The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has expressed worry over reports that more than half of foreign trained doctors and dentist failed the requisite examinations to secure practice license of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN).

According to new research, having sex once a week could slow down the ageing process. A study published in Psychoneuroendocrinology in March found that women who have regular sex have longer telomeres – the caps on chromosomes that protect the integrity of the DNA.

A new treatment for sickle-cell anemia, researched at LA BioMed and developed by the medical institute’s Torrance spinoff company, will hit the market in October.

A Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health, University of Ilorin, Prof. Abiodun Aboyeji said the use of contraceptive in Nigeria was low, a development that has accounted for the increase in sexually transmitted diseases as well as unwanted pregnancies.

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted 10-0 on Wednesday in favor of the leukemia treatment developed by the University of Pennsylvania and Novartis Corp. The FDA usually follows recommendations from its expert panels, but isn't obligated to do so.

Following the suspension of the former Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf, the Federal Government on Tuesday appointed Mallam Attahiru Ibrahim as the Acting Secretary of the Scheme.