HEALTHLINE states that diseases can and do affect and harm the human body. Despite the progress that has been made in medicine, there are still some ailments that now have no cure. Developing a disease or illness for which there is no cure is usually a traumatic event for the …
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Why Men Can Also Have Breast Cancer – UITH CMD
CHIEF Medical Director (CMD) of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Prof. Yusuf Dasilva, says men can also be affected by breast cancer, advising both gender to always go for screening. Dasilva stated this in an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of a ‘Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness’, organised …
Read More »How I Attempted to Kill My Mother’s Lover With Fake Vaccine – British Doctor
A British doctor, Thomas Kwan, on Monday, October 7, 2024, pleaded guilty to an unsuccessful plot to kill his mother’s partner with a fake COVID-19 vaccine. 53-year-old Kwan passed himself off as a nurse and took his own mother’s blood pressure before administering poison to her partner Patrick O’Hara in …
Read More »Nigerian, Turkish Medical Service Providers Sign Partnership For Improved Healthcare Services
TWO medical services providers, KASI Healthcare and Memorial Hospital Turkey, have signed a strategic partnership to improve healthcare delivery in the country through cutting-edge technology and advanced medical techniques. The partnership is coming on the heels of reports that Nigerians spend about $1 billion yearly on medical treatment abroad for …
Read More »NUC Approves Nursing Science, Eight Other Courses For Adekunle Ajasin University
Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko can now begin to run Allied Health Sciences and other eight courses from 2024/2025 academic session as National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the commencement of the programmes. The newly approved programmes are Nursing Science, Public Health, and Medical Laboratory Science in the Faculty …
Read More »Op-Ed: Are credit ratings biased against Africa? Fitch’s mpox alert
RATING agency Fitch recently warned that the rapid spread of the mpox virus in sub-Saharan Africa could add to the fiscal pressures many countries in the region are already experiencing. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organisation have declared the latest outbreak of mpox in Africa …
Read More »Lassa fever: FG Expects a Surge As 168 Die
THE federal government has warned of an impending surge in cases of Lassa fever in the country. Dr. Jide Idris, Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, gave the warning at a news conference in Abuja. At the news conference on Wednesday, Idris said that although the …
Read More »Nigeria’s Verification Portal Closure Sparks Exodus of Nurses From Overseas
REPORTS reveal that many Nigerian nurses abroad, including the United Kingdom and United States, had been forced to return to the country due to the sudden deactivation of the verification portal by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, NMCN. Currently, healthcare workers are encountering hurdles in renewing their …
Read More »FG to Establish Blood Collection Centres in 774 LGAs
THE Federal Government has announced plans to establish Blood Collection Centres in all 774 local government areas, including the FCT to ensure availability of blood during medical emergencies and transfusions. Abdullahi Haruna, Head, Media and Publicity, National Blood Service Agency (NBSA) made this known in a statement on Saturday in …
Read More »Edo Records 1 Confirmed case of Mpox
Dr Stephenson Ojeifo, Director of Public Health, Edo State Ministry of Health, says the state has recorded one confirmed case of Mpox between January and August. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday, Ojeifo said the confirmed case was among the 11 suspected cases recorded …
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