaugurated a 20-bed primary health centre and...
Physiotherapist: Cellphone, laptop use can increase dementia risk Using mobiles and laptops may increase the risk of dementia, a physiotherapist has warned. Dr Solomon Abrahams, a lecturer...
Sickle Cell Foundation, LUTH celebrate bone marrow transplant breakthrough The first two Sickle Cell Disease patients admitted to the Sickle Cell Foundation of Nigeria/Lagos University Teaching Hospital,...
Drink water while standing, you risk arthritis, kidney strain, others Many of us don’t think twice about how we drink water, but according to health studies, the...
German company reacts to ban on Nivea brand by NAFDAC In response to Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) banning Nivea Black &...