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New Coating for HIV Drug Holds Promise for Patients

  Managing HIV could get a lot easier with a new delivery system for anti-AIDS drugs. Inste…

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‘Hospitals Can’t Handle Heart Attack Even with Three Days Notice’

Dr John Okereke, who led a surgical team  in performing eight cardiac surgeries at Garki Hosp…

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NGO To Establish Blood Transfusion Centre In Benue

A Non-Governmental Organisation known as Free Healthcare Charitable organisation is set to establi…

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Stroke Risk 35 Percent Higher for women in Stressful Jobs

Researchers have found that women in highly stressful jobs are a third more likely to have stroke …

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UNTH Saves N120m From Review of Outsourced Services

CHIEF Medical Director of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, Christopher…

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LUTH Doctor Died From Injuries Sustained at Home, Says CMD

The management of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) has dismissed suggestions that Dr. Hes…

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Police Arrest Dr. Femi Thomas, Widower of Late Consultant

Dr Femi Thomas, widower of late Consultant Paediatrician at Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LU…

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Autism is Becoming an Epidemic in Nigeria —Dr Julia Ejiogu

Dr. Julia Ejiogu is the Founder/Chief Executive Officer of Autism Care and Support Initiative. In …

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Polio: LG To Immunise 111,180 Children In Jigawa

Dutse Local Government Council of Jigawa on Monday said it would vaccinate no fewer than 111, 180 …

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Peoples Daily Editorial: Kaduna State’s Ban on Medical Trips

The Kaduna state House of Assembly had in September, 2013 passed a “Pension and gratuity (go…

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Offong Umoh: We Must Fold Our Sleeves and Begin the Work of Supporting UUTH Uyo

The place of health in the scheme of things would always remain significant, yet, not much is bein…

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You Cannot Talk of Healthcare Without Nurses, Says Okedo (Fwacn)

Mrs.Henrietta Okedo, a nurse, is the Executive Secretary of the West African College of Nursing (WA…

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Parents Beware! Exposing Children to Pesticides May Cause Cancer

Spraying pesticide at home helps eliminate mosquitoes, cockroaches and other bugs, but exposing ch…

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Donor Dependence Leaves 2.8m at Risk of HIV Death

The Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS (NEPWHAN) says up to 2.8 million people without access …

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Private Hospitals Groan Over Multiple Taxes

Operators of private hospitals in Enugu State have accused the state government of exploitation th…

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Death at LUTH: Lagos Demands Release of Autopsy Result

The controversy surrounding the death of the late Consultant Paediatrician, Dr. Hestianna Thomas a…

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SPDC’s Healthcare Drive in Bayelsa State Reaches 5,000 People

About 5,000 people in Oloibiri area of Bayelsa State have benefitted from a health outreach organi…

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NMA Gives 7-day Ultimatum to Osun to Pay All Salaries Arrears

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Osun State Branch has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the …

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Regular Sex, Exercise Minimise Prostrate Cancer

A pharmacist at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Mr. Lanre Alege, has called for…

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UCTH Hails FG’s Intervention in Ebola Scare

The management of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital on Sunday commended President Muhamm…

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