The National Hospital in Abuja says the brain drain plaguing the health sector has reduced its workforce from 3,000 to 2,500 (about 17 per cent loss). This is in spite of its 25 years of medical breakthroughs and significant staff…

An NGO, Society for Women Development and Empowerment of Nigeria (SWODEN), has trained about 250 Community Health Volunteers and Health Service Providers (CHV/HSP) in Katsina State. SWODEN also organised a 2-day training for 110 male motivators as part of the…

The Mediterranean diet is one of the most popular diets in the world. Past studies have linked following a Mediterranean diet to a lower risk of several health issues and diseases, including viruses like the common cold. Researchers from the…

As of Friday, Nigeria has confirmed 40 cases of Mpox, a viral disease recently declared a public emergency of international concern by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Like the global health institutions, the Nigerian health authorities have expectedly reintroduced relevant…

The Nigerian government has received a donation of 10,000 doses of Jynneos, an anti-Mpox vaccine, from the United States government. The US government’s Food and Drug Administration approved the vaccine to prevent smallpox and Mpox 18-year-olds and older who are…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC) has denied declaring Nigerian bread unsafe for consumption. In a statement on Tuesday, the Director-General of NAFDAC, Moji Adeyeye, said the agency did not raise concerns about the quality of bread…

The Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) is developing a Continental Response Plan to guide the response to the Mpox outbreak in African countries. The Africa CDC Director-General, Jean Kaseya, disclosed this during an online media briefing on Tuesday. According…

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations has criticised the World Health Organisation’s declaration of Mpox as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Edet Williams, a member of the coalition under the aegis of Equity International Initiative, spoke on…

The Nigerian government received a donation of 10,000 doses of Jynneos, an anti-Mpox vaccine, from the United States government. The US government’s Food and Drug Administration approved the vaccine to prevent smallpox and Mpox in adults 18 and older at…

A new study finds a significant correlation between the use of semaglutide drugs such as Ozempic, antidepressant, or benzodiazepine use, and suicidal ideation.No such link was found between liraglutide GLP-1 drugs and suicidal ideation.National health authorities have so far found…

The National Association of Persons Living with Diabetes has appealed to the federal government to subsidise the cost of essential medication and foodstuffs. The group’s National Coordinator, Bernard Enyia, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of…

Psychedelics are substances that may be beneficial in treating mental illness.Research is ongoing about the effectiveness of using psychedelics such as psilocybin and how they compare to more traditional treatment options.Evidence from a recent review suggests that the psychedelic psilocybin…

As we approached the Yar’Adua Centre, my companion, who had just returned to Abuja from Abia after over a decade, caught sight of the leading public hospitals in Abuja and exclaimed: “May I never enter that place.” His words were…

About 80% of all breast cancer diagnoses are ER-positive. Although there are traditional treatments available for ER-positive breast cancer, some people also elect to follow complementary and alternative treatments as well. Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles say…

CHEAP SUBSTITUTE ‘MILK’ exported from Europe into West Africa is hurting the region’s local dairy industry. A collaborative investigation by Noteworthy and Nigerian news outlet Premium Times into Irish dairy in Nigeria has found that large volumes of cheap European…