Browsing: Health & Wellness

Nearly one in four paternity tests conducted at Smart DNA Nigeria during its 2025/2026 reporting period did not identify the tested man as the biological father,…

Choosing the stairs instead of the elevator could be a simple way to protect your heart, with a new review linking regular stair-climbing to substantially lower…

The knee replacement operation gets all the attention. Friends ask about the surgeon, the hospital, the implant, how long you were under. Almost nobody asks…

Residents of Bauchi State have been advised to observe proper hygiene and avoid sharing personal items that could facilitate the transmission of the highly contagious eye…

Results from a large trial of a personalised cancer vaccine for melanoma have raised hopes that doctors could eventually use vaccines to train the immune system…

Turkey, and Istanbul in particular, has become one of the most common destinations in the world for hair transplant surgery. Patients from the US, the UK,…

A Professor of Burns and Plastic Surgery at the University of Osun Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Prof. Peter Olaitan, has urged African governments to end their reliance…

WITH Nigeria carrying a substantial burden of chronic hepatitis B, Cerba Lancet, in partnership with Mushin Local Government Area, has provided free medical screening and support…

NIGERIA’S worsening insecurity, economic hardship, poverty and weak access to healthcare are taking a heavy toll on citizens’ mental health, Professor Taiwo Obindo has warned. Obindo…

The President of the Nigerian Burn Injuries Society (NBIS), Dr Innih A. Kadiri, has called for stronger efforts to improve paediatric burn care and tackle burn…