Adebola Akin-Bright, the 12-year-old boy with a missing intestine in Lagos State, is dead. The mother, Abiodun Deborah, disclosed this in a phone conversation with Vanguard, yesterday. It was gathered that Adebola died at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). An earlier report reveals that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State visited Adebola and pledged to cover his medical …

Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) recorded a new first as it becomes the first public tertiary health institution in Nigeria to perform Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) closure. VSD is a type of heart procedure that closes a hole between the left and right ventricles of the heart. The procedure was done on 20th June, at the hospital’s Cardiac Catheterization …

An explosion from a gas cylinder rocked the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, yesterday resulting in an inferno. Three container shops situated behind the Engineering Department were razed, while an adjourning office in the department was partially affected. Although no casualty was recorded, some persons sustained minor injuries in the ensuing stampede. Director of Lagos State Fire and Rescue …

The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), in collaboration with “Friends of LASUTH” has provided free cataract surgery to residents of Ojokoro area of Lagos State. This an offshoot of a free medical outreach the hospital held earlier in the year. During the outreach, over 500 beneficiaries were screened and 48 people were diagnosed with cataract. Subsequently, they were scheduled …

The Cardiology unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), in collaboration with Cardiostart International recently embarked on a two-tier cardiovascular mission for less privileged patients with heart diseases. The mission, which involved open heart surgeries and cardiac interventional surgeries, kicked off on Friday, 14th October. LASUTH Chief Medical Director, Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo thanked the Cardiostat team for its …

The Chief Medical Director of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Professor Adetokunbo Fabamwo has been inducted into the prestigious Nigerian Academy of Medicine. The high-profile event took place on Thursday at the NAF Conference Centre, Abuja. The Nigerian Academy of Medicine is an independent, national resource of excellence and expertise in medical sciences and healthcare. Membership is open …