Health & Fitness - DAILY BLAST https://dailyblastng.com ... To Tell The Truth Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:57:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://dailyblastng.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cropped-Daily-blast-logo-4-32x32.jpg Health & Fitness - DAILY BLAST https://dailyblastng.com 32 32 Actress Atinuke Kareem dies after battle with cancer https://dailyblastng.com/actress-atinuke-kareem-dies-after-battle-with-cancer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=actress-atinuke-kareem-dies-after-battle-with-cancer Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:57:43 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=64153 actress, Atinuke Remilekun Kareem, better known as Atinuke Kareem, is dead. The actress died after a long battle with breast cancer. Owolabi Ajasa, the governor of the Ogun State chapter of Theater Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria, TAMPAN, announced the sad news on Tuesday afternoon. Owolabi in a statement shared on his Instagram page, [...]

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]]> DNA Tests: 1 in 4 men not biological fathers of their children — Report https://dailyblastng.com/dna-tests-1-in-4-men-not-biological-fathers-of-their-children-report/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dna-tests-1-in-4-men-not-biological-fathers-of-their-children-report Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:00:07 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=63969 About one in four paternity tests conducted by Smart DNA Nigeria returned negative results in its 2025/2026 reporting period, its latest annual DNA Testing Report has revealed.   The company, in a statement on Sunday, August 24, 2026 in Lagos, said the report confirmed that 23.6 per cent of recorded paternity test outcomes were negative, [...]

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]]> “Come back home and build our health sector” – Tinubu begs diaspora doctors to return https://dailyblastng.com/come-back-home-and-build-our-health-sector-tinubu-begs-diaspora-doctors-to-return/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=come-back-home-and-build-our-health-sector-tinubu-begs-diaspora-doctors-to-return Sat, 25 Jul 2026 19:28:00 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=63464 President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerian medical doctors and other healthcare professionals in the diaspora to return home and lend their expertise to the ongoing transformation of the nation’s healthcare sector under the Renewed Hope Agenda. Tinubu made this call on Friday when he received in audience a delegation of Nigerian Diaspora Medical Associations Worldwide [...]

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]]> Avoid bush meat to prevent Ebola spread, physicians tell Nigerians https://dailyblastng.com/avoid-bush-meat-to-prevent-ebola-spread-physicians-tell-nigerians/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=avoid-bush-meat-to-prevent-ebola-spread-physicians-tell-nigerians Sun, 24 May 2026 08:31:34 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=62467 Amid concerns over the resurgence of Ebola Virus Disease in parts of Africa, seasoned physicians have advised Nigerians to avoid bush meat consumption, warning that contact with infected wild animals could increase the risk of transmission. The specialists explained that Ebola is a highly infectious disease that can spread from animals to humans through consumption, [...]

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]]> Late sickle cell diagnosis killing Nigerian children – Prof Nnodu https://dailyblastng.com/late-sickle-cell-diagnosis-killing-nigerian-children-prof-nnodu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=late-sickle-cell-diagnosis-killing-nigerian-children-prof-nnodu Fri, 22 May 2026 07:03:34 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=62440 By Prosper Okoye Delayed diagnosis of sickle cell disease is contributing to preventable deaths among Nigerian children, researcher Obiageli E. Nnodu said on Thursday. Nnodu, principal investigator and director of the Centre of Excellence for Sickle Cell Disease Research and Training, spoke at the 2026 World Sickle Cell Day commemoration in Abuja. She said many [...]

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]]> No Ebola case in Nigeria – NCDC https://dailyblastng.com/no-ebola-case-in-nigeria-ncdc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-ebola-case-in-nigeria-ncdc Mon, 18 May 2026 10:09:56 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=62377 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has assured Nigerians that no confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease has been recorded in the country despite growing concerns over the ongoing outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain in Central Africa.   In a statement released on Sunday, May 17, the NCDC Director-General, Jide Idris, [...]

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]]> Cross River denies report of 10 news cases of COVID-19 pandemic https://dailyblastng.com/cross-river-denies-report-of-10-news-cases-of-covid-19-pandemic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cross-river-denies-report-of-10-news-cases-of-covid-19-pandemic Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:39:21 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=61907 Amid fears of a renewed COVID-19 outbreak, the Cross River State Government has said only one case has been detected, contrary to reports of 10 new infections. The Cross River State Commissioner for Health, Henry Ayuk, made the clarification on Thursday during an interview on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, dismissing the widely circulated claims [...]

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]]> FOSAD mourns the death of US based Dr. Uzoma Nwaubani who died during free medical outreach programme in Abia State https://dailyblastng.com/fosad-mourns-the-death-of-us-based-dr-uzoma-nwaubani-who-died-during-free-medical-outreach-programme-in-abia-state/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fosad-mourns-the-death-of-us-based-dr-uzoma-nwaubani-who-died-during-free-medical-outreach-programme-in-abia-state Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:58:52 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=61804 The Forum of South-East Academic Doctors (FOSAD) expresses deep sorrow and heartfelt condolences to the family of the late Dr. Uzoma Nwaubani, the Government of Abia State under the leadership of Governor Alex Otti, and the entire people of Abia State over the tragic passing of Dr. Nwaubani.   We received with profound shock the [...]

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]]> Actress Georgina Onuoha calls for Blessing CEO’s arrest over false claims of cancer https://dailyblastng.com/actress-georgina-onuoha-calls-for-blessing-ceos-arrest-over-false-claims-of-cancer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=actress-georgina-onuoha-calls-for-blessing-ceos-arrest-over-false-claims-of-cancer Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:12:20 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=61496 Actress Georgina Onuoha has called for the arrest of social media influencer, Blessing ‘CEO’ Okoro, over claims she has ‘’cancer”.   In a post shared on Instagram Georgina who appears not to also believe Blessing’s claim of having stage four cancer, wrote; ‘’What Blessing CEO has done is not just disturbing it is deeply troubling [...]

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]]> Resident doctors to commence indefinite strike on Tuesday https://dailyblastng.com/resident-doctors-to-commence-indefinite-strike-on-tuesday/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=resident-doctors-to-commence-indefinite-strike-on-tuesday Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:00:02 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=61490     The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced plans to commence an indefinite nationwide strike starting at 12:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.   The decision was reached at the end of the association’s virtual Extraordinary National Executive Council meeting held on Saturday, April 4.     In a statement released [...]

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