Tuberculosis: Avoid Sharing Rooms with Family, Physician Warn Patients
Tuberculosis: Avoid sharing rooms with family, Physician warn patients
HEALTHDIGEST- The Director, Health Services, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Dr. Rasheed Odunola, has advised people with tuberculosis to...
Suicide, drug abuse not an option to escape life challenges –Psychiatrist
Suicide, drug abuse not an option to escape life challenges –Psychiatrist
HEALTHDIGEST- The National Vice-President, Association of Psychiatrists of Nigeria, Dr. Veronica Nyamali, has advised Nigerians not to...
Untreated hypertension can cause blindness – Optometrist warns
Untreated hypertension can cause blindness – Optometrist warns
HEALTHDIGEST- An optometrist, Dr. Chika Ugagu, says prolonged, untreated or mismanaged high blood pressure can lead to blindness.
She explained that...
Consuming herbal medicines, supplements containing mercury dangerous to health, expert warns
Consuming herbal medicines, supplements containing mercury dangerous to health, expert warns
HEALTHDIGEST- A Professor of Community Medicine and Environmental Health at the University of Portharcourt, Best Ordinioha, has...
US approves first pill for treatment of alopecia
US approves first pill for treatment of alopecia
HEALTHDIGEST- The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a drug called baricitinib as the first oral tablet for treating...
The Danger of Sexual Addiction
The Danger of Sexual Addiction
By Chiwuike Uba
I wrote a piece entitled "Addictions: Are You Hooked or In-Hook" in early 2022. The referenced article reviewed the different types...
35% of Primary Healthcare Patients Have Malaria
35% of Primary Healthcare Patients Have Malaria
According to the Civil Society in Malaria Control, Immunisation and Nutrition (ACOMIN), a recent health survey that it conducted revealed that...