[ad_1] Lara Adejoro In this interview with LARA ADEJORO, a Professor of Medicine (Nephrology) at the Lagos State University College of Medicine and Head of Nephrology and Kidney Transplant, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Olugbenga Awobusuyi speaks on how to prevent kidney failures What is kidney failure? Kidney failure is a condition in which…
[ad_1] President Muhammadu Buhari says he believes history will be kind to his administration, going by the situation inherited on security and economy, and the difference that has been made. Buhari, according to a statement by spokesman Femi Adesina, stated this when he inspected and inaugurated some projects in Katsina State on Thursday. Tinubu accuses…
[ad_1] Some residents of Katsina state expressed anger over the naira redesign policy during President Muhammad Buharı’s visit to the state on Thursday. The residents staged the protest at Kofar Kaura, Kofar Kwaya and on Yahaya Madaki way in Katsina, saying the economic policy of the government is not working. The protesters lit bonfire and…
[ad_1] Agency report A first warning sign of Parkinson’s disease may not be the tell-tale muscle stiffness, tremors and balance problems, experts claim, DailyMail reports. Instead, altered speech may strike before these other hallmark symptoms, say researchers in Lithuania. More than ten million people worldwide are thought to have the condition, including Michael J. Fox,…
[ad_1] The Anambra State Government confirmed 15 suspected cases of Lassa fever and one death on Thursday in Awka. “In Anambra, we have recorded 15 suspected cases of Lassa fever and one death since the year began,’’ Commissioner for Health, Dr. Afam Obidike, told the News Agency of Nigeria. Obidike said that the state’s emergency team…
[ad_1] Tony Ademiluyi A former Minister of Health, Prince Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi and other prominent pharmacists have urged young pharmacists to emulate the dedication of West Africa’s first Professor of Pharmacy, Prof. Cecilia Ihuoma Igwilo, to the pharmacy profession and pharmaceutical production. They spoke during an event organised in Lagos to celebrate the retirement and 70th…
[ad_1] Grace Edema The Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency has outsourced the monitoring of health facilities in Lagos State to eight private organisations. A statement signed by the agency explained that the objective of the outsourcing was to increase the monitoring coverage of health facilities to ensure improved quality of healthcare delivery to the…
[ad_1] Torrential rain that lasted for two hours on Tuesday wreaked havoc in Ipogun community in Ifedore LGA of Ondo State, destroying property worth millions of naira. The downpour, accompanied by a heavy storm, damaged several houses, shops, church buildings, electric poles, schools, and a part of the community’s health centre among others. The incident…
[ad_1] The Federal Government on Wednesday in Abuja advised parents and caregivers to allow health workers to administer deworming drugs to children for the prevention of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). It made the call during a community outreach for the treatment of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis. Helminthiasis is an infestation with one or more intestinal…
[ad_1] The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has condemned the killing of some of its members in Nasarawa State. Over 30 pastorialists were killed under controversial circumstances on Saturday. Reacting in a statement on Wednesday, MACBAN President, Baba Othman Ngelzarma, said the attack was unwarranted. “The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of…
