15+ hour, 29+ min ago   (535+ words) A medical doctor and a cancer survivor who are co-founders of the BRICON Foundation, Dr Niyi Adekeye and Abigail Simon-Hart, have said that stigma and negative perceptions surrounding cancer are discouraging patients and survivors from seeking the needed support. They…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (814+ words) Sleeping with earbuds in the ears regularly could expose users to prolonged sound and keep the ear canal blocked for hours, increasing the risk of hearing problems, earwax build-up and ear infections, ear, nose and throat experts have warned. The…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1712+ words) “My boy can drink six packs of a children’s-sized juice in a day,” a baker and mother of two, identified only as Boluwatife, said. The 150ml juice has become a pacifier for her 18-month-old son, who gets it whenever he becomes…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (811+ words) Pregnant women do not need to double their food intake because they are “eating for two,” gynaecologists have said, stressing that pregnancy requires a balanced diet rather than excessive eating. The maternal health experts explained that while pregnant women need…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1024+ words) Expired medicines can be as dangerous as fake drugs and may cause treatment failure, organ damage and potentially death, pharmacists have warned. They reminded Nigerians that the danger of unsafe medicines is not limited to fake or counterfeit drugs. The…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (632+ words) The seven North-West states have vowed to shut down any private health training institution operating without full compliance with the requirements prescribed by law, in a fresh push to safeguard public health and flush out quacks from the region’s health…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (661+ words) The United Nations Children’s Fund on Thursday handed over a renovated Primary Health Care facility to the Katsina State Government, with a call for immediate provision of essential equipment, adequate staffing and maintenance to ensure improved access to quality healthcare…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (746+ words) The centres, established with support from the Global Fund and implemented by Jhpiego through the Integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Communicable Diseases Project, are designed to provide adolescents and young people with safe spaces to access health…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (648+ words) The West African College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has inducted 53 new fellows, with a strong charge to deploy healthcare innovations, promote high-quality family planning, and aggressively lead the campaign for increased public health funding across the sub-region. The induction ceremony…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (720+ words) Executives of the Lagos Business School’s Advanced Management Programme 26 have offered free medical outreach to residents of Ilaje community in Bariga Local Council Development Area of Lagos State as part of efforts to improve access to basic healthcare services in…...