A Consultant Paediatric haemato-oncologist, Dr Magdalene Odunvbun, has urged parents and guardians to watch out for early signs of cancer in children and seek prompt medical examination and treatment. Odunvbun, a paediatrician at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, gave…

The Kano State government has cautioned the residents of the state on the use of rainwater for drinking and other domestic activities. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Abubakar Yusuf, according to a statement by the ministry’s spokesperson, Ibrahim Abdullahi, said…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a resurgence of cholera cases across countries in Africa, East Asia, America, Europe, and the Eastern Mediterranean region. Cholera is an acute diarrheal illness caused by intestine infection with the bacterium “vibrio cholerae”.…

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi said the cholera death toll has risen to 24. Abayomi disclosed this in a post on his Instagram handle on Friday. He also has confirmed 35 cases out of the 417…

Falsified weight loss and diabetes medicines have been detected in some countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned in a statement on Thursday. The falsified medicine is semaglutide, a type that is used for the treatment of type two diabetes…

The Lagos State Government has announced an increase in suspected cholera cases from 350 to 401 and 15 to 21 fatalities in one week. The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Health, Kemi Ogunyemi, revealed this in a…

GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, says seven million girls across the country have been vaccinated against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) in the second phase of innoculation. The vaccination of the girls, according to GAVI, was carried out in two weeks and is…

Various research works by scientists and medical experts have suggested that malaria, and particularly repeated episodes, could be responsible for hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases. A recent report by the Lancet Global Health Journal, a leading journal for health issues,…

To prevent the outbreak of cholera in Lagos State, residents have been urged to ensure their sources of water are safe for drinking while also maintaining good hygienic practices in preparing food. Director, Health Education and Promotion Board, Lagos State…

The Lagos State Government says deaths from the state’s cholera outbreak have increased from 15 to 21, while infections also increased to 401 from 350. The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Health, Kemi Ogunyemi, said the government…

A UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)-backed report has warned that air pollution is increasingly impacting human health and is now the second leading global risk factor, after high blood pressure, for premature death. The State of Global Air (SoGA) report, published…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has advised Nigerians against storing cooked food in the fridge for more than three days. According to the Director General of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye, cooked food stored in the…

Recently, the Nigerian government confirmed the outbreak of cholera in parts of the country, including Lagos State. Laboratory investigations and test results in Lagos have however confirmed that the current outbreak is associated with the Cholera subtype known as Serovars…

More than one billion dollars will be pledged towards ramping up vaccine production in Africa at a summit held in Paris later this week, France said on Monday. A “new mechanism to accelerate the financing of vaccine production on the…

Daily beetroot juice may promote cardiovascular health in women at the postmenausal stage, a new study claims.The juice may be a good source of critical nitrate that keeps blood vessels functioning well.The study found, however, that when participants stopped drinking…