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Maxima Maduka, Chief Dental Therapist, Garki Hospital, Abuja, during an interview on Friday, urged people to inculcate the practice of using dental floss to remove food particles between the teeth instead of using tooth picks.

Dental floss is a cord of thin filaments used to remove food particles and dental plague between the teeth in areas a toothbrush is unable to reach.

Maduka, said dental floss, specially made to clean between the teeth, was safer and healthier than tooth pick.

The World Health Organisation (WHO), through its Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, revealed that it will work closely with health partners to vaccinate more than 25 million persons in Nigeria against yellow fever in 2018.

Dr. Ghebreyesus, made the disclosure at the African Launch of “Strategy to Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemic” (EYE Strategy) in Abuja.

The health expert added it was relevant to launch a new strategy of eradicating yellow fever in Africa, considering that the world was currently facing a growing risk of the disease.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday inaugurated the Abia Tele-health initiative, otherwise known as ‘Dial-a-doctor’ initiative, describing it as commendable effort in the healthcare delivery system in the state. Speaking at the event held at the International Conference Centre, Umuahia, Osinbajo said that Abia had blazed the trail in the utilisation of Global System of Mobile Telecommunication (GSM) in the delivery of quality healthcare to the people of the state.

A groundbreaking study has uncovered why some patients' cancers are more deadly than others, despite appearing identical.

Francis Crick Institute scientists developed a way of analysing a cancer's history to predict its future.

The study on kidney cancer patients showed some tumours were "born to be bad" while others never became aggressive and may not need treating.

Medical experts speaking in Lagos on Thursday, advised married men who are trying to impregnate their wives to practice healthy eating as this may help increase fertility chances.

The experts said in separate interviews that what enters the stomach of many men could greatly influence the chances of their wives conceiving faster.

Mr John Adigwe, who works at Solmon Conception Diet Consultancy, Lagos, said research revealed that only women take caution to eat foods that could boost their fertility, but that men also ought to take such precautions.

The wife of the president, Aisha Buhari on Wednesday appealed to operators of private healthcare facilities in the country to reduce the high cost of their services to enable average Nigerians have access to desired medical attention. The President's wife made the call during a courtesy visit by officials of the Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN) at the State House.