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It has been said that you are what you eat. One of the things that happen when people don’t eat well is that they fall sick. Let’s look at it…

Image caption: Senegalese President, Macky Sall, wipes a tear as he makes a statement after visiting the public hospital where 11 newborns died in a fire last week, on May 27,…

Intermittent fasting is an eating plan that switches between fasting and eating on a regular schedule. Research shows that intermittent fasting is a way to manage your weight and prevent…

Prof. Innocent A. O. Ujah who is the current President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), a consultant obstetrician and gynecological surgeon and the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of…

By Agency Reports President Muhammadu Buhari signed the National Health Insurance Authority Bill 2022 into law and made it public on Thursday, 19 May 2022. The new legislation repeals and…

By Ebuka Onyeji and Nike Adebowale Over dependence on foreign countries for vaccines, poor research capacity, inadequate funding and lack of accountability are some key reasons why advancement in local…

By Chinonso Ihekire Anyone who was familiar with the hits of the 2010s would remember Joy Odiete and her evergreen Afro RnB bop, Kuchi Kuchi. The song which was the…

By our Correspondent On a sunny afternoon in one Nigerian community at the Gwagwalada Council Area of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), a 35- year-old housewife was seated on…

Currently across many countries of the world today, an estimated 100 million young people aged 12 to 29 are battling substance use disorder. Yet among the millions, only one in 10 adolescents…

The Anambra State government has revealed plans to establish a second oxygen plant at Onitsha General Hospital, in partnership with Global Fund. Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, made this…