Osun State on Monday recorded first suspected cases of Monkey pox. The first suspected case was discovered in Iperindo, Atakumosa East Local Government of the state. However, in Osogbo, Osun State capital, another suspected case was also recorded. It was learnt that a 14-year-old boy with a symptom of the disease was brought to the […]
Covid-19 infection numbers have surged in the Marshall Islands, just days after the Pacific nation recorded its first local spread of the virus. In the capital city of Majuro, total cases have nearly doubled since Friday, reports the BBC. These latest figures mean one in ten of the city’s residents have been infected in […]
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) will stop making and selling its talc-based baby powder around the world from next year. The announcement comes more than two years after the healthcare giant ended sales of the product in the US, reports the BBC. J&J faces tens of thousands of lawsuits from women who allege its talcum […]
Unsafe abortions contribute up to 14 per cent maternal deaths, which is 541 per 1,000 live births in Lagos State. Experts say the suspended policy in Lagos doesn’t include abortions to get rid of unplanned pregnancy, but for helping to save women whose lives could be jeopardised as a result of pregnancy, reports APPOLONIA ADEYEMI […]
Dr. Eugene Okorie of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) has lamented that acts of insurgency in the country have propelled nurses to act autonomously and consequently limited care services available to patients. He made this known while delivering a convocation lecture with the theme ‘Impact of Insurgency on Health Care Delivery in Nigeria,’ […]
In order to actualise the World Health Organisation (WHO) advocacy for menstrual health to be recognised, framed, and addressed as a health issue, not a hygiene matter, Immunotherapy Nigeria Limited, in partnership with Immunotec Inc, Canada, has presented Immunocal, a bioactive biomolecules product to improve women’s health globally, most importantly in Nigeria. In a statement, […]
In 2020, more than 1.5 million people around the world died of tuberculosis, marking the first time in more than a decade that annual tuberculosis (TB) deaths had increased and demonstrating the global need for better access to treatments. To address that problem, scientists at the UNC School of Medicine, the UNC Institute for Global […]
Igbeaku Orji, Umuahia Abia State Commissioner for Health, Dr Joe Osuji Tuesday announced yet another case of the dreaded Monkey Pox. The case brings to four the number of cases so far recorded in the state. Dr Osuji said the patient had been treated and the rashes cleared rapidly. The Health Commissioner […]
As insecurity and high cost of living continue to threaten the health and nutrition of millions of Nigerians, including babies and children, experts have highlighted the importance of breast-feeding as the best possible start in life, reports PRECIOUS YUSUF Fatima Modu who lives in northeastern Nigeria where there has been conflicts that have disrupted normal […]
In its effort to eradicate incidences of rabies through dog and cat bites in Kwara State, the state government has commenced the 2022 state-wide anti rabies mass vaccination exercise in Ilorin. New Telegraph’s investigation revealed that Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has approved the release of funds to kick start the exercise, which is expected to cover […]