[ad_1] Women who get pregnant after infertility treatment are more likely to have a stroke in the year following the birth when compared with women who conceived naturally, scientists have found in a new report. Stroke risk was elevated in the first 30 days after delivery among the women who had undergone treatments, and the…
[ad_1] Appraise, strengthen ailing healthcare system, AMSN tasks Pate. Nigeria to introduce HPV vaccines to protect girls against cervical cancer. UNICEF Reiterates Commitment… The post Top Ten News Items on Health, 1 September 2023 appeared first on Nigeria Health Watch. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] The NHS will offer men blood pressure checks at the barbers as new research shows they are twice as likely as women to have a heart attack. Health leaders have revealed an additional 2.5 million free checks will be rolled out in the community each year as part of a drive to target men who are…
[ad_1] By AFP Hundreds of thousands of people fleeing Sudan’s war have crossed into Chad to find themselves in overcrowded camps, sweltering in plastic huts and awaiting healthcare that never comes. One of them, Adam Bakht, is an elderly man with a sparse beard who said he counts “diabetes, asthma and allergies” among his ailments….
Gom Mirian Nigeria’s quest to attract major international research grants has received a massive boost following the commitment by the European Union (EU) to provide €440,000 to support shortlisted research teams in the country under the Horizon Europe Project. The grant, which is aimed at improving the quality of research and innovation in the country’s…
Hadiza Ibrahim President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described the fuel subsidy removal and other reforms introduced by his administration as a “bitter pill that must be administered to an ailing nation and economy to build a better future for the country.” The removal of subsidy on fuel following Tinubu’s announcement on May 29, 2023, has…
[ad_1] ASHLAND Pathways celebrated its expansion and outreach in the region with a ribbon cutting and open house at its new location on 25th Street Thursday evening. Ashland Alliance’s Scott Martin kicked off the occasion, telling attendees Pathways will service 40,000 individuals this year alone. The 25th Street location is an extension of the widely-recognized…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, has disclosed that the Federal Government’s revised conditional cash transfer programme will cover 15 million households through the updated social safety net project tagged Conditional Cash Transfer. This is just as she announced the creation of the Renewed Hope Humanitarian and…
[ad_1] The federal government has promised to strengthen traditional medicine through favourable policies, scientific research, and innovation for sustainable results. The minister of state for health and social welfare, Adetunji Alausa, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the commemoration of the 2023 African Traditional Medicine (ATM) day. Mr Alausa, represented by the ministry’s director…
[ad_1] During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, many committees and organisations were working around the clock to prepare the country for the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. Professor Hannelie Meyer, a pharmacist-turned-academic and later vaccine advocate, served on several of these committees. PHOTO: Supplied News & Features 1st September 2023 | Elri Voigt Professor Johanna…
