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Danger! Don’t Consume Puffer Fish, Contains Deadly Poison – NAFDAC Warns

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Thursday, cautioned t…

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Another Doctor Slumps in Kogi

Anxiety gripped staff of Kogi State Specialist Hospital, Lokoja yesterday when a doctor in the Pea…

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‘Pregnancy Within 12 Months of Childbirth Comes with Risks’

A new study has suggested that women who wait just for a short time to get pregnant after giving b…

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OAU Medical Students Reject Exploitative Training Fees

The resolution of the Association of Provosts of Colleges of Medicine (APCOM) to impose  prof…

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Akwa Ibom State Govt (@aksgovt) Re-Opens Ibom Specialist Hospital As @ClinotechGroup Takes Over Operations

The Akwa Ibom State Government has commissioned Clinotech Group Canada as the new operator of Ibom…

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JAMB Conducts Exam for 903 Foreign-Trained Doctors

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has in conjunction with the Medical and Dental Cou…

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FG Urged to Upgrade Yaba Psychiatric Hospital

The Federal Government has been urged to upgrade and renovate the existing structures in the Feder…

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Suspended NHIS Boss Sues Health Minister, AGF, Agency

The Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof. Usman Yusuf, has sued the M…

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Babies Born to Men Older Than 35 May Have Higher Risk of Health Problems — Study

A Stanford study linked babies of older fathers with a variety of increased risks at birth, includ…

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‘Smoking, Excessive Alcohol Intake Can Cause Eye Problem’

…As WAPCO gives free eye treatment to Ajido community   The Chief Executive Office…

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Lack of Equipment Causes Maternal, Newborn Deaths in Nigeria, Says Experts

A significant number of maternal and newborn deaths in the country have been traced to equipment d…

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Abuja Hospital Separates Conjoined Twins

A team of Nigerian doctors has successfully separated a set of conjoined twins at the University o…

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Osun Assembly Passes Health Insurance Bill into Law

The Osun State House of Assembly has passed the Osun Health Insurance Scheme Bill, 2018 into law. …

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Buhari Suspends NHIS Boss, Orders Probe

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday suspended the embattled Executive Secretary of the National H…

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FG Sets up Two Committees on Drug Abuse

The Federal Government has set up two committees to tackle the scourge of drug abuse especially am…

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Agency Records One Case Of Yellow Fever In Niger

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency says it has recorded one case of yellow fever …

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Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) Warns Against Importation Of Drugs

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has warned that the country is doomed and open to biol…

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Cross River Government Partners NDLEA To Curb Illegal Drug Peddling

The Government of Cross River State has partnered the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA …

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5,000 Converge on Ibadan for Pharmacists’ Conference, AGM

About 5000 pharmacists across the country and in the diaspora have arrived in Ibadan, the Oyo Stat…

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Health: Katsina Holds Summit on Accountability

A one day meeting aimed at improving accountability for health by MNCH2 has commenced in Katsina. …

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