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The expert added that lifestyle and environmental factors such as smoking, prolonged stress, radiation exposure and iodine imbalance have also...

Studies show that between two and 35 per cent of men globally may experience low testosterone or some form of...

The agreement, which will run from April 2026 to December 2030, combines nearly $2.1 billion in United States grant funding...

The expert explained that haemorrhoids are swollen veins in the lower rectum or anus, a medical condition that is frequently...

Many women still associate fibroids with inevitable surgery, infertility, or cancer, assumptions health experts say are false.

In Nanyah's case, while antivenom was reportedly administered following the snake bite, conflicting accounts persist.

These 20 investigations capture Nigeria’s most pressing health challenges in 2025, and how ordinary Nigerians bear the consequences when systems...

We must shift the national narrative. People with disabilities are not "hated by God."

The advocate highlights how children bear the brunt of neglect in schools and families, and calls for a legal framework...

An analysis of federal budgets since 2023 shows that while health spending has increased in nominal naira terms, its share...

Despite renewed efforts to expand primary healthcare, strengthen immunisation, and improve service delivery, the sector continued to face persistent challenges,...

The 2025 National Health Dialogue convened key voices in Nigeria’s health sector for crucial conversations on reform and accountability.

According to the Global Cancer Observatory (GLOBOCAN), 2022, Nigeria records over 18,000 new prostate cancer cases annually, accounting for the...

In this episode of PT Health Watch, PREMIUM TIMES spoke with a medical doctor, Happiness Akinde, who explained that while...

Ms Jimoh, the founder of The Midwife Next Door, explains that tampons are inserted into the vagina to absorb menstrual...

Multiple studies show that antibiotic resistance is making gonorrhoea much more complicated, and sometimes impossible, to treat.

According to a global survey in 2021, there were 106 million new cases reported with the incidence rising substantially since...

Across Benue State, over 336,000 children are stunted due to malnutrition, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said.

The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, will headline the Dialogue in a fireside discussion focused on Nigeria’s...

According to WHO, AMR occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites no longer respond to antimicrobial medicines.

The strike, which took effect from 1 November, marks an escalation of the dispute between resident doctors and the government...

Self-medication is a common practice in this part of the world, largely because people have free access to medications over...

PREMIUM TIMES' visit to hospitals in Abuja and Lagos this week revealed near-empty wards and frustrated patients returning home without...

The NMA said the new salary structure, which will be effective by November, has restored hope and dignity to the...

Among younger people, the condition is known as young-onset or early-onset dementia.