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The president of the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy, Dr. Oyinlola Felix Odusanya, speaking on the 2026 World Physiotherapy Day, talked about rising cardiovascular disease, exercise, medical…

About 25.4 million adult Nigerians may be living with overt or covert chronic kidney disease (CKD), Vice Chancellor of the University of Medicine and Medical Sciences,…

The judiciary remains bound by Nigeria’s existing laws criminalising attempted suicide until the offence is amended or repealed through the legislative process, Justice Muhammad Lawal Shuaibu,…

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has committed $24.3 million in long-term naira financing to support the expansion of MedServe’s diagnostic and specialised healthcare services across Nigeria,…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sought further information from the Russian Federation over the death of a laboratory worker in Irkutsk amid reports that the…

The Institute of Human Virology in Nigeria (IHVN) has charged media practitioners to intensify awareness of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), saying availability of the prevention commodities…

The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has renewed its commitment to ensuring that no patient is left to endure avoidable pain, with experts stressing that effective…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and its partners have launched a global roadmap to tackle hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, including pre-eclampsia, amid renewed concern over preventable…

… says Nigeria accounts for 29% of global maternal deaths It has been identified that the vast majority of maternal deaths in Nigeria are tied to…

A suspected Ebola case that became Kenya’s first confirmed infection travelled through the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda before arriving in Nairobi, where the…