Health

The Lancet Oncology Commission report says Nigeria lost about $5.9 billion to cancer deaths and other cancer-related factors in 2019. The chairman, Lancet Oncology Commission...

The president, Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) Dr Victor Makanjuola has said that about 500 consultants in various medical fields left...

The minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, Sadiya Farouk has said that at least 124,000 children under the age of five...

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, yesterday said the state had exited the fifth COVID-19 wave, noting that severe complications from...

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has raised the alarm that the country would have to import medical doctors in future should the brain drain...

The United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organisation have said exclusive breastfeeding rate is 29 per cent. They disclosed this in a joint...

The Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) has announced the discovery of a new malaria vector called Anopheles stephensi in northern Nigeria. The director general...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. The decision was announced Saturday morning after WHO...

The United States has made a breakthrough in cancer treatment as drug trial involving cancer patients has reportedly recorded 100 percent success. According to a...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in its latest report on monkeypox, said the country recorded six cases and one death in May. The...