Health
MEN CAN HAVE BREAST CANCER TOO – EXPERT
The chief medical director of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Prof Abdullahi Yusuf, has said that men can also be affected by breast cancer. He, therefore, advised both genders to go for breast screening. Yusuf disclosed this in Ilorin, Kwara State, during an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of a ‘Walk for…
WALKING IN MEMORY OF BERYL: ANN’S JOURNEY WITH ALZHEIMER’S SOCIETY
On September 14th, 2024, Ann Cornelius organised an Alzheimer’s Society Memory Walk in honour of her mother, Beryl, who battled Alzheimer’s Disease for 12 years before passing away in September 2023. The walk in Witney was a touching tribute to Beryl‘s life. A Lasting Legacy:Beryl‘s resilience throughout her Alzheimer’s journey inspired Ann to create a…
GPS WARN OF SURGERY CLOSURES IN ENGLAND AND FEAR SIMILAR FATE TO NHS DENTISTRY
GPs are warning that years of underfunding in general practice in England risks widespread closures and a two-tier service of NHS and private care similar to dentistry. Many patients are already turning to the private sector, with online GP consultations costing about £45. GPs are paid on average just 30p a day for every patient registered with them, and…
MEDICAL GUILD DEMANDS PAYMENT OF REVIEWED CONMESS ALLOWANCE
An umbrella body of all Medical and Dental practitioners employed by the Lagos State government, the Medical Guild, has demanded for the payment of the reviewed CONMESS allowance as implemented for our federal counterparts with its accrued arrears from July 2023. Other demands of the Medical personnel include the employment of Medical Officers on grade…
ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS NEED TOBACCO-STYLE WARNING, SAYS SCIENTIST
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are displacing healthy diets “all over the world” despite growing evidence of the risks they pose and should be sold with tobacco-style warnings, according to the nutritional scientist who first coined the term. Prof Carlos Monteiro of the University of São Paulo will highlight the increasing danger UPFs present to children and…
ONE IN FOUR HEALTHY PEOPLE OVER IN UNITED KINGDOM ‘HAVE UNDIAGNOSED HEART VALVE DISEASE’
One in four healthy people aged 60 and over in the UK have undiagnosed heart valve disease, research suggests. The conditions develops when one or more of the heart valves do not work properly. The main problems are caused by the valves either not opening fully or not closing correctly. Heart valve disease could put…
UNUSED PPE WORTH £1.4BN ‘STORED INAPPROPRIATELY’
The UK’s biggest supplier of unused Covid personal protective equipment (PPE) said its products might have spoiled because they were left in shipping containers for several months after being delivered. A BBC investigation has revealed that about £1.4bn-worth of aprons, masks and goggles, which were fully compliant and delivered in good order, have been incinerated, recycled…
UN WARNS OF NEW POTENT SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS
The UN drugs agency on Wednesday sounded the alarm on a group of potent synthetic opioids, as it warned that the drop in Afghanistan’s opium production may boost synthetic drug use. “Nitazenes –- a group of synthetic opioids which can be even more potent than fentanyl -– have recently emerged in several high-income countries, resulting…
WORLD FIRST EPILEPSY DEVICE FITTED IN UNITED KINGDOM BOY’S SKULL
A boy with severe epilepsy has become the first patient in the world to trial a new device fitted in their skull to control seizures. The neurostimulator, which sends electrical signals deep into his brain, has reduced Oran Knowlson’s daytime seizures by 80%. His mother, Justine, told the BBC he was happier and had a…
WRAP SOLD IN WH SMITH RECALLED OVER E. COLI FEARS
A third food manufacturer has recalled products over fears of possible contamination with E. coli. Manufacturer THIS! is recalling its plant-based chicken and bacon wrap, which is only sold at WH Smith. The Food Standards Agency (FSA), external said it was a “precautionary step” and E. coli “has not been detected in the product”. It comes days after…