Almost everyone will be temporarily or permanently impaired at some point in life, the World Disability Report says.

WHO links the use of contraception to improved maternal health outcomes.

"It’s just age," many would say to explain changes that we might typically attribute to mental decline. But when do...

WHO statistics further reveal that each year, an estimated 800,000 people die around the world, due to suicide

World Suicide Prevention Day was introduced to change the narrative around mental health, counter misconceptions and address poor understanding surrounding...

Stakeholders worry that the COVID-19 pandemic has widened the funding gap in family planning services in Nigeria

A survey noted that 14.3 million Nigerians had abused drugs in the past year.

The experts spoke at a webinar held by Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) Health project under the theme:...

Healthcare professionals and this includes nurses and midwives, are on the front line of the battle with COVID-19 pandemic.

The President of the Nigerian Association of Nephrology says about 25 million Nigerians have kidney disease.

Pneumonia is a leading childhood killer disease in Nigeria. In 2018 alone, 162,000 children died from pneumonia, making Nigeria the...

The study found that supplements containing zinc and folic acid previously used to treat infertility in men make no difference.

World Cancer Day's theme for this year, ‘I Am and I Will’, urges every global citizen to take personal steps...

According to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) data, oral diseases are the most common non-communicable diseases worldwide. 

The erroneous belief that Africans do not suffer from autoimmune diseases has caused late diagnosis of the diseases in Nigeria

Recent articles in the Nigerian media claimed that excessive consumption of cold water has dire health consequences on the average...

This year, the health survey sought to take blood samples from Nigerians for malaria, anaemia and genotype testing but shuns...

Research shows that 1 in 4 of the deaths that occur in children under-five in Nigeria can be prevented with...

Evidence suggests that excessive demands of the occupation coupled with low income, job insecurity, low status and physical fatigue contribute...

Over 70 years after the Malaria control programme began in Nigeria, the country still has the highest burden of the...

The nature of the work environment for journalists can foster anxiety and lead to psychological challenges.

Research indicates type 2 diabetes can be reversed.

The Nigerian government launched the Patients' Bill of Rights about eight months ago, many do not know how to put...

The WHO estimates that at least $38 million is needed over the next three months in Mozambique, to cover health...

Experts speak about the appropriate relationship between drugs and food.