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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
NACA Boss To Nigerians: Share Love On Valentine Not HIV
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark this year’s Valentine’s Day on February 14, the Director General, of the National Agency...
About 160,000 Children Acquired HIV In 2021
According to the World Health Organization, 160,000 children will be infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus by 2021. According to WHO, a child dies from...
Resident Doctors Accuses Abia Govt Of Non Payment Of Salaries For 25 Months, Urges FG, Governors Forum To Intervene
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) is calling on the Federal Government, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors across...
Why Long-Hour Fasting Is Dangerous To Kidney — NAFDAC
The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has advised Nigerians against subjecting themselves...
