March 20, 2023

Endometriosis is a common, chronic gynecological condition that mostly affects women of reproductive age. It is a complex disease that can cause pain and infertility, but if you have endometriosis, you can still become pregnant and carry a healthy pregnancy to term. There are treatment options available. If you have endometriosis that is associated with…

September 7, 2022

The families of four newborn babies have been thrown into mourning after they died due to alleged negligence on the part of the doctor on duty at the Sapele Central Hospital, in the Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State. The victims’ families, while lamenting over their deaths, alleged that the doctor on duty was…

May 17, 2022

As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the World Hypertension Day, which has as theme ‘Measure your blood pressure accurately, control it, live longer,’ medical experts, including the World Health Organisation (WHO), Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and Nigerian Heart Foundation (NHF), have warned that the prevalence of hypertension in the country is…

May 13, 2022

CERVICAL cancer induced by the germ Human papillomavirus (HPV) is becoming a leading cause of death in women. Researchers have discovered an important substance present in some medicinal plants to cure cervical cancer. It can kill HPV. They had studied the chemical constituents of 20 medicinal plants in North West Himalaya on HPV-18 and found…

April 28, 2022

Dr Michael Akabogu, the Managing Director of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has called on stakeholders to ensure Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) standards in workplaces in the country. Akabogu made the call on Thursday in Abuja while addressing newsmen on the sidelines of a road walk organised to mark the 2022 World Day…

April 22, 2022

Operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA, on Wednesday arrested over a hundred youths in a party at Asokoro area of the FCT. In a statement, NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said the arrest was made following a raid conducted on Diplomatic Suites, a hotel located at Asokoro. He said during the raid, illicit drugs…