Medical News


Doctors Degin Five-day Nationwide Strike Today

Doctors in public health institutions across the country will begin a five-day nationwide strike t…

Read More
I Cant be Held Responsible for Doctors Strike - Minister of Health

The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Monday in Abuja stated that nobody should hold …

Read More
GlaxoSmithKline to Stop Paying Doctors to Make Speeches

GlaxoSmithKline is making major changes to its incentive schemes following a damaging corruption s…

Read More
National Health Bill Will Be Ready Before Christmas - Senate Committee Chairman

The National Health Bill will be ready before December 25, Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, D…

Read More
Communique Issued by Nigerian Medical Association NEC Meeting and Emergency Delegates Meeting

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE NIGERIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (NMA) AT THE END OF HER DECEMBER 2013 NATION…

Read More
‘Patients Should Be Part Of Their Treatment’

Medical diagnostic professionals, such as physicians, pathologists and medical laboratory scientis…

Read More
LASUTH Acquires Ultrasound Machine

The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja has acquired a 4D ultrasound machine,…

Read More
Multi-vitamins do NOTHING to protect us from illness, experts warn: People who take them in the long term are 'wasting money'

. Heart attack sufferers prescribed high doses of multi-vitamins and minerals, Daily pill was give…

Read More
Doctors Begin Nationwide Strike Wednesday 18th December 2013

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has directed all medical doctors to commence a nationwide s…

Read More
Dr Ezuma Remanded in Prison, Accused of Child Trafficking

James Ezuma, a medical doctor and his wife accused of running a baby factory were yesterday arraig…

Read More
Press Release on the Latest Strike Threat by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA)

The attention of the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu has been drawn to the latest threa…

Read More
STRIKE: NMA Gives FG Dec 14 Ultimatum

Imminent collapse of health services nationwide looms following a threat by doctors under the ausp…

Read More
New Drug Approach May Lead to Cures For Many Diseases

A  team led by a longtime Oregon Health & Science University researcher has demonstrated …

Read More
Medical schools to have simulation centres by 2015

ABUJA—All medical schools in Nigeria will from 2015 teach through simulation in regional cen…

Read More
Nigeria: Minister Calls for Establishment of Ent Hospitals in Six Geo-Political Zones

PRESS RELEASE The Minister of Information, Labaran Maku has called for the establishment of the …

Read More
Watchful Eye In Nursing Homes

A pretty nightie, a new lipstick, a fresh toothbrush: Doris Racher noticed that small things she h…

Read More
Hospital In Dire Need of Doctors

Juma’are Magaji stood in the ward, surrounded by patients and their relations. He had about …

Read More
Pharmacists Seek Probe of Directors of Federal Staff Clinic

Pharmacists have attributed the recent crisis rocking the Pharmacy Department, Federal Staff Clini…

Read More
Invitation to the 54th Annual Scientific Conference of the West African College of Surgeons

On behalf of the council and entire body of fellows of West African college of surgeons (WACS), I …

Read More
HIV returns in two patients after bone marrow transplant

HIV has returned in two patients who doctors hoped had been cured of the virus following bone marr…

Read More