Medical News


World Loses 700,000 People Yearly to Drug-Resistant Diseases

Human existence is under threat as respiratory tract infections, sexually transmitted infections a…

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Record 26 Ebola Deaths in DRCongo in a Single Day

Twenty-six people died of Ebola in a single day in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North …

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SARS Intercepts Truckload of Fake Panadol in Lagos

It was the end of the road for a syndicate that specialized in importing fake drugs from China int…

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Wike Berates Doctors for Defaulting in Payment of N500 Million Loan

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has expressed disappointment over the failure of private medical…

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Study: 97% Of Young Sufferers Use Their Asthma Inhalers Incorrectly

Millions of children may be at risk of a life-threatening asthma attack after research suggests ne…

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1,200 Patients Receive Free Medical Services from Health College in Zaria

City College of Health Science and Technology (CCHST), Zaria, Kaduna State, has offered free medic…

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Nigerian Doctors Least Paid Globally – Official

Dr Betta Edu, the Director-General, Cross River Primary Healthcare Development Agency, says doctor…

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NAFDAC: Only 17% of Drugs in Nigeria are Substandard

The Director General of National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Pr…

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Drug-Resistant Diseases May Kill 10m Annually

UN Adhoc Interagency Coordinating Group warns of looming global crisis 24m risk extreme poverty by…

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FG to Spend Over N1bn as Compensation for Codeine Seizures — NAFDAC Boss

Prof. Moji Adeyeye, the Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Con…

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MSN, NIMR, Take Fight Against Malaria to Grassroots

The Malaria Society of Nigeria in collaboration with the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, l…

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Build Pharmaceutical Production Plants, NAIP Tasks FG

In the effort to ensure a strategic re-positioning of the Nigerian pharmaceutical Industry to attr…

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US Consulate Decries Low Sickle Cell Awareness in Nigeria

The United States Consulate in Lagos has decree low level of awareness around the sickle cell diso…

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WDI Offers Comprehensive Medical Care in Lagos Community

Westfield Development Initiative, WDI has provided free medical care to residence of Aboru in Alim…

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Pharmacists Task Nigerians on Malaria Elimination

On this year’s World Malaria Day, the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, has called on …

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FG Committed to Ending Malaria – Adewole

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has said the Federal Government was committed to endi…

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Lagos Urges Residents to Join Health Insurance Scheme

The Lagos State Government has urged residents to take advantage of the Lagos State Health Insuran…

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Research: An Army Of Micro-robots Can Wipe Out Dental Plaque

A visit to the dentist typically involves time-consuming and sometimes unpleasant scraping with me…

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Engineers Make Injectable Tissues A Reality

A simple injection that can help regrow damaged tissue has long been the dream of physicians and p…

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American Heart Association First Aid CPR AED Course 2019

The American Heart Association First Aid CPR AED is designed for anyone with limited or no medical…

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