Medical News


Infants Show Ability To Tell Friends From Foes

Even before babies have language skills or much information about social structures, they can infe…

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I’m Not Under Pressure To Contest Governorship -Health Minister

The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, has stated that he was not under pressure to seek …

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Study: Autophagy Predicts Which Cancer Cells Live, Die When Faced With Anti-Cancer Drugs

When a tumor is treated with an anti-cancer drug, some cells die and, unfortunately, some cells te…

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Coalition Faults Nigerian Government On HIV Treatment

  In the past few months, it has been a trail of tears and fears amongst people living with…

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US Approves New Drug For Treatment Of Type 2 Diabetes

The US Food and Drug and Administration has announced the approval of a drug called Farxiga (dapag…

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Joint Health workers suspend planned strike

The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, said the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), had …

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Uduaghan Orders Refund Of N1000 Job Application Fees

Gov Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta has ordered the State’s Head of Service, Sir Okey Ofili, to r…

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Strike: Kwara Govt Seeks 21-Day Notice From Doctors

The Kwara  Government on Thursday advised the national body of the Nigerian Medical Associati…

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Health Professionals And Nafdac's Boss - ORHII

Should President Goodluck Jonathan cut short the tenure of NAFDAC Director-General? Health profess…

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LUTH’s CMD Urges Workers to End Strike

The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi Araba, Prof…

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Resident Doctors Render Free Medical Services

Resident doctors in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, recently rendered free medical service…

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Pharmacists, Nurses Beat Drums Of War

The recurring face-off between doctors and other health workers may worsen this year unless the Fe…

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WE ACHIEVE ALL WE DID BY THE GRACE OF GOD

THE has perfected the art of working silently and letting his accomplishments speak for him, but s…

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Gov. Aliyu Orders Annual Medical Test For Niger Civil Servants

Gov. Babangida Aliyu of Niger on Tuesday directed the State Civil Service to work out the modaliti…

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NMA Issues 21-day Ultimatum to Edo Government

The Edo State chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, has issued a 21- day ultimatum to t…

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Telemedicine - We Are Interfacing With Doctors Abroad to Treat Patients in Nigeria - - Dr Giyan, FMC Keffi CMD

Hospitals are short-staffed and doctors overworked.. Dr Joshua Giyan, the Chief Medical Director…

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Breakthrough as scientists discover how to destroy cancer cells in the blood stream before they infect other parts of the body

. Specially selected proteins can be attached to white blood cells so that as they travel throug…

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Pharmaceutical Society Holds Prayer For Suntai Wednesday

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has fixed Wednesday, January 8 for a national prayer i…

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Dearth of Doctors, Nurses Hit Katsina Health Sector

The dearth of doctors and nurses has hit Katsina State health sector.   Lack of enough do…

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LUTH health workers continue strike

Medical treatment at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) was stalled yesterday, as the s…

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