Health
Dr Johnson: Advanced Cardiac Care Too Expensive In Nigeria
Leading Interventional Cardiologist at First Cardiology Consultants, Dr Yemi Johnson says advanced cardiac care is now available in Nigeria, but the high cost of treatment remains a major barrier for
NAFDAC DG: I returned from US to remove Nigeria’s shame
‘I retired happily but came back to serve Nigeria’ ABUJA — Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has rejected calls
NAFDAC DG: I returned from US to remove Nigeria’s shame
…‘I retired happily, came here to serve’ ABUJA — DIRECTOR-GENERAL of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has hit back at calls
NAFDAC: Tackling fake products requires collective responsibility
ABUJA — The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has called for collective efforts among government agencies, businesses and the public to tackle the circulation of
Nigeria’s rehabilitation crisis deepens as 80% of occupational therapists leave
….AS FSOT graduates 93 studentsBy Chioma Obinna Nigeria is facing an acute shortage of occupational therapists, with about 80 per cent of those trained in the country reportedly leaving for
Anatomy: Okanlawon retires after 44 years, leaves legacy of scholars
… As CMUL celebrates professor’s research, mentorship, institution-buildingBy Chioma Obinna After 44 years in academic medicine, Professor Olugbenga Abayomi Okanlawon is retiring from the College of Medicine, University of Lagos,
11.2m Nigerians battle diabetes as stakeholders seek safer sugar cuts
… NIFST, ISA call for science-based food reformulation, stronger local research By Chioma Obinna With an estimated 11.2 million Nigerians living with diabetes, food scientists and industry stakeholders have called
Brain drain: Nigeria risks losing more eye specialists, OSN warns
By Damilola Samuel Nigeria’s shortage of eye-care specialists could worsen as more ophthalmologists leave the country, with the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria (OSN) estimating that the migration of a single
Colon cancer: Widow, 38, appeals for N5m to undergo chemotherapy
By Sola Ogundipe At 38, Aminat Bello should be building her fashion business and raising her three sons, instead, she is battling colon cancer and struggling to raise the money
Fibroid without the knife: How sound waves are giving women a new treatment option
By Sola Ogundipe FOR generations, the word “fibroid” has carried a familiar fear for Nigerian women: heavy bleeding, severe pain, a swollen abdomen, infertility and, often, the prospect of surgery
