The figures for breast cancer in the UK make for sober reading. There are around 55,900 new cases diagnosed in the UK every year – that’s more than 150 every day. One in seven women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime and, according to Cancer Research UK, breast cancer is the most common cancer in Britain, accounting for 15 per cent of all new cases. But there is hope, as the…

Researchers have discovered that microplastics are increasingly accumulating in human brains, surging by 50% in just eight years. This raises serious concerns about potential links to cognitive decline and neurological diseases. The study also highlights that the brains of individuals with dementia had five times more microplastics, emphasizing the urgent need to reduce plastic contamination. Microplastics have infiltrated every nook and cranny of our environment, however, the tiny plastic particles,…

The Federal Government (FG), through the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, has restructured the National Nuclear Medicine Technical Working Group (NM-TWG) as part of the 2025 World Cancer Day initiatives. In the statement shared on their X page, it noted that the move reinforces FG commitment to improving cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. The 2025 theme, “United by Unique: United in Our Goals, Unique in Our Needs,” highlights collective…

Concerning the rise in cancer cases, the Rivers State chapter of the Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN) has called for collective approaches to tackle the leading cause of death globally. Marking the 2025 World Cancer Day, themed “United by Unique,” the state APHPN Chairman, Dr. Aloni Alali, through a statement signed by the Assistant Secretary, Dr. Siene Orogun, highlighted the need to provide essential healthcare services to…

Following the confirmation of an Ebola outbreak in Uganda, the nation has begun its first-ever vaccine trial after one person died and 40 contacts were placed under surveillance. It was reported by New Daily Prime that a 34-year-old nurse died from the Sudan species of the virus last week. The virus was detected on January 30. The vaccine, donated by the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), a global non-profit organization,…

Normal caffeinated coffee has reams of health benefits. So is there any reason to go decaf? It’s a kick-start for the day, a jolt many of us need to power through, and one of the last socially acceptable addictions. It’s only when we have to go without coffee that we realise how badly we rely on it. The jitteriness and headaches from caffeine withdrawal can be so overpowering that many of us…

A non-profit organisation, Health Emergency Initiative (HEI), in partnership with the United States (U.S.) Diplomatic Mission, has commenced the first phase of training secondary school teachers across various school districts. The training, which commenced on Monday at the America Corners, Ikeja, Lagos State, has a five-year approval from the state Ministry of Education to integrate emergency response skills into the secondary school curriculum. Targeting over 1,000 teachers within 90 days,…

Marking World Cancer Day 2025 today and the loss of three albinos a few days ago, the Albinism Association of Nigeria (AAN) has urged the Federal Government (FG) to include free skin cancer treatment in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to prevent a high mortality rate. Appealing to the FG, the President of AAN, Dr. Bisi Bamishe, explained the impact of this crisis on the community of persons with…

The rapid rise in artificial intelligence has created intense discussions in many industries over what kind of role these tools can and should play — and health care has been no exception. The medical community largely anticipated that combining the abilities of doctors and A.I. would be the best of both worlds, leading to more accurate diagnoses and more efficient care. That assumption might prove to be incorrect. A growing…

The Nigerian Government has taken proactive measures and increased surveillance to prevent the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country following the confirmation of the virus outbreak in Uganda. Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr. Jide Idris, on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at Abuja, disclosed that the airport and other entry points are under surveillance.…

Does cutting back on booze really benefit our health in the long term? Many years ago, I gave up drinking alcohol for a month, and was so impressed with myself, I felt I’d cracked the Da Vinci Code. Of course, once the arbitrary 30 days were up, I returned immediately to my normal drinking pattern of “most nights”. I didn’t think about it again until five years ago, when a combination of…

Some 60 per cent of Britons are getting no more than six hours of sleep a night, despite NHS guidelines suggesting that a healthy adult usually needs between seven and nine hours, a survey suggests. More than four fifths of people (83%) say that getting a regular, good night’s sleep is the most important factor in their general wellbeing, the poll for wool bedding firm Woolroom found. Two fifths of those polled…