Health
Healthcare Professionals in Oyo State Commence Seven-Day Warning Strike Over Unmet Demands
On Monday, March 4, healthcare professionals under the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) in Oyo State embarked on a seven-day warning...
“Out of Ten Women, Four Will Have One Form of Depression or Another’’ – Yaba Psychologist
Dr. Akin Gabriel, a clinical psychologist based at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Yaba, Lagos, has diclosed that depression affects about four out...
Ogun State Plans Two-day Medical Screening for Intending Hajj Pilgrims
The Ogun State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced that it will begin a two-day medical screening for prospective Muslim pilgrims for the...
Lassa Fever Kills Nine with Fourty-six Confirmed Cases in Benue State
Dr. Yanmar Ortese, the Commissioner of Health for Benue State, has announced that the recent outbreak of Lassa fever has claimed the lives...
Twenty Students Die of Meningitis in Yobe State
A meningitis outbreak in Yobe State has claimed the lives of at least 20 boarding school students, with hundreds more infected. Mohammed Sani...
FG On Nurses Welfare: “Clip Their Wings, They Go Nowhere”
The past few weeks have been distressing for Nigerian nurses grappling with the potential realities of a new development in their profession. In...
Fifteen Million Children Vaccinated Against Tetanus, Diphtheria – Minister of Health
Prof Muhammad Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, has revealed that over five million children have received the pentavalent vaccine...
Dr. Ruth Gottesman Donates $1 Billion To Medical School, All Current And Future Students To Get Free Tuition
In a remarkable act of kindness, Dr. Ruth Gottesman, a 93-year-old widow of a Wall Street financier, donated $1 billion to Albert Einstein...
Suspected Case of Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Kills Three Health Workers, Patient In Kaduna
Three healthcare workers at the emergency ward of the 44 Army Reference Hospital in Kaduna have reportedly died owing to a suspected case...
Fourteen Die as Lassa Fever Surges in Ebonyi State
The Ebonyi State Ministry of Health revealed on Wednesday that Lassa fever has claimed the lives of 14 persons in the state since...
While People In S’Leone Smoke Dead Human Bones, People In South Asia Smoke Scorpions To Get High
Reports have it that people in some parts of South Asia, particularly Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India, are smoking scorpions to achieve a euphoric...
“He’s Not Qualified” – Med Lab Association Rejects Tinubu’s Appointee Salako as Chairman
The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists has firmly opposed the selection of Dr. Babajide Salako as Chairman of the Medical Laboratory Science Council...