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Lagos moves to modernise healthcare with new digital record system
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Men abusing testosterone medications may become impotent, say urologists
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Experts link second-hand toys to infection in babies
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Foundation donates books, bags, laptops to Ogun students
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Nigeria’s health budget too low to tackle crises - Gates
Regular consumption of shawarma may cause liver damage, experts warn
Health experts have raised concerns over the high rate of consumption of fast foods such as shawarma, instant noodles, sugary sodas, and processed snacks among Nigerians, warning that such an unhealth...
10th June 2025
Lagos moves to modernise healthcare with new digital record system
In a move to transform healthcare delivery across Lagos State, a technology company, Interswitch, has partnered with a UK-based company, Patients Know Best, to enhance the Lagos Smart Health Informati...
10th June 2025
Men abusing testosterone medications may become impotent, say urologists
Male reproductive health experts have raised a red flag over the increasing misuse of testosterone medications among men, warning that they could lead to serious health complications, including impote...
8th June 2025
Experts link second-hand toys to infection in babies
Paediatricians have asked parents to stop buying second-hand toys for their babies, especially those sourced from informal markets, warning that they could expose them to the risk of infections and ...
8th June 2025
Foundation donates books, bags, laptops to Ogun students
A non-governmental organisation, the Daramola Dynasty Foundation, has donated educational materials, including books, school bags, and a laptop, to students of Iyankan High School, Isara Remo, Ogun St...
6th June 2025
Nigeria’s health budget too low to tackle crises - Gates
Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, has said Nigeria’s health spending is far too small to adequately address its numerous healthcare challenges, including high maternal...
5th June 2025
Experts seek end to misinformation on vaccines
Health experts have warned that the growing spread of vaccine misinformation poses a serious threat to public health, urging Nigerians to rely on verified medical information and report adverse vaccin...
3rd June 2025
Don’t give drugs to babies with teaspoons, pharmacists tell parents
Pharmacists have cautioned Nigerian parents against the dangerous practice of using household kitchen spoons to administer drugs to babies, warning that such habits could lead to overdose and severe c...
3rd June 2025
Filth grips Ogun hospital as patients decry neglect
Dirty environment of Ota General Hospital in Ogun State, the only public healthcare facility serving no fewer than two million residents of Ado-Odo Ota and neighbouring communities, has become life-th...
1st June 2025
PSA test not enough to detect prostate cancer, urologists tell men
Male reproductive health experts have cautioned men against relying solely on Prostate-Specific Antigen tests to detect prostate cancer, stressing that the blood test, though helpful, could sometimes ...
27th May 2025
Event planners lament multiple taxation
The Alimosho Event Vendors Association has urged the Federal and Lagos State Governments to address the challenge of multiple taxation faced by its members, lamenting that this has led to harassment, ...
25th May 2025
Auxiliary nurses run private hospitals as owners ignore professionals
As Nigeria’s health sector struggles with the migration of medical professionals to other countries, private hospitals, which provide 70 per cent of the country’s healthcare services, are increasi...
25th May 2025
Africa may witness 113 million climate migrants by 2050, researchers warn
Researchers have warned that the African continent may be heading towards an unprecedented human migration crisis, with projections indicating that over 113 million people could become climate migrant...
20th May 2025
Doctors predict cholera spike as rainy season begins
Senior health professionals have raised concerns over an impending spike in vector-borne and waterborne diseases, warning that poor environmental hygiene and inadequate preventive measures could lead ...
18th May 2025
Why family members should stop sharing bath towels – Experts
Public health experts have cautioned against the unhealthy practice of sharing bath towels among family members, warning that it increases the risk of transmitting infectious diseases. They noted that...
18th May 2025
Poor hospital regulation fuelling quackery – NHFRA committee chair
The Chairman of the Steering Committee for the proposed National Health Facility Regulation Agency, Dr. Richardson Ajayi, has expressed concerns over the lack of regulatory oversight on healthcare fac...
13th May 2025
Childbirth: Ban religious centres from taking deliveries, gynaecologists tell govt
Maternal health experts have raised the alarm over the growing involvement of untrained birth attendants and religious centres in childbirth, warning that the trend poses a serious risk to maternal an...
13th May 2025
Lagos communities where parents deny children immunisation
Many children in communities in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State are exposed to childhood killer diseases such as polio, measles, and other vaccine-preventable diseases as their parents d...
11th May 2025
Minister urges digital tech adoption to improve agriculture, boost food security
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has called for the urgent adoption of digital technology in Nigeria’s agricultural sector to boost food production, curb...
9th May 2025
Gbagada hospital performs 250 dialysis sessions monthly, says MD
The Medical Director of the Gbagada General Hospital, Dr. Olusegun Babafemi, has revealed that the facility currently carries out an average of 250 dialysis sessions per month, with plans to double th...
6th May 2025
Nigeria lost 14,000 medical lab scientists in five years – AMLSN
The President of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria, Dr. Uche Odinonyenma, has revealed that no fewer than 14,417 medical laboratory scientists have migrated abroad in the las...
6th May 2025
Doctors earn less than N250,000 as japa strangles healthcare
Medical doctors in Nigeria have raised concerns over poor remuneration and unfavourable working conditions with some earning less than N250,000 per month in some states despite risking their lives to ...
4th May 2025
FG owes private hospitals over N200bn for emergency treatments – ANPMP
The Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners has called on the Federal Government to address the mounting debt of over N200 billion owed to its members for emergency medical services rend...
29th April 2025
Reward parents who complete children vaccination, experts tell FG
To increase immunisation uptake in Nigeria, paediatricians and public health experts have urged the Federal Government to introduce reward and incentive-based policies to encourage parents to vaccinat...
27th April 2025
Childbirth: Why expectant fathers should have fat bank accounts, say gynaecologists
Maternal health experts have advised expectant fathers to make significant financial preparations ahead of their wives’ delivery, noting that childbirth is filled with unpredictable medical emergenc...
27th April 2025
Foundation donates dialysis machines to hospitals to reduce treatment costs
A non-governmental organisation, SIL Foundation, has donated dialysis machines to five hospitals in a bid to improve access to life-saving treatment for patients with kidney disease at subsidised cost...
22nd April 2025
Maternal diet may raise hypertension risk in children – Study
A team of Nigerian researchers has uncovered how maternal diet can influence the risk of hypertension in children, highlighting the critical role of nutrition during pregnancy in shaping future health...
22nd April 2025
How Nigeria’s failing CT scan services fuel preventable deaths
Across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, patients in urgent need of life-saving Computed Tomography scanners are left to suffer—or worse, die—due to their absence or dysfunctional state in publi...
20th April 2025
FG partners Harmony Gardens on ₦106bn housing project for Nigerians abroad
The Federal Government has entered into a 106 billion naira partnership with Lagos-based developer, Harmony Gardens & Estate Development Ltd, to deliver 1,000 modern homes targeted at middle-incom...
18th April 2025
Treating malaria, typhoid 10 times yearly could signal serious health condition – Expert
Health experts have warned that many Nigerians who are diagnosed and treated for malaria or typhoid more than 10 times in a year may unknowingly be suffering from a far more serious health condition, ...
15th April 2025
Stop using cotton swabs to treat ear infections in children, paediatricians warn parents
Child health experts have warned parents against using harmful practices to treat ear infections in children, cautioning that these actions could worsen the condition, leading to permanent hearing los...
13th April 2025
