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Health Education Graduate Performs Surgery in Kwara Clinic

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria has raided a hospital in Ilorin, Kwara State, identified…

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On Medical Matters, Please Avoid Quacks

Who offers you treatment when you are sick? Is it the ‘local chemist’ or the ‘ef…

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Hero drug company undercuts hated Pharma Bro with $1 AIDS pill

  Last month, the Internet went into full outrage mode when it learned that Turing Pharmace…

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‘Zero Dose’ Children Raise Measles Concern

Thousands of children born in the last five years-and many more before them-have never had a singl…

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How to Boost Immune System, Prevent Diseases, Say Experts

One fallout of too much stress in the body is the negative effect it has on the immune system. &nb…

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Breast Cancer: Clinical Anatomy and Breast Self-examination

From the brief review of the basic Anatomy of the female breast, some important elements of physic…

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Water Down Your Cancer Risk with Watermelon

Watermelon is a “wonder fruit” and the perfect example of food that can help you stay …

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AMLSN Seeks Revamping Of Vaccine Production Laboratory

MEMBERS of the Association Of Medical Laboratory Scientists Of Nigeria (AMLSN) have urged the Fede…

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Pilot Implementation of First Malaria Vaccine Recommended by WHO Advisory Groups

The World Health Organization’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) a…

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WHO Delists Nigeria From Polio List

The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to formally pronounce the delisting of Nigeria as a pol…

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Nigeria Begins Pilot Study on HIV Prevention

The country has begun a pilot study of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and TasP (Treatment as Prev…

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Virtual Reality Maze 'Predicts Alzheimer's Disease'

Alzheimer's disease can be detected decades before onset, using a virtual reality test, a stud…

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Odukoya Nominated as Fellow of Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy

A foremost pharmacist and the immediate past Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lagos,…

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LUTH Procures Laparoscopic Machine for Keyhole Surgery Training

In line with advancement in surgery procedures particularly in knifeless surgery, the Lagos Univer…

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Medical Tourism Bad for Nigeria’s Image – Kano Emir

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II; and President/CEO, Tristate Cardiovascular Associate, Prof …

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Diminishing Hope for Cancer Patients

It is alarming but true. Thousands  of cancer patients in Nigeria currently face an uncertain…

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Adadevoh Health Trust Celebrates Nigerian Heroes

The Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh (DRASA) Health Trust’s inaugural event, Tuesday, brought toget…

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300 Students of Federal Govt College Ekiti Infected with Cholera

No fewer than 300 students of the Federal Government Girls’ College in Efon Alaaye, Ekiti St…

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50 Bauchi Residents Undergo Free Eye Surgery

A Non-Governmental Organisation, Charity to Cheer Foundation, in collaboration with Etisalat, prov…

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‘Older’ Blood Poses no Harm to Heart Surgery Patients: Study

’Older’ blood is just as safe for heart patients as transfusions of fresher blood, a n…

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