Art is good for your health? According to Daisy Fancourt, a professor of psychobiology and epidemiology at University College London who wrote the report’s foreword, do this and, “alongside having a balanced diet, regular exercise and spending time outdoors”, your health will thank you.
Health CS Duale has presented strict new public health regulations to Parliament.
The Northern Territory health department has issued a ban to its staff around the use of smart glasses, as part of an internal department review into its privacy policies triggered by a recent breach.
The Captains Flat community has concerns about how ongoing lead exposure risks are being managed in their hometown, after elevated lead levels were detected at their preschool.
The Telecel Foundation is expanding its annual Homecoming Initiative from 10 to 16 government hospitals nationwide, as it steps up efforts to ease the financial burden of healthcare on patients unable to settle their medical bills after treatment. Head of the Telecel Foundation, Rita Rockson, says the intervention responds to a persistent challenge within Ghana’s healthcare system, where patients sometimes remain in hospitals despite completing treatment because of financial difficulties.
IVF, elective abortions, voluntary assisted dying and gender reassignment surgeries are set to cease if the sale of two Newcastle hospitals is approved.
Historians say King Verica persuaded Rome to invade Britain. Controversial theory that Verica, who incited Emperor Claudius’s AD43 landing, was a woman could put a new spin on British history if true It was a moment that changed the course of British history: in AD43, Roman troops under the emperor Claudius landed in Kent.
A woman aged in her 30s has died in Royal Darwin Hospital after contracting leptospirosis while hunting near a billabong in a remote Top End community.
A new tablet version of Wegovy, a peptide used to help people lose weight, has been approved for the first time in Australia.
Chlamydia poses a deadly threat to koalas, but researchers believe they have found a disease-free population near Newcastle.
The trial was condemned as "unethical" and "neocolonial" because half of the babies would not be given the vaccine.
A space capsule 300 miles above us is growing the tiny crystals of a potential cancer drug in microgravity Roughly 300 miles above our heads, three washing machine-sized capsules are orbiting the Earth. The spacecraft belong to California-based Varda Space Industries.
By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Wednesday laid the foundation for the conversion of the General Hospital, Omu-Aran, into the Thomas Adewumi University Teaching Hospital under a public-private partnership arrangement aimed at expanding access to specialised healthcare in Kwara South. Johnson Bamidele Adewumi, said the former General Hospital, established on February 1, 1973, by the administration of the late General David Bamigboye, offered an opportunity to expand specialised healthcare services in Kwara South.
Young people and women most at risk, study finds, as researchers call for vegan products to be fortified with iodine in particular Switching from dairy products to plant-based alternatives could lead to deficiencies in vital micronutrients, especially among young people and women, a study has found. Even moving partly to vegan alternatives to milk, cheese and yoghurt could lead to falls in iodine, calcium, riboflavin and vitamin B12 if the substitutes, often based on soya, almonds or oats, are not fortified, scientists said.
The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye, has received an Award of Excellent Performance from the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) in recognition of her contributions to industrial growth and the fight against fake and substandard drugs. The award was presented at NACCIMA’s Breakfast Roundtable Meeting held at Providence Hotel, Lagos, where Adeyeye served as guest speaker.
The proposed amendment prescribes that hospitals would be required to commence treatment within 15 minutes of a patient’s arrival.
The bill seeks to amend the National Health Act, 2014, to strengthen emergency medical services and establish enforceable standards for triage, stabilisation and referral across healthcare institutions.
It is the first confirmed case of a UK national contracting Ebola during the most recent outbreak of the rare but deadly virus in DR Congo, which has so far led to more than 5,000 deaths. The ongoing outbreak centred on DR Congo is fueled by the Bundibugyo variant of the virus.
Nigerian midfielder Quadri Liameed has been discharged from hospital after medical tests ruled out serious injuries following a head kick during Sabadell’s match against Albacete in Spain. The 24-year-old initially lost consciousness after being struck in the head by Albacete player José Corpas during the 43rd minute of the encounter at the Carlos Belmonte Stadium.
Currently, updated details of vacant positions have been sought from all 38 districts of the state. All recruitments will be conducted at the State Health Society level
Proposed amendment provides for mandatory corrective measures before revocation of the suspension; suspension shall continue until the manufacturer undertakes corrective action
A 24-year-old has been charged after crashing a BMW into a South Melbourne pizza shop overnight.
Two new vaccines were designed for the Bundibugyo virus that has killed more than 5,300 in the DR Congo.
Sharing his story on The Career Trail Season 4 on Joy Learning TV and Joy News, the event host recalled how his mother, a civil servant with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, took on several extra jobs to support the family. She would travel to the Eastern Region, Adeiso, Asamankese, buy gari in sacks, drive them to Accra over the weekend, and then we’d repackage them in Olonka, half Olonka and quarter Olonka.