Researchers at Keck Medicine of USC have warned that heavy cannabis smoking significantly increases the risk of lung cancer and head and neck cancers — including mouth, throat and tonsil malignancies — even as scientists acknowledge they have not yet established how much marijuana use begins to elevate cancer risk.
President Bola Tinubu has transmitted a constitutional amendment bill to the House of Representatives seeking legal backing for the establishment
Nigeria has launched new National Guidelines for Public Procurement of Food and Related Services. These guidelines introduce nutrition standards for
The Federal Government has expanded financial support and insurance coverage for cancer patients while investing in local drug production and
The National Health Insurance Authority says enrolment has climbed to 22.03 million Nigerians, still a fraction of the country’s estimated
The federal government says it has recruited 37,000 health workers and trained 70,000 frontline workers since 2023 as part of
The WHO has declared the Hantavirus outbreak over while raising alarm over a worsening Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic
NAFDAC is urging for the careful use of medicines and enhanced pharmacovigilance to ensure patient safety. The agency’s Director-General, Mojisola
Nigeria loses nearly 280,000 newborns annually, making it the world’s second-highest contributor to neonatal deaths, according to a leading paediatric
The Federal Government has promised to deliver reliable electricity to over 35,000 health facilities nationwide by 2027 through the Nigeria
