Taking Alcohol During Pregnancy Can Make Baby’s Head Small, Affect Other Organs — Physicians
Physicians have warned that women consuming alcohol during pregnancy stand the risk of having babies with small heads also known as microcephaly. According to medical...
Oral Sex During Menstruation Unsafe, Gynaecologists Warn
Experts in Obstetrics and Gynaecology have warned against engaging in oral sex during the menstrual period, describing it as unsafe and could lead to...
Abia-Born Medical Doctor Becomes First Subspecialists In Assisted Reproduction, IVF In West Africa College Of Surgeons (PHOTOS)
A consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia Abia State, Dr Nnabuike Okechukwu Ojiegbe,...
Lassa Fever Kills 142 Persons In 23 States
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), the country has documented 784 confirmed cases of Lassa fever, with 142 deaths...
FMC Umuahia Conducts 11th Successful Kidney Transplant In 4 Years (PHOTOS)
Federal Medical Centre, FMC Umuahia, Abia State says it has successfully carried out no fewer than 11 kidney transplants in the facility in the...
UK Puts Nigeria In Red List, Bars Active Recruitment Of Health Workers
The United Kingdom Government has barred active recruitment of health workers from Nigeria by health and social care employers in the UK. The UK disclosed...
UK’s Restriction Can’t Stop Us From Migrating, NMA, NARD Vow
Medical bodies in the countries have said the United Kingdom government’s code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel...
NCDC Reports Over 1,000 Cholera Cases In Three Months With Cross River, Ebonyi Leading
In 2023, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 1,336 suspected cases of cholera and 79 deaths. According to the NCDC's most recent cholera...
Abia School Of Nursing Denies Exploiting Students, Says Admission Competitive
Authorities in Abia State School of Nursing Umuahia has denied the allegation that admission seekers are being exploited, after which they will be sent...
With N215,000 Fee, Abia School Of Nursing & Midwifery, Cheapest In Nigeria – Ikpeazu
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu on Monday says Abia State School of Nursing and Midwifery Umuahia, is the cheapest of its kind in the country. According to...
