Health
EXTRA: How brain’s little blue dot regulates man’s sleep
The locus coeruleus is emerging as a major new area of research interest, with many important functions such as regulating...
Patients beg for functional X-ray machine at Katsina hospital
Patients at Turai Yar’adua Maternity and Children Hospital, in Katsina metropolis, have appealed to the state government to provide a...
Governor Yusuf commissions 40-bed hospital in Kano
Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State, has commissioned a hospital with about 40 beds at Zarewa in Rogo Local Government...
U.S. waiver offers relief for HIV treatment in Nigeria —NACA
Dr Temitope Ilori, Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), says the recent U.S. waiver...
Kogi malaria prevalence surpasses national target – Ododo
Governor Ahmed Usman of Kogi State has revealed that the state’s malaria prevalence of 16 per cent exceeds the national...
FG project sets to tackle maternal, neonatal mortality in Kano
The Federal Government in collaboration with state government and local government areas has launched the Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction...
Lassa Fever kills eight in Edo
Edo State has recorded eight deaths from 56 Lassa Fever cases between Dec. 30, 2024 and January 2025, says the...
Teaching hospitals, FMCs going empty – CMDs
University teaching hospitals and Federal Medical Centres (FMCs) would soon become empty as doctors, nurses and other skilled health workers...
WHO regrets U.S. decision to withdraw from organisation
Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday, said the organisation regretted the decision of the United States to...
EXTRA: Eating dates reduces cancer risk, brain diseases — Expert
An Endocrinologist, Dr Ayuba Mugana of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, says consumption of dates fruit can reduce the...