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Three women who were diagnosed with cancer have related their experiences, revealing the symptoms they did not know could be signs of the disease. One of the women, Sandra Hoehler, now 38, said six years prior to her diagnosis, she was experiencing symptoms that included a persistent genital itch and …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced 133 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Sunday. The country, the NCDC said, also recorded two new casualties bringing the total death toll to 1,125.  The agency said that 54 patients …

Pulmonologists in the country have warned against throwing tear gas canisters at #ENDSARS protesters, saying it would expose them to asthma, partial blindness and other life-threatening health conditions. Nigeria is currently embroiled in ongoing nationwide protests by youths against the brutality and extrajudicial killings by men of the now-disbanded Special …

The Police in Uyo say they have arrested a man for bathing his wife with acid at Mbiakpan Ikot Edim in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Spokesperson for the Police Command in Akwa Ibom, SP Odiko Macdon, said in a statement that the suspect was arrested …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and United Nations Children’s Fund, on Wednesday, began the training of 40 health workers in Kano State, to enhance COVID-19 case management, to stem further spread of the pandemic.  It was reported that the exercise organised in collaboration between the NCDC, UNICEF and Kano …

The novel coronavirus has killed at least 1,087,513 people since the outbreak emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled at 1100 GMT Wednesday. At least 38,221,850 cases of coronavirus have been registered, of whom at least 26,407,800 are now considered recovered. The tallies, using …

A Consultant Haematologist, Dr. Adebukola Ali, has advised Nigerians to avoid staying still for prolonged hours to avoid Venous thromboembolism, a blood condition. Ali, who works at the Alimosho General Hospital, Lagos, disclosed this on Tuesday at an event to commemorate the 2020 World Thrombosis Day. It was reported that …

A Medical Consultant, Reproductive Health and Rights Specialist, Dr. Ejike Orji, says a rape case can only be won through the consent of the victim and medical personnel with forensic medical examination documentation. Orji said this on Tuesday in Lagos while training some doctors, nurses and social workers on “informed …

British scientists say in order to reverse the unrelenting spread of the global COVID-19 pandemic and possibly halve the deaths, government should consider imposing tighter restrictions on movement and socialisation. The process has been referred to as ‘circuit breaker,’ and it is based on the research by scientists at the …

A Medical Practitioner, who majors in medical parasitology, Dr. Wasiu Adelodun, says diabetic patients with gangrene could lose their limbs to amputation or even die from gangrene complications. Diabetic patients, he said, are more prone to gangrene, advising patients to seek early medical care when they have the condition. Adelodun …