Medical News


‘Why We Are Now Performing Open Heart Surgery’

Medical tourism has been a big challenge in Nigeria’s health sector. Over the years, the wea…

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The Surprising Way Napping Helps Your Heart

Taking a midday nap might be beneficial for your heart, new research suggests.   The inve…

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Napping May Be Good For Heart Patients

Bar chart Midday naps are associated with reduced blood pressure levels and prescription of fewe…

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Ambode Assures Lagosians Of Quality Health Care

The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has said he is committed to bringing quality health ca…

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NMA Seeks Support To Eradicate Measles in Nigeria

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called for the support of government at all levels and …

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For Stroke Patients

The risk factors that arise from having a stroke include increased blood pressure, obesity, high c…

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Ecobank Partners Global Fund To Eliminate Malaria, HIV/AIDS

Ecobank and the Global Fund have continued their innovative financing partnership program to contr…

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‘Train Health Personnel on Handling Women With Disabilities’

Women with disabilities have called for the special training of health personnel particularly thos…

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‘Coys Interfering With Tobacco Control Act Implementation’

The National Tobacco Control Alliance has accused tobacco companies of interfering with implementa…

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Lagos Commissions Mobile Heath Care Services

In an effort to ensure that government owned hospitals in Lagos State offer 24 hours service, Gove…

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CSOs Hail NAFDAC On New Fake Drug Detection Service

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control ( NAFDAC ),  has been commen…

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UBTH Set For Maiden Ladies Open

AFTER some six years in existence, the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) is all set to …

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Spironolactone A Clear Winner For Resistant Hypertension

  In patients with poor blood pressure control despite treatment with a combination of thre…

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Spironolactone A Clear Winner For Resistant Hypertension

  In patients with poor blood pressure control despite treatment with a combination of thre…

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Nigeria’s First Test-Tube Baby Gets European Varsity Admission

Seventeen years after she was born through In Vitro Fertilisation‎, Nigeria’s first test…

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University of Portharcourt Teaching Hospital Shut Down by Protesting Students

Students of the University of Port Harcourt, UNIPORT, who were aggrieved over the death of a fello…

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EDO: Medical Doctor Arrested for Carrying Out Abortion

Men of the Edo State Police Command have arrested the Managing Director of the Ofure Royal Medical…

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Parkinsons Disease May Be Result of Brain Cell Burnout

Parkinson's disease may be the result of an energy crisis in brain cells that have unusually h…

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Colourful Potatoes May Pack Powerful Cancer Prevention Punch

COMPOUNDS found in purple potatoes may help kill colon cancer stem cells and limit the spread of t…

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Paying Lip Service To Traditional Medicine Development

TODAY is African Traditional Medicine Day (ATMD). It is a day set aside by the World Health Organi…

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