A new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association on Wednesday, has concluded that breastfeeding is not only healthy for babies, but may also reduce a mother’s risk of having a heart attack or stroke later in life.
Around 1 in 6 older people experience some form of abuse, a figure higher than previously estimated and predicted to rise as populations age worldwide.
A recent report by the World Health Organisation, WHO, has revealed that Ekiti and Zamfara has the highest rate of HIV prevalence among States in Nigeria in 2017. The ranking in the latest list illustrate a change in positions as the virus continue to spread across the country.
...what we used to know as far as meningitis is concerned is that, its a Type A virus...
Three people have died and 149 passengers remain stranded aboard a cruise ship off the West African island nation of Cape Verde following a suspected outbreak of hantavirus, a rare but potentially deadly disease transmitted primarily through rodents such as rats and mice. Health authorities are closely monitoring the situation as international contact tracing efforts continue.
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has appointed a former Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo, as a senior strategic adviser to its Director-General, Jean Kaseya.
