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AIDS was passed to humans from gorillas as well as chimpanzees, research claims

  . Scientists identified pre-cursor of HIV virus in gorillas in Cameroon  . Virus s…

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Nigerian Doctor and Ebola Survivor Travels To San Antonio to Give Blood Sample

A Nigerian doctor who survived the Ebola virus visited BioBridge Global in San Antonio on Feb. 24 …

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Ebola in Sierra Leone: Vice-President in Self-Quarantine After Guard Dies

Sierra Leone's vice-president has put himself in quarantine following the death from Ebola of …

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Randy Teacher, Infects 13 Pupils With HIV/AIDS

A teacher in Adama State has allegedly raped and infected some students of Tappare-Ganye Community…

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Pharmacists Task PDP, APC on Healthcare

PHARMACISTS under the aegis of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) have charged politician…

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Nigerian Doctors Separate Conjoined Twins in U.S.

NIGERIANS have once again lifted the nation’s image abroad, as three United States (U.S.)-ba…

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How Medical Doctor Died in Kidnappers’ Hideout in Rivers

• State PDP alleges attacks on members   A FEW days after Dr. Samuel Okpara was abdu…

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Long Sleep Time, Higher Stroke Risk?

  . More than 8 hours a night linked to greater odds in study, but cause-and-effect not pro…

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Optometrists and Dispensing Optician Registration Board of Nigeria Grants FUTO Interim Accreditation

In pursuance to its mandate, the Optometrists and Dispensing Optician Registration Board of Nigeri…

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Medical Doctor Kidnaped From Emoha General Hospital

  In Emoha general hospital, A Medical Doctor who works in the hospital was reported to hav…

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LAUTECH Health Workers Urge Payment of Outstanding Salaries

THE Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), Ladoke Akintola Universi…

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Kidnapped Medical Doctor Dies in Captivity

A medical doctor, Samuel Okpara, who was kidnapped last week in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State ca…

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WHO: Warning Signals from the Volatile World of Influenza Viruses

The current global influenza situation is characterized by a number of trends that must be closely…

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Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria to Ensure Proper NYSC Mobilization of Medical Graduates

National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, is partnering with Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN…

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Health Workers Begin Indefinite Strike in Osun

Health workers under the aegis of the Joint Negotiation Council, Ladoke Akintola Univer­sity o…

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Medical Tests in Govt Hospitals Should be Free - AMLSN President

Alhaji Toyosi Raheem is the new National President, Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists o…

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Resolutioins on Implementation of Adjusted CONMESS and Corrected Call Duty Allowance for Medical Doctors

A stakeholders meeting between the committee of CMDs/MDs and the Nigerian Medical Association on I…

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LUTH Resident Doctors protest non-payment of outstanding 7 months salaries

  The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH…

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Bird Flu: Jigawa Government records three cases, kills 5,000 birds

  The Jigawa State Government on Tuesday said it has recorded three cases of bird flu ou…

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UK Becomes First Country In The World To Legalise Three-parent Babies

  . Peers voted on the controversial measure following impassioned debate   . F…

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