Early, prolonged screen exposure may contribute to childhood speech delay, especially as clinicians now see more cases compared with a decade ago, a Paediatrician, Dr Leo Odudu, has warned.Continue Reading
Dr Leo Odudu, Medical Director, Emel Hospital, Festac, has urged parents to seek prompt medical care for children with seizures, describing the condition as treatable and not a spiritual attack.Continue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun A Lagos-based specialist neonatal hospital, Babies Matter Medical Centre (BMMC), has received two international honours at the LUXlife Parent and Baby Awards 2026 in the UK. The hospital, in a statement on Friday, said it won the Best Advanced Neonatal Care Centre 2026-Nigeria and the Preterm InfantContinue Reading
By Suleiman Shehu Rotary Club and other partners have donated surgical equipment and other medical items to Apata General Hospital in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the donors include Rotary Club of Mende Midtown, Rotary Club of Ibadan Ring Road, Rotary Club of Ibadan City Central,Continue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Federal Government says Nigeria is on course to commission at least 11 pharmaceutical manufacturing projects as part of efforts to strengthen local medicines production and expand access to regional markets. Dr Abdul Muktar, National Coordinator of the Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain (PVAC),Continue Reading
By Amina Ahmed A Bauchi based NGO, Child is Gold Foundation (CIGF) says it has mobilised about 100 pints of blood for emergency medical care. Mr George Nuhu, Programme Manager of the foundation stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on Friday. HeContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) has awarded its annual research grant to three outstanding resident doctors to support their career growth and academic development. In a statement on Friday in Lagos, the hospital said the grant scheme, now in its second year, invited resident doctorsContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola The Healthcare Providers’ Association of Nigeria (HCPAN) has urged the National Assembly to withdraw plans to establish the proposed National Health Facility Regulatory Agency (NHFRA). Its National President, Dr Austine Aipoh, warned that creating another federal regulator could duplicate existing functions, increase healthcare costs and weakenContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun The Nigerian Heart Foundation (NHF) has commended the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) on the unveiling of National Guidelines on Public Procurement of Food and Related Services. The foundation described the guidelines as a landmark policy that would improve nutrition standards and strengthen disease prevention acrossContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), the Pink Diva Organisation, says it will continue to promote inclusive education by expanding menstrual health education and leadership development to more hearing-impaired girls. The organisation’s teenage founder and convener, Miss Ayomide Akran, disclosed this in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
