Use slip-resistant tiles to avert deadly bathroom falls – Safety experts
Angela Onwuzoo Public health experts have advised Nigerians to carry out risk assessments of their homes and use slip-resistant tiles to avert deadly bathroom falls […]
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Cancer institute worries over deadly noodles, collaborates with NAFDAC on food safety
Lara Adejoro The National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment has expressed concern over the disclosure of the alleged presence of a carcinogenic compound, ethylene […]
Deadly fungal infection spreading at alarming rate, CDC says
A new United States Government study has discovered that a drug-resistant and potentially deadly fungus has been spreading rapidly through US healthcare facilities. The fungus, […]
Childbirth doesn’t have to be this deadly
Bjorn Lomborg Every two minutes, nine newborn babies and one mother die from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. In total, this year 2.4 million […]
Deadly throat ailment kills 61 in Kano
Lara Adejoro An outbreak of diphtheria infection has claimed 61 lives in Kano state as of March 2, 2023. The Kano State Case Manager, Dr. […]
Anger in Greece over deadly rail disaster
Police clashed with some of the demonstrators at a handful of protests, as public anger grew over the role that government mismanagement played in the […]
Profit-driven interests: How patent medicine outlets dispense unauthorised, deadly drugs
Sodiq Ojurongbe Patent medicine stores in Nigeria are only authorised to sell over-the-counter drugs. Investigations by Reportr Door HealthWise, however, revealed that many of the […]
Diphtheria deadly, overcrowding, sharing utensils should be avoided – Physician
Alexander Okere A senior registrar in the Department of Oral Pathology and Medicine at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital in Edo State, Dr. Izegboya […]
10 things to know about deadly diphtheria disease
Lara Adejoro The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed cases of diphtheria in Kano and Lagos states. This is even as the […]
Low immunisation coverage may cause deadly throat ailment – UNILAG prof
Lara Adejoro Professor of Community Medicine and Public Health at the University of Lagos and the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Adebayo Onajole, tells LARA […]