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High Charges, Others Bane of Mobile Health Cover

The acting Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Femi Akingbade, has said t…

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Pharmacists Task FG on Taxing Imported Drugs

The Federal Government has been cautioned against imposing a 20 percent import adjustment tax on i…

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Pancreatic Cancer Urine Test Hope

  A simple urine test that could detect pancreatic cancer much earlier than at present has …

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Virology Institute Strengthens 260 Laboratories In Health Facilities Nationwide, Says CEO

  The Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN) said on Sunday that it had strengthened t…

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We Need Political Will, Prevention In Tackling Cancer

What is increasing the rate of cancer amongst Nigerians?   Life style changes. We are liv…

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Sensitisation, key to Defeating Hepatitis – AMLSN

The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), has identified intense sensit…

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Resident Doctors Seek Govt’s Commitment Towards LAUTECH

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso …

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Global Fund Tasks Stakeholders on Funding For TB, HIV, Malaria

Heavy administrative charges and bureaucracy among identity managers have slowed the spread of the…

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Mobile Health Insurance Failing Over Charges, Red Tape

Heavy administrative charges and bureaucracy among identity managers have slowed the spread of the…

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Why The Health of Nigerians is Worsening

The poor attitude of not paying adequate attention to changes in health has been identified as a m…

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Scientists Develop Artificial Blood Vessels That Are Resistant To Blood Clot Formation

  Scientists from ITMO University developed artificial blood vessels that are not susceptib…

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Antidepressant Use in Pregnancy: Study Investigates Benefits And Risks

While treating psychiatric disorders in pregnant women with commonly used antidepressants lowers t…

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Psychiatrist Decries Lack of Affordable Care for Clients

A professor of psychiatry and 2008 winner of the Nigeria National Order of Merit award, Prof. Oye …

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Resident Doctors Accuse UCH Management of Mismanagement

The striking Resident Doctors Association, University College Hospital, Ibadan, has accused the ma…

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Fighting Polio And The Burden of Tackling Fear

It may no longer be news that many average persons in the regions where the polio virus is endemic…

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Obesity: Why You Might Get Fatter While Eating Less

Nigerians are consuming less calories, but obesity rates are going up. What could be responsible? …

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Heart Disease: Unhealthy Lifestyles Put Youth at Risk

Unhealthy lifestyles, consumption of junk foods and lack of exercise have been linked to the growi…

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Nutrition for People With Cancer

Consuming the right foods in their right proportion will give your body the nutrients needed befor…

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‘Tests Could Predict Breast, Pancreatic Cancer Nine Years Before’

Measuring levels of key chemical in women’s blood could show if they will suffer disease lat…

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How Fatherhood Before 25 Raises Early Death Risk

The stress and financial burden of trying to look after a young family has a long term impact on t…

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