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25% of Reproductive Women in Nigeria Live with Uterine Fibroid, Says NISIR

The Nigerian Society of Interventional Radiology (NISIR), has revealed that about 25 per cent of N…

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Anxiety as Buhari Fails to Reconstitute Board of Medical Council

Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) says it “may not be able to guarantee calm” in the …

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WHO Tasks African Leaders on Mental Health Care

The World Health Organisation ( WHO ) has urged African leaders not to relent in the training of P…

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Ondo Approves N1.5bn for Cancer Treatment Centre

The Ondo State Government said on Wednesday in Akure that it had approved N1.5 billion for the tak…

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NANNM Decries Shortage of Nurses, Midwives in Nigeria

* Tasks govt on safety of health workers, facilities * Demands gazette of unified scheme of serv…

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Group Wants Teenage Pregnancy Checked in Nigeria

A Non-Governmental Organisation, known as the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, has called on government…

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Unemployment, Poverty can Cause Mental Illness – Experts

The World Mental Health Day was celebrated all over the world on Wednesday. Stakeholders in the gl…

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NHIS Workers Demand Sack of Boss Over Alleged Graft

Workers in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) have renewed the call for the sack of its E…

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Half of Mental Health Disorders Start at Adolescence –WHO

Half of all mental illnesses begin at an adolescent age, before the age of 14, but most cases go u…

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22 Zika Virus Cases In Western India, No Deaths Reported

India has reported its third Zika virus outbreak in the Western State of Rajasthan since January 2…

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Okiti Ayobami of OAU Ile-Ife Clinches Nursingworld Best Graduating Nursing Student Award

Miss Okiti Ayobami of the Department of Nursing Science at the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife …

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Nursingworld Partners Society of Critical Care Nurses Association to Hold American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support Training

Nursingworld Nigeria has partnered with the Nigerian Society of Critical Care Nurses to hold the A…

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SFH, Novartis Sign 14-Drug Portfolio for NCD Treatment

Society for Family Health (SFH) has signed an agreement with pharmaceutical firm Novartis to distr…

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Water Expert Says Dehydration Causes Memory Loss

Dr Jide Owolana, the Chief Medical Director, Living Standard Hospital, Benin, said on Tuesday said…

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Cancer: FG Moves to Curb Medical Tourism

As part of efforts to discourage Nigerians from travelling abroad for the treatment of cancer, the…

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Diet Drinks increase Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

Some people opt for diet drinks and artificial sweeteners to reduce their sugar intake, however a …

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How to Protect yourself from Hospital Acquired Infections

Mrs Peace Daniel started having body weakness and severe cough two weeks after her younger sister …

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Mushin Residents get Free Eye Screening

  The Nigeria Ophthalmic Nurses Association (NONA), on Saturday conducted free eye screenin…

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22 Zika Virus cases in Western India, no Deaths Reported

India has reported its third Zika virus outbreak in the Western State of Rajasthan since January 2…

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Oyo Health Ministry to Deworm Children in 13 LGs

  The Oyo State Ministry of Health, on Monday, declared its intention to deworm children be…

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