Children are becoming powerless to fight off common infections because antibiotics they take are unable to kill the bacteria involved, experts warn. New research shows that overuse of antibiotics by children is to blame for […]
At the twilight of his reign as governor of Lagos State, one of the projects commissioned by Babatunde Raji Fashola was the ultra-modern Cardiac and Renal Centre, located beside the General Hospital, Gbagada. The centre […]
It is a worthwhile project that should be encouraged The Lagos State Government recently announced its plan to establish a DNA forensic laboratory centre, the first of its kind in Nigeria. The state Attorney-General and […]
There was a period of about two years that my husband and I were focused almost solely on starting our family. Twenty-two months after our son was born, I was pregnant with our second child. […]
In 1928, as Alexander Fleming was sorting through a pile of petri dishes that he’d been cultivating bacteria in, he noticed something unusual. Mold growing in one of the dishes had created a bacteria-free circle […]
People come in all shapes and sizes. The human body has a tremendous capacity for variation, which is why everyone looks different. Someone may be happy with how they look, they may feel they need […]
Joyful events — the birth of a child, a big win by your team — can trigger a dangerous condition called the “broken heart syndrome”, doctors and researchers reported Thursday. Takotsubo syndrome, as it is […]
The plan being developed in the east of England is intended to find out if people no longer require services, have moved house or have died Patients who do not visit their GP for five […]
As part of efforts to achieve a healthy living and promote wellbeing for all people in Nigeria as contained in goal three of the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, yesterday, […]
In line with the mandate of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) in partnership with the Ministry of Health and the Primary HealthCare Board, at the weekend, launched […]
Caught in the crossfire of a battle between the Osun State government and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) opposition, native doctors must be wondering about a cross they have to bear. It is a heavy […]
About 30 children have died, in Imo State, following a fresh outbreak of diarrhoea. The incident occurred in rural areas where the residents source their drinking water from streams and uncertified boreholes. The Commissioner for […]
When you are trying to get healthy and lose weight, there are certain foods you should avoid. Most of these food are obvious because they contain ingredients known to cause weight gain. There are some […]
ENTRAPPED by a rash of bad governance and economic vicissitudes, Africa faces a daunting challenge in the health sector, with an impending outbreak of a deadly mix of diseases. A prognostication by the independent international […]
Daytime turns to dusk as Natalie St. Clair’s phone lights up with text messages. They come from clients across the vast Lone Star State. One needs a bus from Texarkana to Shreveport, Louisiana. Another traveling […]
Barely able to move her body as she sunk into one of the chairs in the small living room, you could feel the pain and agony she had been through over the last eight […]
AS Nigeria search for ways to exit the club of countries seeking medical tourism abroad, experts have said Nigerians spent a whopping sum of $1.3 billion for medical treatment in India in 2014 alone. Making […]
Men who talk on a cell phone for at least an hour every day, double their risk of infertility. According to the findings which are published in the journal of Reproductive BioMedicine, the electromagnetic activity […]
The health authorities should fulfill their obligations, but health workers should also be reasonable Recent statistics published by the World Health Organisation (WHO) reveal that the life expectancy at birth in Nigeria is 53/55 years […]
Women infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus should continue to breastfeed their babies as there is currently no proof of a risk of transmission, the World Health Organization said Thursday. “In light of available evidence, […]
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