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Food and animal experts have stated that the consumption of animal blood as meat, especially from diseased animals, could lead to another outbreak of anthrax, among other zoonotic diseases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in July 2023, confirmed the Anthrax outbreak in a mixed livestock farm in Niger State. Anthrax is a […]
Leading eye experts in the country have allayed the fears of glaucoma patients of going blind after undergoing surgery. The ophthalmologists, in separate exclusive interviews with PUNCH Healthwise, stated that while the fear of going blind was valid, glaucoma surgery could not cause blindness, rather it would delay the onset of blindness and retain their […]
For older adults with mild high blood pressure, a new study suggests consuming tomatoes may help manage hypertension and may even lower the risk of developing high blood pressure in the first place. In the study, people without high blood pressure who ate the most tomatoes or tomato-based foods had a 36% lower risk of developing hypertension than those who […]
The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Health Service Commission, Dr Eniayewun Ademuyiwa, has lamented that government-owned hospitals are becoming overstretched due to the mass emigration of health workers abroad for greener pastures, in what is commonly called japa. He revealed that the acute shortage of manpower in some of the federal facilities had increased the number […]
• CMD justifies changes, appeals for patients’ understanding• Hospital says only 6,800 of registered 22,000 persons living with HIV are actively on programme currently Over 25,000 persons living with HIV (PLWHIV) receiving treatment at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, are facing financial hardship due to a recently introduced policy that imposes new fees. […]
Doctors under the umbrella of the Nigerian Medical Association, on Monday, said they will pay no attention to a directive by the Medical Dental Council of Nigeria warning practitioners against strike actions. The NMA also threatened to withdraw its services across health institutions in the country if the Federal Government fails to implement the upward […]
There’s nothing worse than feeling like everyone around you is coughing, sneezing, and sniffling and catching a cold is inevitable. You may rely on a few strategies to avoid getting sick or to treat a cold once you’re ill because you’re still following advice you’ve absorbed over the years from your parents, grandparents, or other fonts of folk wisdom. […]
Despite Lagos having the highest internally generated revenue in the country, PUNCH Healthwise investigations show its oldest hospital is still operating in old structures and facilities decades after establishment, JANET OGUNDEPO reports One would not expect to see within the premises of the oldest General Hospital in Lagos State, the sight of an elderly patient […]
A consultant psychiatrist, Dr. Gbonjubola Abiri, has explained the signs of mental health issues to watch out for and when to see a doctor for medical advice. He urged people to be more proactive in seeking help on mental health, warning that even subtle changes in mood or behaviour could signal a need for support. […]
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, inaugurated four key infrastructure projects conceived and facilitated by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila. The Governor commissioned a three-storey 80-bed Femi Gbajabiamila General Hospital sited at Iyun in Aralile Community in Surulere. The former Speaker of the House of Representatives remodelled a decrepit Primary Health Centre […]
