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Health Workers Tell Buhari‎ To Review Salary Structure

The Medical and Health Workers’ Union (MHWUN) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to se…

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UUTH Hosts 3rd Quarter Urological Surgeons Workshop

The University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Uyo, has hosted the 3rd Quarter, Nigerian Association of …

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Protein Diet May Help With Type 2 Diabetes

People with type 2 diabetes may benefit from a higher-protein diet, but it likely depends on wheth…

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WHO: Number of People over 60 years Set to Double by 2050; Major Societal Changes Required

News release   30 SEPTEMBER 2015 ¦ GENEVA - With advances in medicine helping more…

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Why Everyone Needs To Know About Rabies

More than 55,000 people die from rabies each year. For those of us who live in the United States, …

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Download These Medical Apps To Stay Healthy

 There are a 1,000 ways for you to stay healthy without having to go to the hospital or seein…

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What is Delayed Cord Clamping?

Essential to human pregnancy, the umbilical cord provides a growing fetus with nutrients and oxyge…

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Drugs Shortage Persists in FCT-Run Hospitals

An investigation by Aso Chronicle has revealed that government-run hospitals in the Federal Capita…

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Children With H.I.V. More Likely to Die of Malaria

Children infected with H.I.V. appear much more likely than those who are not to die with severe ma…

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Breastfeeding 'Does Not Improve A Child's Intelligence'

Contrary to previous research, a new study published in PLOS ONE suggests breastfeeding does not i…

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Could Asthma Be Inherited From Grandmothers Who Smoke?

There is growing evidence of a link between asthma, one of the most common childhood diseases, and…

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Medical Doctor Threatens Legal Action Against Plateau Govt

A medical doctor, Mr. Femi Ale, has threatened to take legal action against the Plateau State Gove…

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HIV Patients Should Start Treatment Immediately, WHO Says

The World Health Organization (WHO) has revised its HIV guidelines to recommend that anyone who te…

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‘NHIS Tries to Cover All Nigerians, Irrespective of Situation

The National Health Insurance Scheme has been given the mandate to provide all Nigerians with univ…

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Health Benefits of Intermitent Fasting

Generally speaking, fasting is an internal drive that entails physical and mental discipline to ac…

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Nigeria Must Do More in Health Sector –NMA Boss

Fifty-five years after independence, Ni­geria has achieved quite a number of strides in health…

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Lack of Incubators Killing Nigerian Babies – Paediatrician

Consultant paediatrician, Dr. Efunbo Dosekun, has raised the alarm over the death of newborn babie…

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Drug Counterfeiters Earn $1.77tn on Illicit Trade —NAIP

The Association of Industrial Pharmacists of Nigeria has decried the activities of counterfeiters …

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Mrs Saraki Urges Increased Access To Skilled Midwives

Founder, Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) and wife of the Senate President, Mrs. Toyin Saraki ha…

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LUTH CMD Faults NMA’s Claim on Retirement

  The Chief Medical Director, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Prof. Christophe…

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