Nigeria records 216 confirmed diphtheria cases – NCDC
By Chioma Obinna Nigeria has recorded 216 diphtheria cases and 40 deaths, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
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Embrace regular cancer screening, experts urge Nigerians
•As MeCure holds awareness walk By Chioma Obinna To mark this year’s World Cancer Day, experts have decried the gap in
Read moreAddress mass exodus of health workers, NUAHP tasks FG
By Chioma Obinna Health workers under the auspices of the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals, NUAHP, have urged the Federal
Read moreValentine’s Day: Share love, not HIV, NACA boss charges Nigerians
•Emphasises importance of knowing status By Sola Ogundipe As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark this year’s Valentine’s
Read moreFormer Nigerian Health Minister, Pate appointed head of GAVI
Mohammad Ali Pate, a Harvard professor who has held top health jobs in Nigeria and with the World Bank, will
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Mr. Haynes I’m Benjamin Haynes, director of media relations for CDC. Today, we will share findings from CDC’s most recent
Read moreU.S. Teen Girls Experiencing Increased Sadness and Violence
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Read moreThe Pill Club reaches $18.3 million Medicaid fraud settlement with California
The Pill Club, an online women’s pharmacy, has reached an $18.3 million settlement with California authorities over claims it defrauded
Read moreWhy everyone is suddenly freaking out about bird flu
An avian disease that is spreading and killing tons of birds is more frequently making the jump to mammals, which
Read moreAs long-term care staffing crisis worsens, immigrants can bridge the gaps
When Margarette Nerette arrived in the United States from Haiti, she sought safety and a new start. The former human
Read moreDecisions by CVS and Optum panicked thousands of their sickest patients
NEW YORK — The fear started when a few patients saw their nurses and dietitians posting job searches on LinkedIn.
Read moreA secret weapon in preventing the next pandemic: Fruit bats
More than four dozen Jamaican fruit bats destined for a lab in Bozeman, Montana, are set to become part of
Read moreRoutine immunization panacea in eradicating polio, NPHCDA boss, Shuaib
. By Joseph Erunke,ABUJA The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, has said engagement
Read moreBREASTFEEDING: Experts call for clampdown on exploitative milk formula marketing
By Sola Ogundipe The formula milk industry’s marketing tactics are exploitative and urgent clampdowns are required to tackle misleading claims and
Read moreWorld’s first test for detecting malaria receives funding
By Sola Ogundipe Research to develop and deploy a world-first diagnostic test that could accelerate malaria eradication has been bolstered
Read moreIpas seeks determined action to end FGM in Nigeria by 2030
By Sola Ogundipe Ipas Nigeria Health Foundation has called for determined action in the form of coordinated and systematic work involving
Read moreHealthgarde unveils Brand Ambassador at 3rd International convention
By Sola Ogundipe It was festive fun at the Yard 158 on Kudirat Abiola Way, Ikeja, Lagos recently when Healthgarde International
Read moreMenace of bleaching cream in Nigeria, national health emergency – NAFDAC
In extreme cases of skin bleaching, the skin can become multi-coloured and marred with inflammation or scarring. By Abdulmumin Murtala,
Read moreThe difference between relapsing and “lapsing,” according to addiction experts
Many recovering drug addicts (myself included) have a recurring nightmare: You wake up one morning and suddenly all of the
Read moreCleaning up “forever chemicals” is costly and messy — just ask this Wisconsin town
It’s late October in the northeast corner of Wisconsin. Trees have started to change colors and a colder wind whips
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