Taraba Women, NEDC Launch Cancer Awareness Drive to Promote Early Detection.
JALINGO, Nigeria (FN) — Medical experts and health advocates have urged Nigerian women to prioritize regular breast and cervical cancer screenings as part of...
One Death, A Thousand Fears: Lassa Fever Returns to Benue
MAKURDI, Nigeria (FN) — Tension has spread across Ogbadibo and Okpokwu Local Government Areas of Benue State following the death of a 54-year-old woman...
Police Healthcare Gets a Boost as Nkechi Eze Takes Helm of...
Abuja, Nigeria (FN) — Assistant Inspector-General of Police Nkechi Eze has been appointed as the first Director of the newly established Directorate of Force...
Experts Warn of “Silent Epidemic” as Energy Drinks Flood Nigerian Markets.
LAGOS, Nigeria (FN) — Health experts, parents, and government officials are warning against the growing consumption of energy drinks among children, saying the products...
‘She Matters’: Tonto Dikeh Leads National Push to End Period Poverty...
ABUJA, Nigeria (FN) — Nigerian actress and philanthropist Tonto Dikeh led a menstrual hygiene awareness campaign in the capital over the weekend, calling for...
Nigeria’s Silent Health Crisis: Where Are the Dentists?
LAGOS, Nigeria (FN) — A shortage of qualified dentists is limiting access to quality oral healthcare across Nigeria, according to Dr. Abraham Akinbami, Lead...
Medicated and Misled: The Hidden Harm of Antidepressant Prescriptions.
LONDON (FN) — A landmark study has ranked the physical side effects of commonly prescribed antidepressants, revealing significant differences in how the drugs affect...
Senate Declares War on Silence — Demands Mental Health in Classrooms...
ABUJA, Nigeria — The Nigerian Senate has urged the federal government to integrate mental health education into the national school curriculum, citing growing psychological...
150,000 Babies Born to Pain: Nigeria’s Silent Sickle Cell Catastrophe
ABEOKUTA, Nigeria — A Nigerian public health expert has called for urgent national action to address the country’s staggering burden of sickle cell disease...
Oxygen Arrives — But Will It Reach Those Who Need It?
ILORIN, Nigeria — The Kwara State Government has inaugurated two new oxygen plants aimed at improving access to life-saving medical oxygen across the state.
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