Health

DESPITE living in agony for months, Glenn Horan could not even get on a NHS waiting list for a hip replacement op. But this week he was recovering at a...

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria has advised newly inducted foreign-trained doctors to consider practising their medical profession in the country, instead of travelling abroad in search of greener...

The announcement was made in a statement released by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC), Boss Mustapha. The...

Marijuana smokers are more likely to develop potentially deadly heart condition if they smoke it regularly, a study suggests. Cannabis users were 35 percent more likely to be diagnosed with atrial fibrillation...

This was made known by the PCN Registrar, Pharm Ibrahim Babashehu Ahmed, on Saturday during the presentation of the gazetted PCN (Establishment) Act 2022. A total of 19,059 illegal pharmaceutical...

The federal government says it is proposing legislation to ban the consumption of animal skin, locally known as ponmo, in the country to revive tanneries. Muhammad Yakubu, director-general, Nigerian Institute...

WHO said one-third of the world's population remains unvaccinated including two-thirds of health workers and three-quarters of older adults in low-income countries. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that more than...

A female gynaecologist working in an Abuja hospital is currently battling for her life following a traumatic brain injury sustained from an attack by her patient’s family member. The Nigerian...

No fewer than two medical doctors leave Abia State every month in search of greener pastures abroad, the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, has revealed. Chairman of the association, Abia State,...

The Nigerian Embassy in Mexico will be closed for seven days due to a fresh outbreak of COVID-19 which has infected six staff members of the embassy. The closure, which...