Sola Ogundipe

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Why 1 in 3 early-stage kidney cancer patients show no symptoms

HealthFebruary 7, 2026

By Sola Ogundipe The UK’s leading kidney cancer charity has warned that ‘highly restrictive’ health guidelines mean a fifth of patients are getting diagnosed at the most advanced...

Men reach critical heart disease risk level years before women – Study

HealthFebruary 7, 2026

By Sola Ogundipe Heart disease risk begins to climb for men in their mid-30s, years before it rises for women, a decades-long study tracking people from young adulthood has uncovered. From the ...

Study links late bedtimes to higher heart disease risk

HealthFebruary 7, 2026

By Sola Ogundipe People who naturally stay up late may be putting their hearts under added strain as they age. A large study tracking more than 300,000 adults found that middle-aged and old...

Unified healthcare network can end Nigeria’s high neonatal mortality — Dosekun

HealthFebruary 4, 2026

By Sola Ogundipe Nigeria’s high neonatal mortality rate is a crisis of coordination rather than a mere shortage of funds, a veteran Senior Paediatrician Dr. Efunbo Dosekun, has warned. In...

Years of heavy drinking raise colorectal cancer risk – Study

NewsJanuary 31, 2026

…Quitting alcohol helps reverse trend By Sola Ogundipe Drinking heavily over many years is linked to a higher risk of colorectal cancer, especially rectal cancer, according to new research. Peo...

Research says brain cancer starts many years before detection

HealthJanuary 31, 2026

By Sola Ogundipe Scientists have found that a common brain cancer may begin in normal-looking brain cells years before a tumour appears. The discovery points to new ways to detect and treat the di...

Doctors explain how people can get drunk without drinking

HealthJanuary 17, 2026

By Sola Ogundipe You can get drunk even without taking a single drop of alcohol, scientists have established. They say that food ingested can produce alcohol right inside the body. The scientis...

First adult patient receives genetically modified ‘living drug’ for leukemia

HealthJanuary 17, 2026

By Sola Ogundipe A 28-year-old man, Oscar Murphy, has become the first patient in the UK to receive a revolutionary “living drug” on the NHS for his specific form of blood cancer. Murphy, who i...

Occupational health: SOEHPON pushes for global standards in Nigeria

HealthDecember 23, 2025

By Sola Ogundipe In line with its drive to ensure occupational and environmental health practices meet global standards, the Society of Occupational and Environmental Health Physicians of Nigeria ...

Recall alert: Avoid Indomie vegetable noodles – NAFDAC

HealthDecember 20, 2025

By Sola Ogundipe The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public alert over the recall of Indomie Vegetable Flavour Noodles following the discovery o...

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