Health
19 May
In line with its mission to provide Nigerians with the fastest, most convenient and affordable access to the best medical expertise available anywhere in the world, The Duchess International Hospital
19 May
Contrary to beliefs in some quarters, members of The Association of Lady Pharmacists (ALPS) have insisted that they don’t have anything against herbal medicines or medicinal plants, instead,
19 May
Over 600 women have benefited from free Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) repair surgeries under the Fostering Resilience and provision of basic medical services project for women
13 May
Fear is an unpleasant and uncomfortable feeling triggered by the perception or assumption of real or imagined danger.
13 May
We live in a knowledge-based society, and the more critical you think the better your knowledge will be. Critical Thinking provides you with the skills to analyze and evaluate information so that you are able to obtain the greatest amount of knowledge from it.
12 May
The Medical Director of the Garki Hospital, Dr. Adamu Onu has said that the hospital’s Public Private Partnership (PPP) model offers the country lessons that government can build upon to improve access to the to quality and affordable healthcare for Nigerians.
12 May
ISO 17025 is the gold standard for analytical laboratory accreditation. It contains requirements for analytical labs to show competence to deliver timely, accurate, and reliable results that meet global standards.
12 May
To stop the over 600 million persons who fall ill and more than 400,000 others that die yearly from eating contaminated foods, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research...
12 May
Experts have raised the alarm on rising cases of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Nigeria, with 8.1 per cent and 1.1 per cent prevalence respectively, making it one of the highest impacted countries by hepatitis on the continent with an estimated 19 million people living with the disease.
12 May
A recent study published in the journal Computers in Biology and Medicine demonstrated that the phytochemical curcumin is a potent therapeutic prospect against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant.
12 May
The Abia State Government has been urged to step up efforts to reduce maternal and child deaths. The call was made at a one day Train-The-Trainer workshop tagged “Helping Babies Breathe”, which had participants drawn from various Local Council across the State.
5 May
Every 10 centimetres (four inches) on a man's waist increases his risk of dying from prostate cancer by seven percent, according to a new study on Thursday -- the largest ever conducted on a possible link between obesity and the disease.
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