Health News

The CDC now recommends five-day artemether-lumefantrine treatment for certain malaria cases. Here is what nurses in Africa need to know

What does treatment mean in stage IV cancer? Understanding palliative care, advanced cancer treatment, quality of life and difficult medical...

Fake nurse poses as hospital staff and steals newborn hours after birth in Gboko, Benue. Baby recovered, suspects arrested. Full...

Education Minister Dr. Tunji Alausa says nursing is now as competitive as medicine. Fellow Nurses Africa examines what this means...

Nigerian medical graduate Nnani Adaobi Marian has died after a Russian airstrike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, days before her graduation. Her...

NHS England is rolling out Microsoft 365 Copilot and an AI triage tool to 505,000 staff to reduce paperwork, improve...

The American Nurses Association has approved full membership for LPNs and LVNs in a landmark bylaws decision. Find out what...

A US court awarded $52m after a fellow nurse died from a botched BBL with no oxygen, no airway management...

New UK official data reveals Black ethnic groups in England are 3× more likely to have schizophrenia and severe mental...

A Nigerian man has gone viral after returning a $500 wedding gift from his UK nurse sister, igniting a heated...

An internal hospital memo has warned of a suspected plot by bandits to kidnap nurses and doctors in Nigeria to...

Sudan hospital strike kills 64, including 13 children and healthcare workers, at Al-Daein Teaching Hospital in East Darfur. WHO confirms...

President Tinubu approves employment of 50 doctors and 100 nurses to improve healthcare in Nigeria's correctional centres and prisons nationwide....

A 2-year-old died after a hospital error gave 10x the intended potassium dose (1.5 mmol to 15 mmol), leading to...

Explore the 2026 international consensus on peri-operative fasting: Clear liquids allowed until 2 hours before anaesthesia (solids remain 6+ hours)....

ICU nurse Kirstie Roberts reveals dying patients often say 'Tell my family I love them', 'I don’t feel good' and...

Nigerian doctors highlight crisis: hospitals deskilling nurses to vitals only while house officers handle procedures, causing overwork, burnout, and delayed...

Newborn stolen from Mamprobi Polyclinic maternity ward in Accra: strange woman captured on CCTV. Baby safely recovered and suspect arrested...

A Nigerian mother, Mrs Oluranti Olufunmilayo Esther Akinyemi, died of sudden cardiac arrest in the UK just days before her...

US measles outbreak reaches 733 cases in 2026 as CDC reports sharp rise. Experts and Dr Mehmet Oz urge urgent...