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Blindness is a pressing public health issue in Nigeria, with millions affected by visual impairments that hinder their quality of...

President of the Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN), Professor Ekanem Ekure, in this interview with SADE OGUNTOLA, says that children’s...

THE Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) has declared its readiness to battle a possible outbreak of the Human Metapneumo...

DESPITE the common misconception that hypertension has no symptoms, a heart specialist, Dr Akinyemi Aje, has stated that headaches and...

MORNING coffee drinkers had a 16% risk reduction for death from all causes and consuming between over two to three...

EXPERTS, in a study, have said cattle are a likely source of non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica (NTS), a food-borne salmonella germ...

An outbreak of suspected Marburg disease has killed eight people in a remote part of northern Tanzania, according to the...

THE Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU), University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has decried workers’ poor performance due to the hospital’s...

Genetically engineered mosquitoes with toxic semen could be a new weapon against tropical disease, Australian scientists said after trialling the...

Each cigarette someone smokes, on average, can take about 20 minutes off their life expectancy overall, according to new research...