HEALTH

NAFDAC alerts public on defective tetracycline ointment

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public on defective tetracycline...

Nigeria: Only 40,000 out of 80,000 Licensed Doctors in Active Practice, Says FUL VC

    From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja   The Vice Chancellor of Federal University, Lokoja, Professor Olayemi Akinwumi, has...

Tattooing of eyebrows can cause infections, keloid, Dermatologist says.

          A Consultant Dermatologist, Dr Folakemi Cole-Adeife, says the cosmetic tattooing of eyebrows known...

NTDs: Kogi Treats Over 3.6 million Persons of ‘River Blindness’ in 3 Years

    From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja     Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State   No fewer than...

Anambra records 15 suspected cases of Lassa fever, one death

Anambra confirmed 15 suspected cases of Lassa fever and one death on Thursday. “In Anambra, we have recorded...

China Covid: More than 88 million people in Henan infected, official says

        Nearly 90 per cent of people in Henan, China's third most populous province, have...

Resident Doctors Deny Article Against CMD, Specialist Hospita, Kogi Govt

    From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja     The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Kogi State Specialist Hospital...

World AIDS Day: 43, 373 People Living With HIV in Kogi

  From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja       No fewer than 43,373 people are living with Humane Immune...

World Diabetes Day: FMC Lokoja, Educates Residents On Discovery, Prevention, Management

    From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja     Staff of FMC attending to patients at the outreach while...

Kogi Specialist Hospital Debunks Allegation of ‘Negligence’ In Service Delivery

  From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Prof Isah Adagiri Yahaya      ...