ASHENEWS reports that a maternity complex and two blocks of 40-bed capacity patient wards have been constructed by the Madugu Foundation in collaboration with the National Agricultural Extension, Research and Liaison Services at the General Hospital Gwandu, Kebbi state.
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In the USA, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has even recommended a ban on hair-smoothing and hair-straightening products that contain formaldehyde, a chemical known to cause cancer.
What Is Rheumatoid Arthritis? Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is an autoimmune and inflammatory disease, which means that your immune system attacks healthy cells in your body by mistake, causing inflammation (painful swelling) in the affected parts of the body. Unlike the wear-and-tear damage of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis affects the lining of your joints, causing a painful swelling that can eventually result in bone erosion and joint deformity.
Researchers from LSTM, in collaboration with researchers in Kenya and the USA, have been investigating options for girls and young women in low-and-middle-income countries to manage menstruation with comfort and dignity and to improve health outcomes.
As the Federal Government gets set to launch the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine in Abuja on Oct. 24, it has debunked myths making the rounds which claims that the vaccine is intended to reduce fertility in girls.
The Nigerian Society of Anaesthetists (NSA) has advocated for improved health systems, welfare of workers and security to enhance cancer patients outcome in the country and reduce brain drain.
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the health sector and allocate significant votes to it in the 2024 budget estimates.
The Immunoadoptive Cell Therapy Private Limited (ImmunoACT), based in Mumbai, India, on October 13, 2023, announced the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO)’s approval for the use of the country’s first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR-T) cell therapy for the treating relapsed-refractory B-cell lymphoma and leukemia.
The Adamawa Primary Health Care Development Agency (ADPHCDA) has received 258,041 doses of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine against cervical cancer ahead of its introduction into routine immunisation from Oct. 24 to 28 in the state.
A lecturer with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Prof. Munirdeen Ijaiya says he has invented a surgical procedure for the treatment of Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF).