[ad_1] Lara Adejoro The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says it is aware of the strange illness reported among secondary school children in Delta state and it is investigating the situation. The NCDC said it will communicate with Nigerians as the situation evolves. The PUNCH reports that a student reportedly died and nine others hospitalised…
[ad_1] Amarachi Okeh A Consultant Gynaecologist, Dr. Olufemi Samuel has urged women who have experienced recurrent pregnancy losses to seek medical investigation into the cause of the losses instead of attributing it to a spiritual problem. According to him, almost all cases of recurrent pregnancy losses have medical causes. Dr. Samuel noted that some recurrent…
[ad_1] Amarachi Okeh Diabetic care specialists have warned persons living with diabetes against going to patent medicine stores and chemist shops to take care of their diabetic wounds, noting that doing so increases their risk of ending up with limb amputation. According to the specialists, asking patent medicine store staff and chemists – who are…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro, Deborah Tolu-Kolawole, Abiodun Nejo and Fatima Mohammed-Lawal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has again warned of a possible fifth wave of the Covid-19 virus in the country, given the resurgence in the number of confirmed cases. It disclosed that about 1,332 cases were recorded in one week. It, therefore, called on…
[ad_1] The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the monkeypox outbreak in more than 50 countries an “emergency of international concern.” “Although I am declaring a public health emergency of international concern, for the moment, this is an outbreak that is concentrated among men who have sex with men, especially those with multiple sexual partners,”…
[ad_1] Abayomi Ajayi Are your parents or grandparents to blame if you’re having trouble getting pregnant? Can your family history influence your fertility, and what part can genetics play? It’s only natural to wonder whether fertility issues are genetic and have been passed on from your parents, and also to think about whether you could…
[ad_1] Consultant Paediatrician and Former Chairperson Medical Advisory Committee, National Hospital Abuja, Dr. Seyi Oniyangi, on Saturday said that symptoms of COVID-19 are still evolving and advised continued caution. Oniyangi stated this in Ilorin during the 8th Kola Olafimihan, College of Health Sciences Endowed Lecture titled: “The Pandemic Now and Next Time- Matters Arising”. According…
[ad_1] Amarachi Okeh The World Health Organisation has declared the ravaging monkeypox virus a public health emergency of international concern. According to the Director General of the world’s health body, Dr. Tedros Adhanom, the virus now represents a public health emergency of international concern. Adhanom, in the press statement released on Saturday, said this decision…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro The President of the Nigerian Society for Virology, Prof. Clement Mboto, has said that Nigeria has only about 200 virologists to oversee the diagnosis, management, and prevention of infection, despite the country battling multiple disease outbreaks. Mboto noted that there are no facilities to practise the profession and up to 99% of…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro The Federal Government has urged stakeholders in the health sector to work toward well-coordinated, effective, and efficient emergency medical services. The FG made the call during the stakeholders’ meeting organised by the National Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance System and the National Emergency Medical Treatment Committee, in Kano. Recall that the Federal…
