Medical News


How Skin Cells Could Help Fight Cancer

Scientists say they have made a "groundbreaking discovery" in the field of cancer treatm…

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Case Study: Zika Virus Causes Stillbirth?

Thanks to its worrying rise in prevalence and the potential consequences for unborn children, medi…

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One Dead, Another Hospitalised as Lassa Fever Hits Kogi

Two cases of the dreaded Lassa fever have been recorded in Kogi State, with one of the victims alr…

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Weeding out Illegal, Substandard Laboratories

It is no more business as usual for substandard  and illegal medical laboratories,including t…

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Ekiti Teaching Hospital Targets 24-hour Electricity

The Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH),  will soon start enjoying a 24-hour el…

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‘Govt Should Care for People Living with Autism’

Patrick Speech and Languages Centre, a group in charge of people living with autism, has called on…

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‘Bridge Clinic Blazing the Trail’

The Bridge Clinic, a fertility clinic, has attributed its high success rate in the treatment of fe…

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Disorders of Sex: Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Stds)

Properly conducted, sex is an enjoyable exercise.   Sex is like everything around us: It …

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Chinese Scientists Isolate two Zika Virus Strains from Patients

Chinese scientists have isolated two Zika virus strains, which would assist research into a possib…

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ABU Trains 16 Hungarian Doctors on Tropical Diseases

Hungarian doctors receive lectures during their training on Tropical Medicine at the Ahmadu Bello …

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Ambode Eulogies Nurses in Lagos Public Service

Wife of Lagos State Governor, Mrs Bolanle Ambode, has praised nurses in the state's health sec…

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Vaginal Ring Laced with Anti-AIDS Drug Reduces HIV Infection by 33.5%

WOMEN who inserted a vaginal ring coated with an anti-Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) d…

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Suspected Lassa Fever Patient Dies in Zamfara

A patient at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Gusau in Zamfara State who was suspected to be infec…

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20 Children Die of Measles in Sokoto

Twenty children  have died of measles out of the over 300 cases of the disease recorded &nbsp…

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Gynaecologists Learn New Delivery Technique

Fifteen  obstetrics and gynaecologists (O and Gs) at the Lagos State University Teaching Hosp…

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Averting Another Strike in the Health Sector

The health authorities should fulfill their obligations, but health workers should also be reasona…

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30 Children Die as Diarrhea Spreads in Imo

No fewer than 30 children have been reported dead following a fresh outbreak of diarrhea in Imo St…

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Osun Health Crisis: NMA Urges Buhari, APC to Call Aregbesola to Order

Following the withdrawal of medical services by doctors in Osun State and the ensuing health crisi…

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Price for TB Drug too High, Unaffordable, MSF says

A Japanese pharmaceutical company, Otsuka, said that it would make delamanid available to some dev…

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Laboratory Scientists Canvass Better Quality Control in Services

Towards ensuring quality medical laboratory services, which benchmark international best practices…

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