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Be Careful, Millions Get infections During Stay in Hospitals

The Ebola virus Disease (EVD) may have gone, yet there are other deadly infections still lurking a…

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The Test you Need to Take if you’re Over 40 and Overweight

The number on the scale might not be the only number you need to worry about: People 40 or older w…

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5 Chinese Varsities Promise Jigawa Medical Students Admission

Five Chinese medical universities have promised to give medical students from Jigawa State priorit…

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Research institutes Tackle FG over Appointment of ‘Outsiders’ as Chief Executive Officers

The Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associat…

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NANNM UBTH Chapter to Commence Warning Strike at Midnight Today

Nursingworld Nigeria has learnt that the University of Benin Teaching Hospital Chapter of the Nati…

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National Association of Perioperative Nurses Calls on Nursing Council to Fight Quackery

The National Association of perioperative Nurses of Nigeria (NAPON) has called on the Nursing and …

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No Functional Regulation for Medical Practice in Nigeria - NMA President

ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (NMA), SIR. DR. KAYODE OBEMBE, ON THE…

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Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria 88th Conference to Focus on Progress in Curbing childhood Killer Diseases

All roads lead to Abuja, where pharmacists from all over the country will converge for the 88th an…

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West African Health Sector Unions Network Holds Capacity Building Workshop

A 3-day capacity-building workshop was organised for education and communication officers of the W…

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UNICEF To Support Zamfara Govt. To Immunise 1.2 Million Children Against Measles

UNICEF says it will partner the Zamfara State Government in the immunisation of no fewer than 1.27…

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Gunmen Abduct Medical Doctor in Bayelsa

Insecurity in Bayelsa State ahead of the December 5 governorship election worsened Friday followin…

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Kaduna NMA Moves to Check Quacks

Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Kaduna State has moved to check-mate quackery and other malp…

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'Milestone' Prostate Cancer Drug

The first drug that targets precise genetic mutations in prostate cancer has been shown to be effe…

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Borno First Lady Donates Cancer Kits

Wife of Borno State governor and Founder, Support for Women, Orphans and Tsangaya, SWOT, Foundatio…

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Botched Caesarean Operations Causing More Fistula in Women

The exact number of women developing iatrogenic fistulas, accidental fistulas resulting from faile…

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Drug Abuse Among Youths Rising

More Nigerian youths are abusing psychoactive substances and this has grave dangers on the society…

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39% Of Stroke Survivors In Nigeria Die Within 3 Months – FG

The federal government says its recent facility-based study shows that the global stroke crisis ki…

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UCH Partners with Illinois University on Bone Marrow Transplant

The University College Hospital (UCH) has disclosed that it has partnered with University of Illin…

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Two-Thirds of People under 50 Have Herpes: WHO

More than 3.7 billion people under 50 have the highly-infectious and incurable herpes virus that c…

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Nigeria Records 100, 000 New Cases of Cancer

The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP), Nigeria said yesterday that 80,000 Nigeri…

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