Medical News


People Will Forget One Day What Polio Looked Like

IN recent times, practicing neurosurgeon, and multiple  Emmy-Award winning CNN’s Chief …

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NMA Tasked On Health Challenges Of Displaced Persons

The Nigeria Medical Association of Nigeria (NMA) and other health professionals in the country hav…

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Kidney Transplants: Private Hospitals Can Help Check Medical Tourism

Private hospitals are leading state-run facilities in the race to make Nigeria a hub of kidney tra…

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NHRC Questions Implementation of National Health Insurance Scheme

Staff of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) have condemned the implementation of the Nati…

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Health Implications of Agrochemicals On Food, As Mosquito Repellents

Have you eaten vegetables lately that taste bitter?   Or bought grains like beans, cooked…

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Teaching Hospitals And Healthcare Challenges

More and more Nigerians are flocking overseas for medical treatment, seeking to escape the worseni…

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Epilepsy is Curable, See The Doctor!

Mary, a woman in her 40s, narrates her story. “When I resumed at the media house where I was…

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New Blood Test For Colon Cancer Improves Colonoscopy Screening Results

. Optical raman spectra of blood shows simple fingerprint for cancerous growth and precancerous po…

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Sierra Leone Discharges Last Ebola Patient

  Sierra Leone has released its last known Ebola patient, according to the World Health Org…

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Dental Visits Offer Chance To Screen Some For Diabetes, Study Finds

Opportunities to screen more people for diabetes could be as simple as a visit to the dentist. &…

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Now, Condom No Longer Protects Against Some STIs

Mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus have been detected in two Cape Cod communities, according…

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Is Early Breast Cancer Over Treated?

More than 60% of all women over 40 in the United States have had a mammogram in the past two years…

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Now, Condom No Longer Protects Against Some STIs

For men with multiple sex partners who solely rely on condom for protection against sexually trans…

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Heart Drug Linked To Extra Years For Cancer Patients

A common heart drug called a beta blocker was associated with a striking increase in survival for …

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FG Restates Commitment To Revive Health Sector

The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to achieving a strong and resilient health sy…

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New Tool Will Compare Costs and Benefits Of Cancer Treatments

LOS ANGELES –  As options for cancer patients become increasingly complicated, and expe…

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Second Cancers Are On The Rise; 1 In 5 US Cases Is A Repeat

Second cancers are on the rise. Nearly 1 in 5 new cases in the U.S. now involves someone who has h…

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Surgery, Radiotherapy For Early-Stage Breast Cancer "May Not Reduce Mortality"

A new study published in JAMA Oncology has questioned whether surgery and radiotherapy are appropr…

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Al-Makura Gives Health, Education Priority in Nasarawa State

IN his inauguration speech tagged: “A Journey in Faith, Hope and Renewal,” Governor Ta…

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Drug May Reduce Harm Of Potentially Lethal Radiation

Exposure to nuclear radiation in the event of an incident has the potential to injure and kill tho…

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