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Kwara Police Arrest Medical Doctor Over Alleged Organ Harvesting

The men of the Kwara State Police Command have paraded a 36-year-old medical doctor, Abass Adeyemi, …

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Texas Board of Nursing Files Charges against 16 Nigerians, Others

Filed Formal ChargesThe Board has filed Formal Charges against the following nurses for fraudulently…

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Nigeria Records 2,445 Preventable Deaths Daily – Report

At least 2,445 women and children die every day from preventable causes in Nigeria, according to dat…

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US Charges 18 Nigerian Nurses Over Alleged Fake Qualifications

No fewer than 18 nurses of Nigerian descent are currently facing charges in Texas, United States fol…

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Nigeria Needs More Medical Doctors for Effective Healthcare Delivery — Dr ENABULELE

President of the World Medical Association, WMA, Dr. Osahon Enabulele, said more medical doctors are…

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PSN Seeks Legislation to Redress Drug Scarcity in Public Hospitals

Pharmacists under the auspices of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, 2023 colloquium have c…

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Pregnant Woman Dies In Kano Hospital Over Payment Alerts Delay

A pregnant woman in Kano, Shema’u Sani Labaran, has died in the Abdullahi Wase Specialist Hospital o…

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LASUTH Applauds Sanwo-Olu On Health Sector

The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, has applauded efforts of Governor Babajide San…

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NAFDAC Destroys Fake Drugs Worth N326m in Nasarawa

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control has destroyed fake drugs and expired p…

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Akwa Ibom Hospital Makes History, Performs First Full Cardiac Pacemaker Implant

A team of medical doctors performed the first full implantation of a transvenous cardiac pacemaker o…

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Concerns Over Rising Cases of Cardiovascular Diseases

Worried by the rising cases of cardiovascular diseases in the country, especially hypertension, the …

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Cancer Killed 28,000 African Children in 2020 – WHO

The World Health Organisation African Region on Wednesday said there were 28,000 deaths and 52,000 n…

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Why LASUTH Offered Free Medicals to Ojokoro Residents, By CMD

Chief Medical Director (CMD), Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, Prof. Adetok…

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13 Children, Seven Adults Hospitalised as Edo Moves to Contain Lassa Fever

Edo State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Obehi Akoria, has said about 13 children and seven adults, …

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PSN Colloquium 2023: Repositioning Pharmacy Sector for Effective Healthcare, National Development Dominate Dialogue

Pharmaceutical experts have issued a 12-point communiqué detailing how to reposition the pharmacy se…

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Patients Commend UBTH for Subsidising Surgeries

Indigent patients at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), yesterday, have said the qual…

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Resident Doctors Defer Strike, say 50% Of Demands Met by FG

Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has deferred its proposed nationwide strike, saying …

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Deadly Diphtheria Cases Rise to 216, Kills 40

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 216 diphtheria cases from Kano, …

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Nigeria Records 429 Cholera Cases, 17 Deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said the country has recorded a total of 429 s…

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PSN Seeks Stakeholders’ Synergy to Improve Pharmaceutical Services

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has stressed the need for synergy among stakeholders in …

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