Nigeria relies on 2007 eye survey to plan eye care in 2021
ELIMINATING blindness in Nigeria may be a mirage if Nigeria continues to rely on its 14-year-old National Blindness and Visual...
World Sight Day: 700 benefit from free eye care
FOR the prevention of blindness and awareness drive on visual impairment, the Eleta Eye Institute in collaboration with Vision Spring...
10 children benefit from open-heart surgery at UCH
UNIVERSITY College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, in collaboration with Healing Little Hearts, a United Kingdom-based charity that provides free heart surgeries...
FG prohibits use of rapid screening kit for use in blood transfusion
THE Federal Government says it is an offence for any health facility or blood establishment across the nation to use...
Eating African eggplant, black nightshade can improve memory — Scientists
PLANT-based foods have been shown to be beneficial to the brain and may help prevent Alzheimer's disease and other forms...
‘Why many Nigerians’ mental health will worsen’
Dr Ayodele Adewale, popularly referred to as Doctor Micheals is a specialist in Interventional talking therapy at the Save Our...
Caution needed in paracetamol use in pregnancy —Experts
PARACETAMOL is regarded by many as a safe and effective painkiller to take during pregnancy. Now, researchers in a new...
Nigeria misses measles eradication date, records over 10,000 cases in 8 months
DESPITE the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) regional measles elimination objective for 2020, Nigeria reported more than 10,000 suspected measles cases...
165 specialised nurses graduate from UCH
The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan has graduated 165 specialised nurses to boost the health care work force in the...
Depression accounts for 20.8% of mental illnesses in Nigeria — Expert
A medical expert, Dr Monday Famakin says depression is the most common illness that affects mental health in Nigeria, accounting...
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