ATSDR Announces Notice of Funding Opportunity for APPLETREE Program
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health
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A disability program promised to lift people from poverty. Instead, it left many homeless
After two months of sleeping in the Salvation Army Center of Hope homeless shelter, Margaret Davis has had no luck
Read moreSustainable financing panacea to achieving Universal Health Coverage, say govs
. By Joseph Erunke, ABUJA FOR Nigeria to achieve Universal Health Coverage, there must be sustainable financing of the nation’s
Read moreCOVID-19: 4 states have fully vaccinated 70 % eligible population, says FG
. By Joseph Erunke, ABUJA The federal government, Thursday, disclosed that four states of the federation have not only reached
Read morePrivate equity sees the billions in eye care as firms target high-profit procedures
Christina Green hoped cataract surgery would clear up her cloudy vision, which had worsened after she took a drug to
Read moreMore than 2.5 Million Youth Reported E-Cigarette Use in 2022
A study released today from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found
Read moreExperts worry over rising heart failure cases in Middle East, Africa
By Juliet Umeh Experts have called for urgent action to stop and reverse the steep rise in heart failure occurring
Read morePrioritise children’s care, stem tide of sexual abuse, govt, parents told
…As Foundation empowers over 100 as first medical responders By Chioma Obinna With statistics showing that 1 in 4 girls
Read moreScientists design, validate promising vaccine strategy against HIV
By Sola Ogundipe An effective vaccine against the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV, may not be far off, if findings by
Read moreTranscript for Vital Signs Telebriefing: Children with sickle cell anemia are at risk for stroke and other complications
Narrator (00:00): Welcome and thank you for standing by. At this time, I’d like to inform all participants that today’s
Read moreNigeria on alert as Ebola resurfaces in Uganda—NCDC
. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is aware of the ongoing outbreak of Ebola
Read moreLagos Pharmacists wants LASU Faculty of Pharmacy to issue PharmD
By Chioma Obinna The Lagos state branch of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, weekend made a call for the
Read moreLady Oak laments poor access to cancer care in Nigeria
By Gabriel Olawale The President of Lady Oak, Christine Ewere Okubor has expressed concern over the huge gap in Nigeria’s
Read moreVaccine hesitancy, greatest obstacle to optimal vaccination rates in Nigeria — PSHAN
…Signs MoU with Sanofi to assess factors fuelling hesitancy By Chioma Obinna With about 19 percent of Nigeria’s total population
Read moreIs COVID-19 hurting your heart? A new study finds cardiac muscle damage in COVID patients
For months, scientists have been expressing concern about the increase in cardiovascular diseases among COVID-19 patients, even after the SARS-CoV-2
Read moreEmbedded bias: How medical records sow discrimination
David Confer, a bicyclist and an audio technician, told his doctor he “used to be Ph.D. level” during a 2019
Read moreWhy is corn syrup in so many American infant formulas?
All mammals, including humans, make milk with carbohydrates in the same unique form: lactose, a sugar that is a fusion
Read moreLike genes, your gut microbes pass from one generation to the next
When the first humans moved out of Africa, they carried their gut microbes with them. Turns out, these microbes also
Read moreCDC Releases Data on Chronic Diseases and Related Risk Factors
What:2021 data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) are now available through CDC’s easy-to-use web-based tool. Data topics
Read moreNumber of States with High Rates of Adult Obesity More Than Doubles
Nineteen states and two territories have at least 35% of residents with adult obesity – more than doubling the number
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