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Medical Directors Urge FG to Review NHIS Leadership

The Guild of Medical Directors (GMD) has called on the federal government to review the leadership…

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Understanding Cardiovascular Diseases

Cardiovascular diseases is a general term used to describe a range of disorders that affect the he…

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Winning the Battle Over Diabetes Once and for All

Diabetes is a condition that affects over 425 million people globally. In Nigeria, its rising prev…

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Exercising and Coping with Increased Body Heat in Pregnancy

If you think the weather is hot, you should get some perspectives from a pregnant woman, especiall…

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Community Health Practitioners Suspend 4 Officials

The National Association of Community Health Practitioners of Nigeria (NACHPN) has suspended its N…

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Foreign Trained Medical Lab Scientists to Train for 12 Months from 2019 — Council

The training period for qualifying exams conducted by the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Ni…

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MDCN Notice to Candidates for Remedial Program

Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria MDCN Notice to Candidates for Remedial Program   Th…

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FG to Treat 88,000 Children With Acute Malnutrition – Minister

The Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, has said that his ministry procured materials needed t…

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Buhari to Inaugurate Free Health Care Scheme for Women, Children

President  Muhammadu Buhari will in the next few weeks inaugurate the Basic Health Care Provi…

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Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria Honours Adadevoh, Others

The Lead Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist, Dr Stella Adadevoh, who died in 2014 after cont…

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Nigeria Partners WHO to Fight Noma Disease

The Minister of State for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said that Nigeria stepped up the fight ag…

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Malaria on the Rise in Nigeria, 12 Other Countries — WHO

Experts have warned that malaria is on the rise in Nigeria and 12 other countries after almost two…

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‘Nigeria’s Losses to Medical Tourism More Than 2018 Health Budget’

The amount of money Nigeria losses to medical tourism annually is more than the amount allocated t…

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NCDC Warns States to Step up for Meningitis Outbreak Season

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has warned states to brace up for outbreak of meningitis, a…

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Cleaning Your Baby’s Dummy by Sucking Strengthens Child’s Immunity — Study

Researchers have said that sucking a baby’s dummy (a rubber or plastic teat for babies to su…

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Shooting At Chicagos Mercy Hospital Leaves 4 People Dead, Including A Police Officer, A Doctor, A Pharmacy Technician And The Gunman

Four people are dead, including an ER doctor and a police officer, after a gunman killed his ex-fi…

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Bitter Leaf Juice Boosts Fertility, Fights Prostate Cancer – Nutritionist

A nutritionist, Dr Grace Johnson, says bitter leaf can improve fertility because of its ability to…

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NMA: FG Urged To Channel More Funding To Healthcare

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called on the Federal and State governments to channel …

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Antibiotic Resistance May Result in 10 Million Deaths by 2050

A lecturer in the Department of Medical Microbiology at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospit…

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Unauthorised Clinical Trials Going on in Nigeria — NAFDAC DG

The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Mo…

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