Endometriosis is a common, chronic gynecological condition that mostly affects women of reproductive age. It is a complex disease that can cause pain and infertility, but if you have endometriosis, you can still become pregnant and carry a healthy pregnancy to term. There are treatment options available. If you have endometriosis that is associated with…
The Kano Fire Service Officers have rescued a toddler dumped into a pit toilet by a mentally challenged mother The newborn baby girl was rescued alive shortly after her mentally deranged mother, identified as Hauwa Muhammed, dumped her into a pit toilet. Confirming the incident, the Fire Service spokesman, Saminu Abduallahi, said, ”On Wednesday, February…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has declared that the prevalent use of skin bleaching creams in Nigeria which has become a national health emergency. The director-general of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye, made the declaration at the Media Sensitization Workshop on Dang£rs of Bleaching Creams and Regulatory Controls, held in Kano…
“How would you know if you were circumcised as a woman?”, my aunt asked me, “there is no way to know, what we were told is simply all that we know, and I have never questioned it, infact my mother in law asked me to bring my daughters for circumcision but I refused, I know…
A World Health Organisation report on Neglected Tropical Diseases has shown that Nigeria and 15 other countries have the highest burdens of NTDs. The report released on Monday noted that the 16 countries bear 80 per cent of the global burden of NTDs. According to the report titled, “Global report on neglected tropical diseases 2023,”…
The World Health Organisation has called on countries to prevent, detect and respond to incidents of substandard and falsified medical products. The WHO said over the past four months, countries have reported several incidents of over-the-counter cough syrups for children with confirmed or suspected contamination with high levels of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol. The…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control have confirmed that the number of monkeypox cases have risen to 172 in the country. The centre’s 31st weekly report indicates that the spread has reached 27 states since 2022 started. From January 1 to August 7, 2022, NCDC said four deaths were recorded from four states – Delta…
What is sickle cell disease? What is the difference between a sickle cell carrier and a patient suffering from SCD? What is the prevalence of SCD? A sickle cell is a red blood cell that has contorted into a sickle shape. Sickle cell anemia is a group of inherited disorders that cause red blood cells to become sickle instead of normal…
