Health

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has assured that the Federal Government is committed to completing the National Hospital Cancer Centre not later than December.

People who skip breakfast or eat poorly to start the day are twice as likely to develop hardened arteries, which can lead to deadly heart disease, researchers said Monday.

The 2017 Nobel Prize in medicine has been given to three scientists "for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm", or the biological clock. Their work helped illuminate one of the central mysteries of human life: why we need sleep, and how it happens.

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Friday expressed worry over the unwholesome disposal of urban waste in Nigeria.

The World Health Organization warns a highly infectious, deadly form of pneumonic plague is spreading rapidly in Madagascar and quick action is needed to stop it.

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, said on Friday that at least 600,000 cases of tuberculosis are recorded annually in the country.