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Immediate Past President of the Medical Women’s International Association (MWIA), Dr Eleanor Nwadinobi, has raised the alarm that one billion people worldwide are living with mental…

Researchers have warned that a simple habit, standing up and moving every 30 minutes could help lower the risk of dying from cancer. A new study…

A vaccine originally developed to prevent tuberculosis more than a century ago may help people with Type 1 diabetes use less insulin, according to early clinical…

The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria, ACPN, has called on President Bola Tinubu to integrate registered community pharmacists into the National Health Insurance Authority, NHIA,…

Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has ordered the immediate suspension of the over ₦1.3 billion renovation and remodelling contract for Gumel General Hospital, citing poor performance,…

Leading Nigerian health specialists have launched the Osteoporosis Care Network (TOCAN) in a coordinated effort to confront osteoporosis, a disease experts warn is silently increasing the…

The Federal Government has launched the Nigerians in Diaspora Advanced Health Programme (NiDAH-P) and its digital portal to harness the expertise of Nigerian health professionals across…

Professor of Paediatric Cardiology at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, John Akíntúndé Òkèníyì, has called for a comprehensive overhaul of Nigeria’s child healthcare system, urging sustained…

Jigawa State Executive Council has approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lafiya Nigeria to strengthen reproductive healthcare services and improve maternal health…

Stakeholders have identified unhealthy parenting patterns, unresolved trauma and conflicting parental roles as major contributors to the growing mental health challenges facing the male child, urging…