Medical News


Minister Locked Out, as Health Workers Protest

Activities at the Federal Ministry of Health headquarters was disrupted yesterday as workers in th…

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Workers Shut Down Health Ministry, Raise the Alarm over Corruption, Misconduct

There was pandemonium yesterday at the Federal Ministry of Health, Federal Secretariat, Abuja as w…

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Ugwuanyi Tasks Pharmacists on Fight Against Fake, Substandard Drugs

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has urged Pharmacists in the country to intensify their e…

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Our Investment in Science & Tech Research’ll Address Health Challenges – Onu

Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu has assured that Federal Government is addre…

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WHO Issues Stricter Zika Guidelines to Prevent Sexual Transmission

The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Tuesday said travellers should practice safe sex for no le…

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EFCC Quizzes Health Ministry Officials Today Over Alleged Money Laundering, Abuse of Office

Operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will today start the interrogatio…

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Countdown to Polio-free Nigeria

Nigeria has a year and three months left before it will be fully certified polio-free by the World…

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LUTH Vondemns killing of Honorary Consultant

The management of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Idi-Araba, Lagos, has condemned th…

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Pharmacists Demoan Currency Fluctuation

Community Pharmacists under the canopy of Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) o…

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Fresh Concerns as Mobile Phones, Long Driving Hours Cause Cancer

Contrary to earlier report published last week that gave mobile phones a clean bill of health, a m…

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UNICEF to Launch Campaign on Violence Against Children in Cross River

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Cross River State Government have commenced …

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Association Receives N5m Donation For Construction Of Sickle – Cell Clinic

An oil magnate, Mr Arthur Eze, has donated N5 million to the Association of People Living With Sic…

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Drug Producers to Brainstorm on Health Care June 2

  The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has an…

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Family Planning is Safe for All Women- Dr. Jumoke Adekogba

Family Planning is the initiation and use of natural or modern contraceptive methods to delay, spa…

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Breakthrough Drug Cures Advanced Lung, Kidney Cancer

Thousands of Nigerians with end stage kidney and lung cancer now have hope of survival through a n…

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Aspirin can Reduce Chance of Suffering Fatal Stroke by up to 80%

Taking aspirin straight after a ‘funny turn’ could slash the risk of suffering a major…

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Poverty in Childhood Linked to Higher Cancer Death Risk

A new research suggests that a poor diet and poor living conditions in childhood may influence a p…

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Common Drug Taken for Anxiety, Pain, Epilepsy ‘Could Cause Birth Defects’

A drug used for treating pain, epilepsy, anxiety and other disorders may be linked with an increas…

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‘W’Africa Better Prepared to Contain Future Ebola Outbreaks’

The World Health Organisation (WHO)’s Regional Director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti has sai…

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FG Calls on African Countries to Manufacture HIV/AIDS Drugs

Nigerian government has urged African countries to work towards production of HIV/AIDs drugs local…

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