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Doctor Harps on Exclusive Breastfeeding to Reduce Infant Mortality

Medical director, Isolo General Hospital (IGH), Dr. Godwin Akhaboa, has stressed the need for excl…

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‘How Childbirth Depreciates Women’s Health’

A consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist (O&G), Prof. Etedafe Prosper Gharoro, has said chi…

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Hepatitis: Stay Away From Contaminated Food, Water, Unprotected Sex - Experts

As World Hepatitis Day is observed today, Nigerians have been advised to avoid unsafe/contaminated…

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Solar Lamps Improve Maternal Care, Despite the Unreliability of the Grid

More than 30 expecting mothers are admitted to Mother and Child Hospital, a small maternity clinic…

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Know Your Rhesus Factor

About 95 per cent of Nigerians are rhesus disease positive. The remaining five per cent are RhD ne…

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Men Who Go To Bed Early Produce Better Sperm — Study

Researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark, have said that men who go to bed early could have bet…

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Addressing Natural Causes of Rising Suicide Rates

In recent times, there has been a rise in suicides associated with poisoning with pesticides gener…

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Gene Drives Promise HIV Cure this Year Self-Destructing Mosquitoes, Sterilised Rodents

Three separate studies published in the journal Nature have demonstrated how gene drives could pro…

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Assisted Reproductive Techniques: The Journey So Far

Over forty years ago, the study of in vitro fertilisation began, and for the first time in the his…

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ECHO Trial Shows Contraception does not Increase Risk of HIV

New evidence has emerged to put to rest the long-standing concern that certain hormonal contracept…

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WHO Recommends Dolutegravir as Preferred HIV Treatment Drug

The World Health Organization (WHO) has strongly recommended the use of the HIV drug, dolutegravir…

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Management of Viral Hepatitis (2)

The diagnosis of hepatitis B virus is a major issue as it has an impact on every part of life for …

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‘Possible Link between Sugary Drinks and Cancer’

A study published by The BMJ  reports a possible association between higher consumption of su…

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48m Nigerians at Risk of River Blindness – Expert

An Ophthalmologist, Dr. Valentina Ideh, has raised the alarm that about 40 million Nigerians are a…

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Overcoming Our Stressors

You may have heard that popular saying “get away from it all.” It’s not that you…

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Strong, White Teeth Good for Self-Esteem, Health

Dentist at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Dr. Bimbo Akindele in this interview with GE…

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Ectopic Pregnancy: Gynaecologists Advise Prompt Medical Consultation, Presentation

Some Gynaecologists on Friday advised women of child-bearing age to promptly seek medical consulta…

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Reduce Maternal Mortality, Consider Women’s Rights’

The Executive Director of Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre, WARDC, Dr Abiola Afol…

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How American Doctors Helped 6 Blind Persons Regain Their Sight

In a world-first that offers hope to millions of patients, five men and one woman have regained vi…

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Management of Pneumonia in Children

A six-year-old girl started coughing. She was also bringing up a lot of mucous and her breathing w…

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