By Joke Kujenya SWEAT DRIPPED from Kunle Adetola’s brow as he gripped the sides of the sink, his stomach twisting in agonising knots. The night had become a relentless cycle of sprinting to the toilet, his body betraying him with violent spasms of nausea and diarrhoea. Kunle Adetola, a 22-year-old university student in Southwest Nigeria...
By Joke Kujenya HIDDEN GENETIC factors behind congenital heart disease have been uncovered, offering crucial insights for the global healthcare sector. Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, in collaboration with international researchers, have identified novel genetic interactions that contribute to this ...
By Joke Kujenya HEART DISEASE remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, with industrially produced trans-fat significantly increasing the risk of fatal cardiovascular conditions. Found in margarine, vegetable shortening, Vanaspati ghee, fried foods, and processed baked goods, trans fat contributes to over 278,000 deaths annually. ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter MEASURES TO close the survival gap for childhood cancer patients have intensified as the World Health Organisation (WHO) begins distributing lifesaving medicines at no cost to low- and middle-income countries. While nearly 90 per cent of children diagnosed with cancer in high-income nations survive,...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter RISING CANCER cases have led to an increase in surgical procedures at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, where doctors say they performed 55 cancer surgeries in January alone. Professor Segun Alatise, a consultant surgeon in the Surgical Oncology Department, disc...
By Joke Kujenya FEMALE GENITAL Mutilation (FGM) continues to inflict severe physical, emotional, and psychological harm on millions of girls and women worldwide. Despite progress in some regions, more than 230 million girls and women have undergone the practice, with an additional 27 million at risk by 2030 if urgent action is not taken. A [&...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter POWER SUPPLY issues at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, have drawn public concern following claims that patients are bringing generators to power hospital wards. However, the hospital management has denied these allegations, calling them false and misleading. The hospital’s Public Relation...
By Ayobami Adedinni with Platforms Africa AN EXPERT and Chief Medical Director at Solomon Jayden Medical Centre, Dr. Akin Oyejoko, has said although the chance of a man having breast cancer is very low, the odd of survival is even lower. He made this known at the weekly e-Discourse organised by leading Pan-Africa forum, led […]
By Joke Kujenya  CANCER REMAINS one of the deadliest diseases worldwide, claiming nearly 10 million lives in 2020 alone, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report. The weight of a cancer diagnosis alters lives in an instant. Each year, millions confront the emotional, physical, and financial toll of battling the disease. Behind th...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter BLINDING, DISFIGURING, and long considered an inescapable burden for millions, river blindness has plagued communities in Niger for generations. Now, the country has made history as the first in Africa to eliminate the disease, a milestone officially confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO)....
