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#STUDY: Case Definitions for Coronavirus Disease

SUSPECTED CASE(Symptoms with international travel) Any person with acute respiratory illness (fever …

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Community Case Definitions For Coronavirus Disease

Suspected Case: Anyone with cough and/or fever (or history of fever in the last two weeks) with 1 or…

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Protection Of Doctors And Other Health Workers

The death toll among health workers due to the complications of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is d…

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Some Twins Don’t Have Identical DNA, Says Researchers

Researchers, in a report published in Nature Genetics on January 7, have revealed that identical twi…

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‘Visit Hospital, Stop Consulting Google for Medical Advice’

A public health physician, Dr Olisaeloka Lotenna, has urged Nigerians to stop consulting google for …

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Why Nigeria Can’t Produce COVID-19 Vaccines Now

Many, including the leadership of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), have wished that Nigeria could…

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Third World and Challenge of Coronavirus, Vaccines

In their antagonistic and fierce competition and struggle for the domination of the world, the so-ca…

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Experts Link COVID-19 Infection With Higher Death Rate In Heart Failure Patients

Patients with acute heart failure nearly double their risk of dying if they get COVID-19, a new rese…

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COVID-19 Vaccine Will Not Destroy People’s Immunity – Tomori

A professor of virology, Oyewale Tomori, has dismissed the idea that the introduction of COVID-19 va…

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Opinion: Many Challenges Of Implementing Health Insurance Scheme In States

There are indications that the ongoing Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the non-passage o…

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Questions As Nigeria Awaits COVID-19 Vaccines

Despite assurances on efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine, there is still anxiety as Nigeria awaits arr…

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Testing Rate Still Very Poor Despite Surging COVID-19 Cases, Physicians Warn

Medical experts say testing rate for COVID-19 in Nigeria is still very poor amid surge in new cases …

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Get Your Dream Job, Avoid These Top 4 CV Mistakes in 2021

I recently advertised a vacancy for a company nurse at Nursingworld Nigeria and I sort of underestim…

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Pregnant Women Unlikely To Transmit COVID-19 To Newborns - Study

Pregnant women with COVID-19 during the third trimester are unlikely to pass the virus to their newb…

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#STUDY: Management Of Abdominal Pain (2)

Children often complain of stomach ache (pain in the tummy). It can be a sign of illness, but often …

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Healthy Lifestyles, Exercise Could Reduce Diabetes Risk, Says Expert

A senior nursing officer at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Nneka Nnakwe, has a…

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#Opinion: Better Solutions for Maternal Health

In the next two minutes, one woman will die from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. …

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What Every Nigerian Should Know About COVID-19 Vaccines

At last, safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines are available and with vaccinations officially underwa…

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Why Nigeria, Others May Wait Till 2024 To Access COVID-19 Vaccine

Despite assurances by the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, that the country would receive som…

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‘Stop Admitting Pregnant Women With Hypertension, Diabetes’

The Medical Director of the General Hospital, Ikorodu, Lagos State, Dr. Taiwo Hassan, has warned tra…

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