Category: Health A–Z
WHO Says Smoking Raises Women’s Infertility Risk by 40%. Quitting Cuts It Back Down.
WHO's new knowledge summary on tobacco and fertility found women who smoke face a 40% higher infertility risk, while smoking in men…
Your Constant Tiredness Might Not Be Stress. South African Researchers Are Studying Why.
A North-West University study is investigating how much iron young South African women actually need, especially those living with overweight or obesity,…
She Lost Her First Daughter to Malaria. Her Son Just Became Proof the New Vaccine Works.
Two years after losing her infant daughter to malaria, Nafisa Umar completed her son's full malaria vaccination schedule in Kebbi State, part…
47 African Health Ministers Just Sat Down in Addis Ababa. Nearly Everything We’ve Covered This Week Is on Their Table.
Health ministers from all 47 WHO African Region member states opened three days of deliberations in Addis Ababa today, covering emergency medical…
Surveillance Is the Key, Not Clinical Practice”: Dr. Steve C. Eke on Nigeria’s Epidemic Preparedness Gap
From the CDC’s Ebola response effort to a shelved plan for a national ambulance and emergency response system in Abuja, Dr. Steve…
“You’re Asking Me to Trade Stability for Uncertainty”: Dr. Steve C. Eke on Tinubu’s Call for Doctors to Come Home
When President Tinubu appealed to diaspora doctors to return home during Nigeria’s 2026 National Diaspora Day, it reignited a decades-old debate. Dr.…
Ogogo’s Family Widened Their Appeal to Include Herbal Remedies. A Doctor Just Publicly Pushed Back.
The appeal for Nollywood veteran Taiwo Hassan (Ogogo) has grown to include requests for “traditional and herbal management options,” drawing free treatment…
High Blood Pressure: The “Silent Killer” One in Three Nigerians Lives With.
Most people with high blood pressure feel perfectly fine — until the day they don’t. Why it’s so dangerous, and how to…