Health

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has held an emergency meeting with the health commissioners from Sokoto and Kaduna States over what can be described as an unknown illness in Sokoto and Zamfara states. In a…
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Welcome everyone! It is such a pleasure again to be writing on another edition of achieving our “Healthy Living” goals with emphasis on “Mental Health” and its interaction with all the six pillars of Lifestyle medicine .I am really hopeful;…
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control, NAFDAC has said that it sealed a popular wholesale supermarket in Dugbe area of Ibadan, PINNACLE Supermarket, to enforce compliance to the summon by its Directorate of…
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The battle against diabetes– a relentless adversary undermining the body's energy metabolism– has reached a fever pitch, with millions of individuals showing desperation for a cure. In the intricate web of online platforms, notably…
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Claim: A TikTok user recently asserted that consuming cold water during pregnancy does not lead to jaundice in babies. Verdict: TRUE! Studies and experts reveal cold water consumption during pregnancy does not induce jaundice in babies;…
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Executive Chairman, Ibadan Northeast Local Government, Oyo state, Hon. Ibrahim Akintayo says he has approved the release of funds to support Multi drug resistant TB patients in the local government. Hon. Akintayo disclosed this while…
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Oyo state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi has revealed that a total number of one hundred and seventy thousand (170,000) residents were screened for tuberculosis in Oyo state in 2023. Dr. Ajetunmobi, however disclosed…
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Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, the Regional Director for Africa at the World Health Organization, has said that around 2.5 million Africans, resulting to one person every 13 seconds, got tuberculosis in 2022. Dr Moeti stated this in her remarks…
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Oyo State Government has banned the use of styrofoam for food services, storage, and other related purposes. The state Commissioner for Health, Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, announced the development on Monday, March 11, 2024, during the Food…
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Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, University College Hospital UCH, Ibadan, has suspended its five day strike This is contained in a statement jointly signed by the president of the Association, Dr. John Oladapo and General…
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