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E DON HAPPEN: Five Hospitalised As Rabid Dog Attacks Residents In Yobe

Posted on July 12, 2026July 12, 2026 by GISTSMATE MEDIA

Five residents of Malam Matari community on the outskirts of Damaturu, Yobe State, have been hospitalised after sustaining bites from […]

Poverty Responsible For New HIV Infections — Doctors

Posted on July 5, 2026July 5, 2026 by GISTSMATE MEDIA

Medical doctors have attributed the rise in new Human Immunodeficiency Virus infections in Nigeria to declining donor funding, worsening poverty, […]

Posted on July 5, 2026July 5, 2026 by GISTSMATE MEDIA

Boiling eggs directly while cooking rice is a common practice in many households in Nigeria. Many see this practice as […]

Posted on June 30, 2026June 30, 2026 by GISTSMATE MEDIA

A total of 102,025 new HIV infections were recorded across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory in 2025, […]

Posted on June 28, 2026June 28, 2026 by GISTSMATE MEDIA

Only one in four men has optimal semen quality, a consultant gynaecologist, Dr Victor Ajayi, said, citing a 2012 study. […]

Posted on June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 by GISTSMATE MEDIA

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says Lassa fever has killed 214 people between January and June […]

Posted on June 20, 2026June 20, 2026 by GISTSMATE MEDIA

The Federal Government has approved the release of N21.2 million in outbreak investigation and response funds, to each state to […]

Posted on June 18, 2026June 18, 2026 by GISTSMATE MEDIA

A Nigerian medical doctor, Dr Rasheed Abasi, has said there is nothing medically wrong with masturbation for men, arguing that […]

Posted on June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 by GISTSMATE MEDIA

Scientists are gaining new insights into why mosquitoes appear to target certain people while largely ignoring others, revealing that body […]

Posted on June 10, 2026June 10, 2026 by GISTSMATE MEDIA

The rise in smartphone use between 2007 and 2024 has been associated with declining fertility rates among women of reproductive […]