Medical News


Doctors Strike May End on Monday - FG

The Federal Government on Friday expressed hope that the ongoing strike would be called off on Mon…

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NMA and FG Sign Memorandum of Understanding - Minister of Health

The ongoing strike by the Nigeria Medical Association will soon be over as talks are ongoing betwe…

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Fashola urges Doctors to shun frequent strike, approves employment of 265 graduates of technical health college

  Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) appealed to doctors and health workers …

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'Breakthrough' stem cell study retracted

  In January 2014, researchers announced they had developed a new method of making stem cel…

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JOHESU Threatens to Sue NMA, MDCAN

Delta State chapter of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) …

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Don’t pay striking doctors, patients urge Fed Govt

patients at the Benin Central Hospital in Benin, the Edo State capital, yesterday urged the federa…

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Fashola to doctors: Stop Frequent Strikes

lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola has urged doctors and other health workers  to desist …

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Nigerian House of Representatives Intervenes in FG and NMA Face Off

The House of Representatives has intervened in the face-off between the Nigerian Medical Associati…

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Strike: JOHESU Accuses Doctors Of Diverting Patients To Private Hospitals

The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), an umbrella body of health workers in Nigeria, has allege…

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Striking Doctors Promise to attend to bomb victims, Says FG

Patients prematurely discharged as doctors promise total strike •We’ll treat bomb blast…

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Strike Day 2: Doctors Won't Abandon Serious Cases

The nationwide indefinite strike by doctors entered the second day yesterday with the chairman of …

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High Blood Pressure Can Lead To Kidney Failure

Though hypertension is one of the deadliest health conditions in the world, not many people monito…

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New Transplant Treatment Offers Hope For Sickle Cell Patients

A new bone marrow transplant technique for adults with sickle cell disease may “cure” …

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Fear, cash shortages hinder fight against Ebola outbreak

  West African states lack the resources to battle the world's worst outbreak of Ebo…

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Nigeria Medical Association Strike: Medical and Dental Council Threatens Fire

The Chairman of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), Dr. Roger Makanjuola, believes t…

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Reps Okay Amended National Health Bill (the people's Version)

After exhaustive deliberations, the House of Representatives yesterday passed the amended version …

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Doctors Abandon Patients to Nurses On First Strike Day

Heads of Nigeria's medical establishment spent Tuesday monitoring compliance to a "total …

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Midwives Deserve Recognition —Saraki

The wife of a former governor of Kwara State, Mrs. Toyin Saraki, has said that in order to shape t…

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Doctors’ Strike Cripples Hospitals Nationwide

As members of the Nigerian Medical Association commence another round of strike, patients across t…

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Nigeria Medical Association Calls for the Scrapping of JOint Health Sector Union (JOHESU)

The Ekiti State chapter of the Nigeria Midical Association (NMA) has cautioned the federal governm…

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