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Study Says Tdap Vaccine Safe During Pregnancy

Even if a woman gets a tetanus-containing shot before she conceives, it is still safe to give her …

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Rising Cases of Mental Disorder in Africa

The recent revelation by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that one out of every six Africans su…

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WHO DG to Present Certificate Delisting Nigeria from Polio Endemic Countries

All is now set for Nigeria to be officially certified as a non-endemic polio country.   T…

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Mental Health Law Overdue for Review

Medical experts on Thursday called for a review of laws and policies on mental health. They also w…

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Health Workers, Nollywood Actor Create Health Awareness

HEALTH, they say is wealth. For a lot of Nigerians, without wealth you cannot get sound health. Th…

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Abiodun Akinwuntan Appointed Professor & Dean at the University of Kansas Medical Center

The Nigeria Physiotherapy Network (NPN) is extremely proud and happy to announce thatDr. Abiodun E…

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UNTH Doctors Cry Out: Demand Immediate Sack of the CMD

PRESS RELEASE BY THE ASSOCIATION OF RESIDENT DOCTORS OF UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA TEACHING HOSPITAL IT…

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Polio, 1st Human Disease In 21st Century To Be Eradicated-Rotary

As Nigeria joins the rest of the world in celebrating World Polio Day coming up on the 24th of thi…

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NTNU Developing Early Detection Method for Cervical Cancer, Says VC

Prof. Huseyin Sert, the Vice-Chancellor of Nigerian Turkish Nile University (NTNU), Abuja, said th…

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Experts Seek Collaborative Efforts against Cancer

Lakeshore Cancer Centre (LCC), Lagos and its partners, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, United State…

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‘Poor Nutrition in First 1000 Days of Life Increases Chronic Diseases’ Risk’

Food science technologists and nutritionists have re-emphasised the importance of adequate nutriti…

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Babcock University Opens N2bn Cardio-vascular Institute

Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State will today officially declare open a centre for the tr…

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47% of Nigerians Don’t wash Their Hands with Soap after Defecation, UNICEF Finds

A recent survey by the United Nation Children Fund (UNICEF), carried out in six states, found that…

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UNTH Strike: ARD President Alleges Harassment, Threats

  Following the indefinite strike action called out by the Association of Resident Doctors,…

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70% of Health Centres Below Standard, Says Christian Aid

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Christian Aid Nigeria (CAN) has said over 70 per cent of hea…

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Firm Promotes Handwashing Practice in Schools

  To mark the 2015 Global Hand Washing Day, Procter & Gamble Nigeria, manufacturers of …

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American Cancer Society, in a Shift, Recommends Fewer Mammograms

One of the most respected and influential groups in the continuing breast-cancer screening debate …

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University College Hospital Ibadan to Involve Resident Doctors in Personnel Budget Preparation.

The management of the University College Hospital have in prinicple promised to involve the Associ…

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World Food Day(WFD): 800m People Still Hungry –WHO

As the world passes by, on the street of Ikeja, Lagos, 12 year old Paul looks on with hope. He str…

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Many Battles of Nigerian Pharmacists –Abuja PSN Chairman

Pharmacist Bridget Otote, is the Chairman Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Abuja chapter. …

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