Health
Ebola: FG tightens border surveillance
The Federal Government has intensified national preparedness and response measures against the possible introduction of the Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Disease...
Nigeria’s blackout defies $3.6 billion W’Bank loans – Report
A report by Statisense has revealed that Nigeria’s electricity sector has received at least $3.653bn in World Bank-backed funding over...
Ebola: Physicians warn Nigerians against bush meat consumption
Nigerians have been warned not to consume bush meat to avoid the risk of contacting Ebola disease. Physicians who gave...
Ebola: WHO cautions on panic, says fear is an outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa Region has cautioned against panic, with the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic...
Hypertension rising sharply among Nigerians under 40- Physicians warn
The burden of systemic hypertension is rising sharply globally, with increase being seen among young Nigerian adults under 40, physicians...
850-bed University of Calabar Teaching Hospital serving five million patients – CMD
Prof. Ikpeme Ikpeme, Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), says the 850-bed hospital is...
Violence against healthcare workers escalating – CMDs
The Committee of Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors of Federal Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria has expressed concern over rising...
EXTRA: Simple body movement could help the brain ‘clean itself’ — Researchers
Exercise is widely known to benefit the brain, and researchers at Penn State recently uncovered a surprisingly mechanical reason: Each...
Excessive salt intake main driver of high blood pressure – Expert
Prof. Dike Ojji, Lead Researcher, Cardiovascular Research Unit, University of Abuja, has described high intake of salts as main driver...
Meningitis kills 34 in Sokoto
No fewer than 34 persons have died out of 254 infected in a meningitis outbreak across nine local government areas...