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Without stronger intervention, the report warned that the proportion of the global population exposed to the most dangerous PM2.5 concentrations...

The intervention comes amid reported diphtheria cases in Jos North, where 117 suspected cases and 15 deaths had been recorded...

Conclusion of PREMIUM TIMES’ three-part series: As donor support declines, laws meant to guarantee political leadership, funding and protection for...

While cancer can result from several factors, including genetic changes, age and environmental exposures, some established risks are linked to...

A PREMIUM TIMES investigation, based on interviews with patients' relatives, healthcare workers, hospital management and mental health experts, found that...

NARD made the demand in a statement issued on Friday by its national leadership, following the alleged assault of a...

The affected medicines are Nitras tablets, Kadin 2 tablets, Acefyl cough syrup and Loratadine 24 tablets

Mr Goni said the hospital conducts between 600 and 700 free haemodialysis sessions every month under the programme, which has...

WHO said Ervebo should currently be used against Bundibugyo virus only within a research protocol to generate evidence on its...

The unions include the Health Workers Union of Nigeria, National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Association of Hospital and...

According to the NCDC’s report spanning 10 to 16 August, the confirmed cases were reported in 23 states and 117...

The Osun State Government allocated billions of naira to the health sector, awarded contracts for primary healthcare revitalisation and reported...

Africa produced more than 639,000 tonnes of tobacco leaf in 2024, representing about 11 per cent of global tobacco-leaf production,...

Daju Kachollom, permanent secretary, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, disclosed this on Monday at the flag-off ceremony held...

Mr Bulus said the deaths were recorded within three days of the outbreak, warning that the number of cases could...

The hospital will operate as an outpost of the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), the government announced on Monday during...

The Federal Teaching Hospital Katsina says an influx of suspected and confirmed diphtheria cases has pushed its children’s ward beyond...

According to him, cancer begins when abnormal cells develop within a particular organ or body system, with the extent to...

A multi agency task force has been established to strengthen surveillance, close immunisation gaps and improve access to timely treatment...

The researchers found that people with higher levels of xylitol in their blood had a greater risk of major cardiovascular...

He described radiopharmaceutical therapy as an important frontier in modern medicine, combining nuclear medicine, molecular imaging, pharmaceutical sciences, oncology and...

According to the president, implementing the retirement age of 65 years for clinical health workers will provide an important palliative...

While occasional heartburn is common, frequent or persistent symptoms may indicate gastroesophageal reflux disease and should not be managed indefinitely...

Mr Idris said the country is still in the rainy season, when cholera transmission can increase because flooding may contaminate...

She described COP17 as the “COP of implementation,” stressing that the true measure of success would be whether decisions taken...