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The Federal Government says it has established 10 radio-diagnostic centres across Nigeria and plans to establish a multi-specialty hospital in each of…

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women globally. In 2024, an estimated 2.4 million women were diagnosed and 694,000 died from the disease…

The Nobel medicine prize was awarded Monday to US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nage…

Extreme heat is putting pregnant mothers and their newborns at increasing risk, United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell will warn on Monday. Speakin…

*NHIA-Roche initiative cuts cost of selected drugs by 80%, expands support for radiotherapy, diagnostics The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA…

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has called on international development partners to support the establishment of…

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An estimated 2.3 million new cancer cases globally in 2024 were attributable to infections, accounting for about 12 per cent of all new cancer cases,…

The Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) has launched a new mentorship programme aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s research capacity by connecting early-c…

The United States Coast Guard has launched a search operation for a medical evacuation plane that went missing while travelling from Bermuda to Boston…

Global life expectancy has rebounded to 73.3 years, almost returning to its pre-COVID-19 pandemic level, even as noncommunicable diseases such as hear…

Ischaemic heart disease, stroke and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were the three leading causes of death globally in 2023, as noncommunicable…

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Nigerian comedian Julius Agwu became emotional on a talk show while speaking about the people he lost during his health crisis Agwu claimed some close…

RSUTH SET TO HOLD BREAST CANCER AWARENESS & SCREENING PROGRAMME, OFFERS 50% DISCOUNT The Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH) invites…

The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 4,018, with confirmed cases reaching 8,300 across seven provin…

Kaduna State Government is rehabilitating 17 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) into Centres of Excellence and has distributed standard tricycle ambula…

Former Nigerian Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar has been featured in promotional material by an Indian hospital following his knee replacement surg…

A NAFDAC spokeswoman told Peoples Gazette it did not know if cyanide is on the agency’s testing checklist and did not state how often market surveilla…

Stakeholders have advocated stronger collaboration between the federal government and the private sector to accelerate cancer prevention and expand eq…

Add as a preferred source The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Abuja Operations Office, has conducted an on-the-spot assessment of flood-a…

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People with diabetes can benefit from education about the disease and treatment, dietary changes, and exercise, with the goal of keeping both short-term and long-term blood glucose levels within acceptable bounds. In addition, given the associated higher risks of cardiovascular disease, lifestyle modifications are recommended to control blood pressure.

Weight loss can prevent progression from prediabetes to diabetes type 2, decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease, or result in a partial remission in people with diabetes.

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