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People need to learn how to manage stress, psychiatrist says
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A psychiatrist at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Yaba, Dr. McEdwards Nworie, has said that proper management of life’s challenges could help to reduce depression and stress. Nworie, who gave the assertion while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Lagos, said that depression and stress are common and serious mental illnesses that negatively affect the way people feel, think and act.
He said that stress is a risk factor for depression and mental health problems which could lead to suicide. Nworie, also the General Secretary, Association of Resident Doctors in the hospital, said that mental health problems are among the most important contributors to the burden of disease and disability worldwide.
COVID-19 has exposed weak link in Nigeria’s health sector – Don
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Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem, says the country’s healthcare is being challenged by COVID-19 pandemic. Abdulkareem made the observation while speaking at the 36th Professional Initiation ceremony for the Batch B 2020 medical graduands of the College of Health Sciences, held at the institution on Monday.
According to him, at the height of the pandemic, the number of front-liners was not adequate to cope with the number of patients, “Our nation’s healthcare delivery is seriously challenged with the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The global health crisis overstretched our healthcare facilities and exposes the weak link in our delivery system.
Two consultants, senior matron die in LASUTH as 200 health workers contract COVID-19
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The management of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, has revealed that out of the about 200 of its health workers that were infected with COVID-19, no less than four had died. The tertiary hospital said among those killed by the global pandemic were two consultants and a senior matron. It didn’t state the category of the fourth worker who also died of the disease.
The hospital stated this in a series of tweets while responding to a chartered accountant, Kunle Enitan’s tweet about how his critically-ill mother was initially refused admission by LASUTH, until the Lagos State Commissioner of Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, intervened.
Why we can’t accept every patient that visits our facility —LASUTH
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Authorities of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital have explained why every patient seeking treatment in the hospital may not be accepted. The hospital management spoke in reaction to the complaint of a man who said that his sick mother waited for four hours before LASUTH could accept her for treatment.
A chartered accountant, Mr. Kunle Enitan, had narrated how his ailing mother was made to wait for four hours at LASUTH, with no doctor or nurse. According to the tax expert in a tweet via his Twitter handle @kunleenitan on Sunday, his mother was referred to the tertiary hospital from Unita Hospital as an emergency case.
The kind of cancers in Nigeria are very aggressive –Radiologist
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Consultant Radiologist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Dr. Caleb Yakubu, says the kind of cancers that physicians see in Nigeria are the very aggressive types. He noted that Africa is now witnessing a rise in cases of colon cancer following increased consumption of refined carbohydrates among its population.
Yakubu said that exposure to injurious substances and the adoption of unhealthy lifestyle predispose people to cancer. The radiologist, who is the coordinator, One Stop Breast Clinic, LUTH, told PUNCH HealthWise in an interview that in the past, Africans do not come down with colon cancer because they fed mainly on their local foods that were nutrient-dense.
Insisting on collecting placenta after childbirth not scientific —Physicians
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Medical experts say there is no scientific basis for the collection of placenta, revealing that many doctors have been harassed by family members of women who delivered in their hospitals for not being able to account for the placenta.
According to them, the collection of placenta by family members of a woman who gives birth is just a cultural thing and has nothing to do with medicine. Speaking in an interview with PUNCH HealthWise, one of the experts, a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Dr. Joseph Akinde, says some family members are so crazy about the placenta to the point that they can sue the doctor if he fails to provide it after delivery.
Mrs Uko Itohowo, the Director, National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme, says COVID-19 has worsened Tuberculosis (TB) cases in Nigeria as about 60 per cent of patients go unnoticed and untreated. Itohowo said this on Monday in a virtual media seminar with newsmen in Ilorin.
She said currently, TB kills 18 Nigerians every hour, with a record number of 47 Nigerians developing active TB every hour, seven of which are children. Itohowo observed that all attention were being placed on COVID-19 to the detriment of TB, which is equally a deadly disease. She said that although TB is a deadly disease yet with proper treatment it could be cured.
UNICEF, WHO Kick against Discrimination of COVID-19 Survivors
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Nigerians and the world at large have been urged to stop discrimination against survivors and those afflicted with coronavirus, even as the demand for vaccine passports that is being agitated by some European countries has been described as unnecessary.
This is coming as the World Health Organisation, WHO, has kicked against the demand for vaccine passports or certificates as being agitated by some European countries before entry by travellers from abroad.
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it has concluded the first half of phase one COVID-19 vaccination in line with the directive of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency.
The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, in a statement said the exercise which began on March 12 was done for 20 days. Abayomi said the second phase of the exercise would commence in May, saying about 257,756 persons had been inoculated as of April 15.
Lagos investigating two cases of ‘blood clotting disorder’ after AstraZeneca vaccination
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The Lagos State Government says it is investigating two cases of ‘blood clotting disorder’ after AstraZeneca vaccination. The state government revealed this in a Press release emailed by the Director of Public Affairs in the Ministry, Mr. Tunbosun Ogunbanwo; and signed by the Commissioner of Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Wednesday.
“We are being extremely diligent for blood coagulation disorders in view of the prevailing international scientific attention to the possibility of increased risk of developing blood clotting disorders and two cases are being investigated.
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A medical virologist, Dr Kolawole Oladipo, has recommended a mask per day depending on its type if such mask has not been contaminated. Oladipo, in an interview with our correspondent, said the wearing of a facemask for a long time could lead to headaches, reduction in blood oxygenation, allergies, itchiness, and redness on the skin.
He said, “I will recommend a mask per day depending on its type, if such mask has not been contaminated through one or other activities.
Why alcohol should be avoided before and after COVID-19 vaccination –Physicians
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Following concerns about the possible effects of alcohol on COVID-19 vaccine, medical experts say it is advisable to refrain from taking alcohol before vaccination and immediately after receiving the vaccine.
There are, however, other experts still insisting there is no evidence to support the claim that drinking alcohol will negatively affect the body’s response to COVID-19 vaccine. For a renowned Professor of virology and former Vice-Chancellor of the Redeemer’s University, Oyewale Tomori, the best thing for people to do,
Observing social distancing indoors doesn’t curb COVID-19 spread -Study
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A study states that observing social distancing by staying six feet apart indoors can’t effectively prevent the spread of COVID-19. Findings from the research shows that other factors, like the number of people in a space, whether they use face masks, what they are doing, and the level of ventilation, are much more important.
The study was carried out by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, and published online in PNAS, a peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary scientific journal of the National Academy of Sciences.
How your weight determines if you’ll carry your pregnancy to term
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Women who are underweight or overweight are at a significantly higher risk of experiencing recurrent miscarriages compared to those of average weight, says a new United Kingdom study.
The study, led by a team of researchers from the University of Southampton, United Kingdom, notes that abnormal Body Mass Index exacerbates a woman’s risk of suffering from repeated miscarriages. The researchers, in the study published in Science Daily, assessed the link between women’s lifestyle and risk of recurrent pregnancy loss.
