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Can Your Kitchen Kill You, #MenstruationMatters and Other Stories In This Week’s Radiant News Roundup
Can Your Kitchen Kill You?[fl]A[/fl]ccording to the World Health Organisation, over 95,000 Nigerian women die every year from kitchen complications. You might think the danger lies with rats, knife injuries, or even the household accidents that can happen to anyone. But no, it’s the firewood u...
Distribution of 22,000 Abortifacient Kits to Displaced Nigerian Women And Other Stories in This Week’s News Roundup
What the Nigerian Health Minister Has to Say[fl]P[/fl]rofessor Isaac Adewole, the Health Minister, had a busy week addressing forums on the state of healthcare in the country. And, by all accounts, he does have a lot on his plate.For a start, Professor Adewole reiterated that treatment must ...
Radiantly Up-to-date: March 11th
International Women’s Day in Nigeria[fl]O[/fl]n March 8th, we celebrated International Women’s Day. At different points in history, this commemorative day has stood for different things, representing the varied needs of women throughout the world.This year’s theme, #PledgeforParity car...
Health News Briefs
Some Americans Will Have Medical Debt Wiped From Credit
The three major credit reporting companies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion, will no longer include paid medical debt in their credit ... read more
Health News BriefsNatural Gas Used to Heat Homes Contains Some Harmful Chemicals
A new study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology has found that several dangerous cancer-causing chemicals are present ... read more
Health News BriefsUterine Cancer Claims Many Black Lives
Instances of endometrial cancer, also known as uterine cancer, are on the rise, especially among Black women. Cancer of the ... read more
Health News BriefsBabies and Toddlers Get COVID-19 Shots
The CDC has approved Pfizer’s and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines for America’s youngest citizens. Children as young as six months will ... read more
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