Prof. Ibadin Michael is the Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital. He was appointed in 2009 and will be exiting the office in a couple of days. In this interview with MICHAEL EGBEJULE, he[...]

The Guild of Medical Directors (GMD) has held a conference (and its 24th Annual General Meeting) in Abuja to deliberate on measures to check the upsurge of hepatitis in Nigeria.   The conference with the theme[...]

It wasn’t surprising but rather shocking when female medical doctors made it to the categories of unmarried in Kano state. This is according to a survey conducted by a renowned Islamic scholar, Sheik Aminu Ibrahi[...]

Issues concerning tobacco and its various uses have continued to engage the attention of responsible governments the world over because of the grave danger the substance poses not only to human health but also the envi[...]

An experimental antiplatelet drug has surprising bite. Based on a protein found in snake venom, the new drug prevented blood clotting in mice without causing excessive bleeding after an injury, according to research pu[...]

It is not unusual to be curious about certain aspects of our bodies, however, these patients really ought to have kept their questions to themselves. In a series of hilarious confessions doctors have revealed stories o[...]

Since the dawn of time, man has been chasing the elusive notion of immortality. As early as 1600 BC, bizarre anti-aging practices have been undertaken, including bathing in soured asses' milk, drinking gold compoun[...]

Often when a baby is born alive during an abortion procedure, the child is kept in the abortion clinic until he or she dies. In rare cases, the abortionist himself takes action to kill the baby. But sometimes the baby[...]

A Consultant Family Medicine and Obstetrics, Dr. Omoniyi Adebisi, has urged Nigerians whose relatives die as a result of negligence to seek redress in court.Adebisi, who is sponsoring free deliveries and surgeries for[...]