Medical News


Persistent Soot Raises Cancer Scare In South-South

Resident of Rivers State and other states in the Niger Delta Region have in the last five years comp…

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Anambra Confirms 110 Fresh COVID-19 Cases, Postpones Schools Resumption

Governor Willie Obiano has postponed resumption of schools by two weeks across Anambra State, follow…

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Ebola Vaccine Stockpile Set Up To Fight Future Outbreaks

A global emergency stockpile of 500,000 Ebola vaccine doses will be created to respond quickly to fu…

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COVID-19: NCDC Reports 1,244 New Infections As Total Now 101, 331

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 1,244 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID…

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WHO Rules Out COVID-19 Herd Immunity This Year

Scientists at the World Health Organisation warned on Monday that mass vaccinations would not bring …

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Malaria: Scientists Warn Against Self-Medication, Says Wrong Use of Drug May Trigger Ulcer

Although the campaign against self-medication has been on for a long time, several recent studies sh…

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Yellow Fever: Experts Urge Bauchi, Others To Be Proactive In Fighting Disease

The scourge of Yellow Fever has become a recurring event in Bauchi state. As recent as November 2020…

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Medical Director Canvasses Effective Training, Utilisation Of Paramedics

Medical Director, Brain and Spinal Surgery Limited, Dr Biodun Ogungbo has canvassed for increased ad…

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Group Partners Ekiti To Test For Health Workers

The Founder of LifeBank, Temie Giwa-Tubosun, has said the organisation’s collaboration with the Ekit…

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Hospitals Won’t Be Able To Handle Serious COVID-19 Cases Soon — NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says the country is now reaching a critical level, adding tha…

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$30m For Nigeria, Four Others To Boost Private Healthcare Sector

A new emergency loan guarantee facility has made available over $30 million to private and small and…

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Edo Records Three Deaths, 82 New Cases Of COVID-19

Edo State has recorded 82 new cases of COVID-19 pandemic and three deaths from the disease in the pa…

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Nigeria’s Second Wave Was Not Inevitable, But Government Faltered

Nigeria is seeing record numbers of people testing positive for coronavirus, with about 10,000 posit…

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China Says WHO Coronavirus Experts To Visit From Thursday

Ten World Health Organization scientists will visit China from Thursday to probe the origins of Covi…

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Covid-19: 1,024 New Cases Reported As Nigeria’s Total Tops 100,000

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria surpassed 100,000 on Jan.10 after 1,024 new cas…

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COVID-19: Ekiti Re-Imposes Curfew, Bans Large Public Gatherings From Jan.11 – Commissioner

Ekiti has re-imposed fresh restrictions to movement and banned large public gatherings amid fears of…

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Israel Has Vaccinated One Fifth Of Its Population In 3 Weeks — Health Minister

Israel has vaccinated 20 per cent of its population in the three weeks since it started its coronavi…

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Zambia President Fires Health Minister Chilufya

Zambia’s presidency on Sunday announced the sacking of the country’s health minister, arrested for …

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Pacific’s Micronesia Records First COVID-19 Case

The remote Pacific nation of Micronesia recorded its first case of Covid-19 on Monday, ending its ru…

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Russia Confirms First Case of UK COVID-19 Strain

Moscow on Sunday confirmed its first case of the new UK coronavirus strain, despite an earlier decis…

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