The Chairman of the Codeine Control and Other Related Matters Working Group, Prof. Oluwatoyin Odeku, has raised the alarm over the widespread abuse of codeine and other controlled medicines in many parts of the country. […]
With less than 10 hours to the Valentine’s Day, stakeholders have expressed concerns about the alleged presence of fake condoms in the market. Physicians believe that when used properly, condoms can prevent sexually transmitted diseases […]
The reinstatement of the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Usman Yusuf, will not stop any investigation of corruption allegations levelled against him, the federal government said on Wednesday. The Minister of Information […]
Drinking hot tea can increase the risk of esophageal cancer, especially if you are a heavy drinker or smoker, a new study has found. But even those who don’t touch alcohol or cigarettes appear to […]
The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, on Sunday said the Federal Government has concluded plans to roll out nationwide screening for most common types of cancer. The minister via a statement issued by Boade Akinola, […]
Pastor Tunde Bakare, the leader of Latter Rain Assembly, has admitted that President Muhammadu Buhari can re-contest in 2019. He said since the leader’s health has improved, Buhari was fit to run for another term. […]
The Federal Government on Tuesday announced special intervention funds for tertiary and specialist hospitals in the country. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, made this known at the opening ceremony of the National Executive […]
The last decade witnessed great uncertainty in Nigeria’s HIV treatment programme – a period of pseudo-scientists laying claims to cures and operating without checks. A time that help was assumed to be more in miracle […]
Since independence, the inability to guarantee affordable and universal healthcare to its citizens has been one of Nigeria’s greatest challenges. Little wonder that we are consistently ranked in the comity of poor nations? In May […]
Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has warned against indiscriminate or misuse of Paracetamol, saying such practice damages the liver and kidney. Mr Jelili Kilani, PSN Chairman, FCT Chapter, who disclosed this in an interview with […]
Young men who regularly take Ibuprofen, a common over-the-counter painkiller drug, at high doses stand a high risk of infertility, a new research study has revealed. A study published in Proceedings of the National Academy […]
Apart from Isaac Adewole, minister of health, three professors are among the medical experts attending to Yusuf, the only son of President Muhammadu Buhari. Yusuf was involved in an accident while riding a bike in […]
Luxturna, a medication against hereditary degeneration of the retina that can lead to total blindness, will be sold for $850,000 in the United States, making it one of the world’s most expensive medical treatments. It […]
Nigeria would have approximately 20,210 babies born into the country on New Year day, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said. This represents the third largest population of newborns in the world on January 1, 2018. […]
Members of the House of Representatives on Thursday raised the alarm over a sharp rise in drug abuse among youths in the North and demanded urgent measures to be put in place by regulatory agencies. […]
These are some of the major health issues in the news last week: Nigerian health workers pass vote of no confidence on Minister The professional rivalry in the Nigerian health sector is threatening to boil […]
(In this second part of his investigation into the terrible state of PHCs across Nigeria, Ebuka Onyeji reveals the rot in the system, and factors that have led the current situation. You can read the first […]
As cases of cancer morbidity and mortality continue to mushroom globally, only a robust, comprehensive and well-funded response can help to contain the unbridled spread of the killer disease. But, for years, these critical elements […]
*How hotter climate makes Africans less likely to get tumour *Genes of people from colder nations put them at greater risk *Alcoholism, diabetes drugs prevent untreatable breast cancer Living in a cold climate could make […]
After being abandoned for eight years, the multi-billion naira International Cancer Centre, ICCA, an initiative of former Nigerian First Lady, Turai Yar’Adua, has been transformed into a cowpea farm. The erstwhile first lady secured a […]
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