A young college student from Utah, who is 18 years old, needs a bone marrow donor for a transplant. However, it's tough to find one because she is of mixed Japanese and white ancestry. This has led her family to ask the public for help.
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With hypertension becoming more common in Nigeria and the cost of medication soaring, medical specialists are worried about the large number of Nigerians with the deadly disease who are not getting treatment despite knowing the serious risks of uncontrolled or poorly managed non-communicable disease. The doctors revealed that half of […]

Neurologists have cautioned that prolonged stress can increase the likelihood of experiencing anxiety and depression, which in turn raises the chance of memory decline. They explained that when stressed, the body releases a hormone called cortisol, which helps the brain use glucose more effectively and temporarily boosts energy level. However, […]

Five Ogun communities that have for decades lived without access to clean water now have a reason to celebrate as their cries for help have received much-needed attention and reassurance, as the Border Communities Development Agency, Abuja, has promised to provide them boreholes. This development is in response to a PUNCH Healthwise investigative report, which […]

People who like to watch the stars locally can see a full moon this week. It is expected to start on Monday evening and continue until Thursday. For those in the Dallas area, the full moon will appear in the sky at 7:07 p.m. with about 98% brightness and will set at 6:05 a.m. the next day, as stated by the Farmers Almanac. The full moon will reach 100% brightness the following Tuesday evening, rising again at 7:07 p.m. and setting at 6:31 a.m.

Experienced health experts in the haematology field have criticized advertisements that label certain medications as 'blood tonics', stating that the information is not accurate. They stated that the use of 'blood tonic' should be discouraged, emphasizing that it is not supported by scientific medicine. Scholars from the University of Lagos described this usage as a marketing tactic.