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Health & Wellness

  • Economic hardship leading cause of diabetes, hypertension— Expert

    March 16, 2024

    The Consultant Physician at Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Parklane, Prof. Godwin Onyebueke, has disclosed the increase in diabetes and hyp...

  • Glaucoma leading cause of blindness - Expert reveals

    March 12, 2024

    Professor of Ophthalmology, Prof. Bola Adekoya, has revealed that glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in Nigeria with a prevalence of 16...

  • Infant mortality: Over 40 per cent infants do not survive in Sokoto

    March 08, 2024

    The Federal Government has decried the high infant mortality rate prevalent in Sokoto State, revealing that 44 out of 100 newborn babies do not surviv...

  • Meningitis: FCT tasks residents on vaccination

    March 06, 2024

    The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Public Health Department and the FCT Primary Health Care Board (FPHCB) have urged residents of the city to go to h...

  • Assault: UCH resident doctors embark on strike

    March 06, 2024

    Members of Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan on Wednesday began a three-day warning strike over an assa...

  • Niger: One doctor treats about 40,000 patients — NMA

    March 06, 2024

    Dr Yusuf Mohammed, the Niger State Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, has revealed that due to the mass exodus of healthcare practitioners ...

  • Expert speaks on causes of sudden death

    March 05, 2024

    Adaku Ego, a health official has disclosed that negligence and lack of regular health checks is contributing to the high cases of sudden deaths in the...

  • Common symptoms of meningitisis — NCDC

    March 05, 2024

    The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has spoke on the some of the early symptoms of meningitisis. According to NCDC, Mening...

  • Drug abuse major driver of insecurity in Nigeria— Marwa

    March 01, 2024

    Retired Bri-Gen. Bubs Marwa, the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has revealed that drug abuse among Nigerians is the...

  • Ten best health benefits of bitter kola

    March 01, 2024

    Bitter kola, also known as Garcinia kola, is a fruit native to West Africa. It has been used for centuries in traditional medicine for its various hea...

  • Economic hardship: More Nigerians prone to mental conditions — Expert

    February 28, 2024

    Taiwo Obindo, a Consultant Psychiatrist, on Wednesday revealed that some Nigerians might be prone to developing mental health conditions, du...

  • Lassa fever: Kaduna records five deaths

    February 27, 2024

    The Kaduna State Government has confirmed five deaths following Lassa Fever outbreak in the state. The confirmation is in a report on the outbreak ...

  • How to prevent hypertension — Expert explains

    February 22, 2024

    Dr Samuel Ajayi, a Consultant Physician at University College Hospital (UCH), has advised Nigerians to reduce salt intake to prevent or lower the...

  • LUTH appoints Ayodeji Oluwole as CMAC

    February 22, 2024

    The appointment of Dr Ayodeji Oluwole as the substantive Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC) of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH...

  • Heat wave: How workers can safeguard their health— Expert explains

    February 21, 2024

    Dr Biodun Adewumi of Life Healings Hospital has called on proprietors of organisations to relax their dressing codes for workers amidst the heat waves...

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