Cells that cheat Death: New clue to why some cancers return
By Sola Ogundipe Scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science have uncovered a cellular mechanism that could deepen understanding of tissue regeneration while offering clues to why some cancers return after treatment.Published in Nature Communications, the study identified a population of cells that begins the process of programmed cell death but survives to help rebuild […]
Diphtheria: No outbreak in Lagos – Abayomi
Lagos state Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi on Wednesday raised its disease surveillance and preparedness against diphtheria
Medbankr gives Nigerians lifelong control of medical records
By Chioma Obinna Medbankr, a patient-controlled health continuity and intelligence platform, has launched in Nigeria with a digital solution designed to give Nigerians lifelong access to and control of their medical records. The platform brings together medical information including laboratory results, prescriptions, scan reports and clinical notes from different hospitals, laboratories and specialists into a […]
NAFDAC DG: I returned from US to remove Nigeria’s shame
‘I retired happily but came back to serve Nigeria’ ABUJA — Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has rejected calls for her resignation, saying she returned to Nigeria after 34 years in the United States to help restore the country’s battered image. Adeyeye, who spoke […]
NAFDAC DG: I returned from US to remove Nigeria’s shame
…‘I retired happily, came here to serve’ ABUJA — DIRECTOR-GENERAL of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has hit back at calls for her resignation, saying she returned to Nigeria after 34 years in the United States because she was “ashamed” of the country and wanted to […]
SARMAAN reaches 16m children in 11 northern states
By Chioma Obinna More than 16 million children aged 1–59 months in 11 northern states have been reached through Nigeria’s large-scale Safety and Antimicrobial Resistance of Mass Administration of Azithromycin in Children, SARMAAN, intervention, as global health leaders turn attention to strategies for reducing childhood deaths. The programme, which combines mass administration of azithromycin with […]
