Science
11 Apr
MESSRS Codix Pharma Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ogun State aimed at introducing biosensors and nanotechnology courses to the Department of Chemical Sciences.
8 Apr
The plan by the Federal Government to immunise teenage girls against cervical cancer with Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV) is facing daunting challenges, as there is vaccine hesitancy or outright rejection by some parents due to fears
28 Mar
Abia State government has appealed to medical doctors trained by the state-owned university, who are practicing overseas to return home and contribute to its sustained quest for medical excellence.
28 Mar
The Neo Child Initiative for Africa (TNCI) has called for the inclusion of oral healthcare education in the antenatal care programmes to help expecting mothers improve their oral health and inculcate the habit in their children after delivery.
28 Mar
In a bid to improve oral health among Nigerian children, Unilever Nigeria has launched a campaign to reach 10 million school children by 2025. The initiative, tagged "Talk to a Dentist", is being championed in collaboration with the Nigerian Dental Association (NDA).
28 Mar
Dermatologists have warned that over 150 million cases of infection caused by fungi growing drug-resistant are recorded globally every year with almost 1.7 million fatalities.
21 Mar
A new study published in The Lancet Neurology journal has revealed that more than three billion individuals globally were living with a neurological condition in 2021.
21 Mar
The Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute (Gates MRI) has commenced a phase III clinical trial to assess the efficacy of the M72/AS01E tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidates with first doses in South Africa.
21 Mar
A group of scientists have discovered that sulforaphane; a molecule from broccoli sprouts can prevent the onset of stroke and increase the medication’s success rate to 60 per cent when added to Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA) during treatment.
21 Mar
The Ogun State, Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker has commended Rotary Club of Gbagada for its immense contribution to health sector both in Ogun and Lagos States.
21 Mar
The Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN) has outlined strategies to increase Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination uptake across the country. PAN President, Prof Ekanem Ekure, said major challenge to HPV vaccine ...
18 Mar
Climate talks often revolve around reducing the most dangerous greenhouse gas, CO2.
15 Mar
As the struggle for survival in the present economy continues, basic needs are now mostly unaffordable, even as the burden of basic menstrual hygiene products overwhelm many women today due to affordability concerns
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