A broken heart is officially a disease
When we say off-handedly that someone has died of a broken heart, or that a specific person is heartbroken, it is often taken to be one of those statements that…
When we say off-handedly that someone has died of a broken heart, or that a specific person is heartbroken, it is often taken to be one of those statements that…
A registrar in the Department of Family Medicine at the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta, Lagos, Dr Aishat Bello-Taslim, discusses the transmission, symptoms, and treatment of syphilis in this interview…
A registered dietician-nutritionist at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Nwabumma Asouzu, says malnutrition has hidden dangerous impacts on the well-being and survival of children. Besides making children more…
The Ikeja Metro Lions Club of District 404-B2 has called on the government to improve the country’s health sector. The club during the ground-breaking ceremony of its core project for…
The Cycology Cycling Club, Lagos, has said cycling is a form of cardiovascular exercise that keeps the heart, mind and body healthy. Speaking while distributing some food bags to Lagos…
Mental health experts have dispelled the notion that there is a class difference in the increasing trends of drug abuse among youths in Nigeria. They noted that contrary to assumptions,…
Health experts have said that the claims that voluntarily holding back or delaying urination can cause kidney disease is untrue and without scientific backing. According to the experts, there is…
Maternal health experts have urged pregnant women not to dismiss severe vomiting in pregnancy as a normal pregnancy issue, noting that it can harm the mother and the baby. They…
A general practitioner, Dr Opeyemi Emoruwa, speaks about the causes and management of stroke in this interview with ALEXANDER OKERE What is a stroke? A stroke, also known as a…
One of the most amusing occurrences during the course of an illness is the spectacle of having a patient who is vomiting a greenish substance. For some obscure reasons, it…