Untreated malaria may lead to mental disorder, expert warns
Mr Tobias John, a public health expert, on Friday warned that malaria might lead to Common Mental Disorders (CMDs) if...
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NCDC deplores misinformation about monkeypox in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has decried what it described as widespread misinformation about the infection, especially in...
Lagos develops guidelines on safe, lawful abortion
The Lagos State Government has developed a policy document on safe termination of pregnancy toward guiding healthcare professionals to provide...
Cancer survivors in Imo urge early diagnosis, treatment
Some cancer survivors in Imo have called for early diagnosis and treatment of the disease to increase patients’ chances of...
Chronic low blood pressure dangerous says cardiologist
A consultant cardiologist, Dr Ramond Moronkola, on Thursday cautioned that chronic low blood pressure was dangerous to human health. Moronkola,...
$14m spent to procure, distribute treated mosquito nets – Malaria Consortium
An international organisation, Malaria Consortium, said it secured about 14 million U.S. dollars to procure and distribute 3.8 million insecticide-treated...
CDC raises monkeypox alert level, recommends masks during travel
The United States (U.S.) Centres for Disease Control and Prevention raised its monkeypox alert level on Monday and recommended travellers...
NAFDAC to sensitise broadcast media organisations against illegal drug adverts
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)says it is set to embark on sensitisation to broadcast...
Clubfoot curable if presented early, says expert
Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, a former Minister of Health on Friday said that clubfoot was curable if detected and presented early...
Monkey Pox: FG wants Veterinary epidemiology officers, others to step up surveillance
The Federal Government has called on Veterinary epidemiology officers, field surveillance agents and veterinarians to step up their surveillance activities...
Medical expert advocates criminalisation of ‘self-medication’
A medical expert, Dr Nuhu Sule, has recommended that specific punishment be outlined for persons who indulge in self-medication. Sule,...
Nigeria has no laboratory where monkeypox virus is generated – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has dismissed insinuation that Nigeria has laboratories where monkeypox virus is generated. The...
Navy offers free medical services to 2,000 residents in Calabar
The Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital, Calabar, on Tuesday offered free medical services to no fewer than 2,000 residents in Calabar,...
Accreditation: NCDC inspects UNIZIK Molecular Research Laboratory
An accreditation team from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has visited the Nnewi Campus of Nnamdi Azikiwe University...
Monkeypox: Nigeria reports six cases, one death in May 2022
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in its latest report on Monkeypox, said the country recorded six cases and...
COVID-19: NAFDAC approves two herbal drugs for clinical trial
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has approved two herbal drugs to undergo...
Measles kills 14 children in Anambra
The Anambra Government has confirmed the death of 14 children from measles outbreak in nine local government areas of the...
Psychiatrist emphasises adequate sleep to avert mental health condition
A Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Jibril Abdulmalik, on Monday,emphasised the need for adequate sleep and rest to reduce the risk of...
Nutritionist advises regular intake of tea to reduce risk of chronic diseases
A nutritionist, Ms Uju Onuorah, says regular intake of teas may help to reduce the risk of certain chronic diseases....
WHO raises alarm as monkeypox spreads to Italy, Sweden
Italy and Sweden became the latest countries on Thursday to report cases of the rare disease, monkeypox, with Britain, Spain,...
