Dr Uchendu Onyedika, a Neuropsychiatrist with the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, says though more women tend to attempt suicide; men are however, more likely to succeed in ending their lives. Onyedika, who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja on Saturday, defined suicide as an act of […]
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Getting hit by a bad case of the flu can have a very frustrating effect on your life. Lost work hours are one thing but being unable to do anything comfortably is just the worst. The flu isn’t like a simple cold. While a cold can slow your activities down, it won’t knock you for […]
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Both medical and non-medical staff of Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH), Irrua, Edo State, on Wednesday embarked on indefinite strike action in protest of the abduction of the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Hospital, Professor Sylvanus Okogbeni. Okogbeni was kidnapped on Monday at at Ramat Park, in Benin, by unknown gunmen after killing two […]
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Two of four Ebola treatment drugs have been determined “more effective” than the others and will be the only ones used on patients going forward, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced. WHO announced in a statement that two of the four Ebola treatment drugs were determined more effective in treating patients than others in […]
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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) with World Health Organisation (WHO) and Ebonyi Government are responding to the outbreak of yellow fever in the state, an official says. In a statement in Abuja on Saturday, the Director General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said Ebonyi Public Health team commenced investigation on suspected case on July, […]
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Dr Emeka Nwaolisah, Consultant Paediatrician, Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, says women who abstain from breastfeeding their children are not only unfair to the child but the society. Nwaolisah told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that “breastfeeding is key to producing geniuses as children.” He explained that some women refuse to breastfeed their children […]
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The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will on Friday, flag off a free treatment targeted at combating organ impairment and life-threatening ailments among children. The initiative falls within the pillar in the Governor’s vision to improve access to quality healthcare in the state. The programme will be held in seven Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is set to declare Nigeria a polio free country. This is according to a statement by Mr Charity Warigon, Media and Communication Expert for WHO Nigeria, in Abuja on Tuesday. Warigon quoted Mr Clement Peter, Officer in charge (OiC) of WHO office in Nigeria as stating that in […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has certified Dolutegravir (DTG) as a safe and preferred first-line and second-line treatment drug for HIV/AIDS, adding that pregnant women can also use it. In a statement posted on its official website on Monday, it said initial studies had flagged DTG as having a possible link with neural tube defects […]
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Billionaire business mogul, Femi Otedola has taken up the medical expenses of ailing Nollywood actor, Sadiq Daba. This was disclosed in a statement published by TheCable on Sunday, wherein Mr Otedola said he was sad to hear that the veteran actor had fallen ill again. Recall that in 2017, Sadiq Daba, who had been battling […]
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