An Obstetrician and Gynaecologist has revealed that men and women who smoke cigarettes experience high infertility rate than nonsmokers, due to health risks associated with smoking. Dr Abosede Lewu, Team Lead at Girlsaide Initiative and Convener, Keep All Mothers Alive
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More than anything else, singer and dad Harry Song wants women to understand that they call the shots in a relationship and it will either work or fail depending on how well they handle their man. Making an example of
The National Examinations Council has released the date and guidelines for the conduct of its 2020 examinations. This was contained in a press statement titled, “Making the Conduct Of Public Examinations Work in the COVID-19 Era”, by the NECO Registrar/Chief
Maureen Esisi, the estranged wife of actor Blossom Chukwujekwu, has released a statement to clear all the misconceptions published about her since her marriage to the actor ended one year ago. The fashion designer said yesterday, August 11, is the
Singer, Lady Gaga has revealed she’s on anti-psychotic medication because she has mental health issues. Lady Gaga, real name Stefani Germanotta, made the revelations about her mental health during a chat with with Zane Lowe on Apple Music’s Beats 1
Selah Marley, the 22-year-old daughter of singer Lauryn Hill and Rohan Marley, son of the legendary Bob Marley, has opened up about her relationship with her parents. Speaking candidly with the public as she went live on Instagram on Monday,
Ivuoma Tom, a Nigerian who works as a nurse in a private hospital in Lagos shares her heart-rendering story during a webinar, as captured by Good Health Weekly. After being on oxygen for 5 days, this experience for Ivuoma and
When it comes to how soon after you have sex you should take the test to find out whether you’re pregnant, it’s not as soon as you may have hoped. According to Lori Hardy, MD, obstetrician, and gynecologist at Northwestern
This year will go down in history for a virus (Coronavirus) that knew no geographic boundaries. Since its outbreak, many lives have been lost and many are yet to recover fully. Schools and higher institutions have been locked down. Children
Wasiu Dada, husband of blue-eyed Ilorin mum, Risikat Azeez, has resurfaced and also denied the allegation that he abandoned his family. Recall that the mum-of-two and her two children Kaosarat and Hassanat were recently sent away by her husband because
Celebrity dad, Justin Timberlake has reportedly signed an ‘infidelity clause’ that could give wife Jessica Biel majority of their assets and primary custody of the kids if he cheats. This comes after their marriage was allegedly on the brink of
Women who smoke cannabis or marijuana during pregnancy almost double the risk of their child having autism, a major study of half a million births has found. The study, published in Nature Medicine on Monday, reviewed data from more than
The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that the novel Coronavirus is proving exceptionally difficult to stop, as the number of cases approaches 20 million with over 700,000 deaths as at today Monday, August 10. Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director
The 2020/2021 post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination screening will commence in Nigeria’s higher institutions on September 7. The agreement was reached at a meeting between the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board and Vice-Chancellors, Rectors, and Provosts of tertiary institutions yesterday –
Strongly opinionated and controversial social media sensation, Abisoye Olukoya Michael popularly known as Oyemykke, has in a social media post argued that polygamy is not exactly African, but that it is more human and natural in concept. The dad-of-one posited that
Dr. Olumuyiwa Odusote, a consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Alimosho General Hospital, Lagos, has said that neck pain can be a sign of serious health issue, especially when it affects the spinal cord. Speaking in an interview with PUNCH HealthWise, Odusote noted
As the country continues to relax lockdown gradually, the Federal Government has directed civil servants on Grade Levels 12 and 13 as well as those on essential duties to resume full duties. The Head of the Civil Service of the
I’m in emotional turmoil right now. How I wish I could turn back the hands of time. I started dating my first boyfriend at the age of 17. We were so in love, and my family loved him as our
A team of researchers have devised a test for face masks to show which are the best at blocking droplets of fluid – and rated several current options. In a proof-of-concept study, scientists at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, devised a
The term ‘morning sickness’ is misleading and should instead be described as nausea and sickness in pregnancy, argue researchers who have demonstrated that these symptoms can occur at any time of the day — not just the morning researchers led
Satire has always been an effective tool to pass message; it relies on sarcasm to effect societal changes and one Nigerian woman, simply identified as Chisara, concerned about the plight of women in marriages in Nigeria is using her gift
It’s been only fourteen days since he got married but one Nigerian man has taken to Twitter to share some wisdom about what he’s learned so far.As he narrated his experience in the two weeks, some other users on the
Cancer is a leading cause of death for children and adolescents around the world and approximately 300,000 children aged 0 to 19 years old are diagnosed with cancer each year. The most common categories of childhood cancers include leukemias, brain
Many Nigerian COVID-19 survivors treated and discharged from isolation centres say one particular symptom of the infection has refused to go away. Some of the survivors who spoke with PUNCH HealthWise said they were worried that they are yet to
A Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Dr. Joseph Akinde, has urged pregnant women not to resist calls to donate umbilical cord blood for banking for future use. Donated umbilical cord blood, according to the specialist, will help reduce the cost of
