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Association of Pathologists of Nigeria (ASSOPON) Public Notice

ASSOCIATION OF PATHOLOGISTS OF NIGERIA (ASSOPON) PUBLIC NOTICE  The attention of the Asso…

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Govt reverses planned concession of public health institutions

The Imo State Government has reversed its planned decision to concession all hospitals and other p…

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President Jonathan Reaffirms FG Commitment to The Attainment of Universal Health Coverage

 The President stated this Abuja Monday at the Presidential Summit on Universal Health Covera…

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FG Takes Over Bauchi National VVF Centre

The Minister of Health, Prof.C.O.Onyebuchi Chukwu who signed the MOU on behalf of the Federal Gove…

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National Trauma Centre Ready For President Commissioning -Prof. Chukwu

The Minister stated this in Abuja when he embarked on a pre-commissioning visit to the National Tr…

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FG Moves To Incorporate Dental Treatment Covered By Health Insurance

The Minister disclosed this in Abuja at the National Oral Health Conference in commemoration of th…

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Pot-smoking students 'perform better academically' than those who smoke tobacco

  . Marijuana smokers achieve better grades than cigarette smokers . Teenagers who smoke …

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Recommendations for Testing, Managing, and Treating Hepatitis C

  NOTICE:  Guidance for hepatitis C treatment is changing constantly with the advent…

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Four In 10 Infants Lack Strong Parental Attachments

In a study of 14,000 U.S. children, 40 percent lack strong emotional bonds — what psychologi…

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What Men Should Know About Women’s Privates

A wise girl saw some of her male classmates plucking mangoes. She pleaded for one, but they refuse…

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Ekiti NMA Threatens Three-Day Warning Strike

•Govt calls for dialogue Ekiti State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has …

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Breast Cancer 'Personal Drugs' Hope After Gene Study

"Personalised" treatments for breast cancer are a step closer, according to research sci…

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Suspended Animation? Docs Try Stopping Clock to Save Lives

  It sounds like the stuff of science fiction: a mortally injured patient is put into suspe…

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Man Seeks Divorce Over Wife’s HIV Status

     A 38-year-old civil servant, Silas Dodo, has prayed an Upper Area Court in Mar…

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Strike Forces Patients Out of UCTH

   Patients are pulling out of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital in droves fol…

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My Wife Died Because There Was Nobody To Replace Her Oxygen Cylinder –Husband of Victim of LASUTH Workers’ Strike

Life had been good to Kassim Akilu on the home front until the morning of Tuesday, March 25, 2014,…

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UPTH Doctors End Strike

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital UPT…

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Scientists Find Mechanism To Reset Body Clock

Researchers from The University of Manchester have discovered a new mechanism that governs how bod…

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Chewing Gum May Not Be Bad After All

What is sweet, minty and sticky when you lick it? It is most likely to be chewing gum. Our moms tr…

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Patients Groan As LASUTH Workers Strike

At the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH on Thursday, none of the uniformed health …

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