[ad_1] Alexander Okere A senior registrar in the Department of Oral Pathology and Medicine at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital in Edo State, Dr. Izegboya Ukpebor, speaks about the cause, symptoms, risk factors and treatment of diphtheria in this interview with ALEXANDER OKERE What is diphtheria? Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection caused by the…
[ad_1] An emotional Novak Djokovic beat Stefanos Tsitsipas Sunday to claim a 10th Australian Open title and equal Rafael Nadal’s 22 Grand Slam crowns, a victory that returned him to world number one. The Serbian star overcame a hamstring injury and off-court drama on his return to Melbourne Park to sweep past the Greek third…
[ad_1] weeks capture all the pensioners on National Health Insurance Scheme.Protest rocks FCTA over 33 months’ pension arrearsweeks capture all the pensioners on National Health Insurance Scheme. Retired staff of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, last week, besieged the entrance of the FCTA secretariat demanding the immediate payment of their 33 months pension arrears. The…
[ad_1] Anthony Ademiluyi Medical specialists in ear, nose and throat management have warned Nigerians against drug misuse, poor treatment of infections in pregnancy, as well as exposure to loud noise, noting that unknown to many people, they could lead to sudden hearing loss. According to the experts, certain medications when used inappropriately which often arise…
[ad_1] Nigeria is afflicted on many fronts, battling endlessly with several scourges and outbreaks because of poor health infrastructure, insufficient investment in healthcare, inaccessibility of quality health services and a stagnating health workforce. Amidst the debilitating deadly annual outbreaks of Lassa fever, cholera; an ongoing war against a global pandemic caused by the Coronavirus disease,…
[ad_1] Dr. Sylvester Ikhisemojie Dementia is a broad term used in describing a range of conditions that affect the brain of an individual during advanced age. Some of these symptoms include difficulties with judgment, difficulties with language, the ability to solve problems, and issues with memory. This is a huge and growing problem being seen…
[ad_1] Olam Agri, a leading agribusiness, has promised to deliver one trillion servings of fortified food, such as wheat flour, edible oil, and rice in order to provide essential micronutrients to over 250million people each day by 2030. Speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF), Ashish Pande, senior vice president, Olam Agri, said the organisation…
[ad_1] One could almost feel the intensity of her emotions as Osarieme Oziegbe, 28, told the story of her birth and recalled the ugly consequences of the removal of her clitoris (genitalia) by a nurse in Benin City, Nigeria, as narrated to her by her mother. The nurse had convinced Ms Oziegbe’s mother to circumcise…
[ad_1] At least 41 people have been killed after a passenger bus fell into a ravine in Lasbela, Pakistan on Sunday morning. A ravine is a narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon. Hamza Anjum, Lasbela’s assistant commissioner, told Dawn, a local news site, that the bus caught…
[ad_1] Cui Jianchun On the new year’s eve, Chinese President XI Jinping, in his 2023 New Year Address, extended greetings to all nationals, as well as friends and people in the world, while claiming that, since COVID-19 struck, China has prevailed over unprecedented difficulties and challenges. China has entered a new phase of COVID response,…
