The Silver Cross Hospital, Abuja, says it has provided free medical outreach for more than 100 police officers and their […]
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Depression: Taking your life will not solve problem, neuropsychiatrist advises adolescents
Dr Edak Okwong, a Neuropsychiatrist with the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Calabar,has advised adolescents to refrain from harbouring suicidal thoughts and […]
Universal Health Coverage: Enugu Assembly urges agency to ensure authentic list of beneficiaries
THE Enugu State House of Assembly has charged the State Agency for Universal Health Coverage to make sure the names […]
General Election: CCD calls for balanced reportage of disability issues
THE Center for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), has called on the media to ensure balanced reportage of disability related issues […]
Nigeria has only 250 kidney specialists – Nephrologist
ADE Faponle, a Consultant Nephrologist, Zenith Medical and Kidney Centre, Abuja, has disclosed that Nigeria has only 250 Specialists in […]
Virginity test is humiliating, illegal says medical practitioner
VIRGINITY test is illegal, Dr Oluwajimi Sodipo, a Consultant Family Physician at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, declared in […]
Enugu Govt. prepares for massive yellow fever vaccination
THE Enugu State Government says it is set for a massive yellow fever vaccination as a proactive measure to ensure […]
Foundation trains law enforcement officers, others on human rights protection
CLEEN Foundation, an NGO, has trained some selected senior police officers across the 36 states and FCT on human rights […]
Resident doctors give FG 3-week strike notice
Members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have given a three-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to meet their demands or face their wrath.
DRC: officials confirm first two Ebola cases in Kivu – officials
A woman and her child were the first two cases confirmed with Ebola in Congo’s South Kivu region this week, opening a new front in the fight agai
Rape: Psychologist tasks parents on early sex education, PANTS rule
An Ilorin-based psychologist, Mrs Sherifat Adeyi, has urged parents to give their children sex education early enough in view of the increasing rate of rape
Midlife drugs you should not combine: Blood thinners and aspirin
If you ask a doctor who works in a busy public clinic what are the major medical conditions of mid-lifers frequently …
Coping with menopause
Menopause is defined as when menstrual cycles cease due to the depletion of eggs from aging. It is said that a …
Agency treats 28,973 HIV/AIDS victims in Enugu State
Enugu State Agency for the Control of AIDS (ENSACA) says it is currently treating 28,973The people living with HIV/AIDS in the state…
How I lost 40% of my body: the story of a man who lost 56 kg
THIS is the story of Abdulkareem Adisa — a man who weighed 123 kg at 40 years old and was very close to incurable health problems…
New Yellow Fever Cards in Place
– | By Vincent Nzemeke | THE Federal Ministry of Health on Monday, September 16, began the issuance of new secure […]
New Global Campaign Against Malaria
– | By Vincent Nzemeke | NOVARTIS and Malaria No More have announced the commencement a new campaign tagged ‘the […]