Healthcare

HEALTHDIGEST- A Registered Dietician-Nutritionist, Cynthia Onyekwere, says though the body needs protein to help build muscle, repair tissue, and fight infection, too much intake of it can...

Cervical Cancer: Kano Varsity Establishes Research Laboratory     The Yusuf Maitama Sule University Kano (YUMSUK) has built and established a human papilloma virus (HPV) DNA modular research laboratory for...

Kaduna: strategising sustainable maternal health interventions An NGO, Options-Evidence for Action-E4A, and the Kaduna Maternal Accountability Mechanism (KADMAM) says it has strategised on sustenance of interventions for better...

Nigerians Blamed By NCDC For Not Following Preventive Measures Against Monkeypox   According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Nigerians are not properly following the preventive measures...

6 Monkeypox Cases Confirmed In Nasarawa   A total of six monkeypox cases have been confirmed in two local councils in Nasarawa State. Yesterday, during a press briefing in Lafia,...

Doctors warn against excessive herbal products intake HEALTHDIGEST- Some medical practitioners have raised alarm over the excessive intake of herbal concoctions by Nigerians, noting that it could lead...

Med Lab Scientists Urge NAFDAC To Investigate Imported Food Items For Disease Control   On Tuesday, the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria, Kaduna State Branch urged for...

Hillspring Diagnostics Wins Global Innovation Award   Hillspring Diagnostics, a Nigerian-based organisation, has won the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) global innovation award for one of the 10 projects which...

Covid- 19: Bauchi Govt inaugurates 800 Community Health Agents to Scale-up Vaccination Bauchi State Government has inaugurated 800 Community Health Influencers and Promoters Services (CHIPS) Agents and the...

Kidney Transplant To Commence at Yobe Varsity Hospital According to Dr. Mohammed Gana, the Yobe State Commissioner of Health and Human Services, the Yobe State University Teaching Hospital...