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FCT Health Officials Goes Tough On Fake Operators

The Federal Capital Territory Administration has again reiterated the need for the residents of th…

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We are inviting Deafness –ENT Surgeon

In most towns and cities of Nigeria, people are daily being subjected to a cacophony of noise at d…

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Nigeria Still Among Highest TB endemic Countries

… Loses 170,000 out of 570,000 patients Despite a remarkable reduction of tuberculosis, o…

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IPAS Makes Case for Abortion Law Review

A non-governmental organisation, IPAC has called for a re­view of Nigeria’s abortion law…

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Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital Records Medical Feat in Surgery

BENIN—FEDERAL Government-owned Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua, Edo State, has rec…

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PSN Advocates New Treatment for Childhood Killer Diseases

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), under its PSNPACFaH project, has called for a review …

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Sweetened Drinks Might Raise Men’s Risk for Heart Failure

People who regularly consume sodas or sweetened fruit drinks may have a higher risk for heart fail…

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Snake Bites Take Big Global Toll, Especially Among the Poor

Snake bites kill thousands of people worldwide each year due to limited availability of antivenom,…

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Depression and Diabetes Linked to Sedentary Pregnancy

Women suffering from depression during their second trimester are more likely to spend longer amou…

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PRESS RELEASE: ARD UNTH Drags UNTH Management to Court

Following an ill-advised order from UNTH Management threatening to sack/replace house officers who…

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Ebola Disease Survivor Gives Birth, Baby Virus-Free

Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, survivor and resident staff of First Consultant Medical Centre, Dr. Ada …

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Finding Fortune in Managing Medical Waste

Talents abound in the nation’s entrepreneurial landscape. Entrepreneurs who  are clever…

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Free Surgeries for Tumour Patients in Ekiti

Succour has come the way of 10 patients in Ekiti State who are suffering from cleft lip, cleft pal…

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Professional Rivalry, Clan Culture, Bane Of Nigeria’s Health Sector – PCN

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has said that professional rivalry and clan culture appro…

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NUC Approves Four Year Career-Change MBBS Program for Non-medical Health Professionals

Following several stakeholders meetings in the last two years and as a prelude to the formal relea…

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NUC Approves Seven Year, Four Year MBBS/BDS Program in New Minimum Academic Standards

Following several stakeholders meetings in the last two years and as a prelude to the formal relea…

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ICRC: Stop the Violence, Protect Health Care

In the last few months, a number of attacks against health-care workers, medical transports and fa…

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National Orthopaedic Hospital Igbobi Brief for its Joint Convocation Ceremony Graduands

This is to inform the graduands of the school of Post Basic Nursing Studies, Orthopaedic Nursing a…

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Interrupted Sleep not Good for Your Mood, Study Suggests

Waking up several times a night is more likely to put you in a bad mood than a shorter amount of s…

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South Africa Asked to Allow Generics for AbbVie HIV Drug By Janice Kew

  . Medecins Sans Frontieres says Lopinavir supply needs backup . South Africa says short…

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