Health

China unveils AI system for early stomach cancer detection Chinese researchers have developed an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) model capable of detecting early-stage…

Yobe partners NLC to strengthen health insurance scheme The Yobe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (YSCHMA) has partnered with the state chapter of the Nigeria…

NAFDAC intensifies regulatory, sensitisation activities in Yobe The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it intensified regulatory and…

WHO calls for increased awareness, treatment to reduce Africa’s sickle cell burden The World Health Organisation (WHO) says African countries must ramp up awareness and bolster…

Polio: AHBN, Sokoto Unveils 2024 Zero Dose Immunization  Budget Scorecard By Ankeli Emmanuel, Sokoto The African Health Budget Network (AHBN) with African Field Epidemiology…

Group calls for subsidised childhood cancer treatment Okapi Children Cancer Foundation (OkapiCCF) has called on the Federal Government to subsidise childhood cancer treatment and…

Lassa fever surge: Nigeria report rising deaths despite national response efforts Lassa fever is surging again across Nigeria, with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and…

Analysis: Nigerian Albinos and struggle against skin cancer An Analysis by  Oluwafunke Ishola In Nigeria, a silent struggle for survival unfolds daily for thousands living with…

UMTH performs 2nd successful kidney transplant The University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) has successfully performed its second living-donor kidney transplant, 15 years…

Lassa fever: Vaccine produced by Nigerian shows high potency -virologist Renowned virologist, Dr Simeon Agwale has hinted that Lassa fever vaccine produced by a Nigerian has…