Medical News


We Are Working Hard To Address TB Menace’

To control TB in Nigeria the Federal Ministry of Health FMOH established the National TB Control P…

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Independence: Turkish Hospital Offers Discount On Checkup

The Turkish Nizamiye hospital Abuja is offering a 40 percent discount on medical checkup in commem…

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PMB Visits Injured Nigerian Air Force Pilots In Hospital

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday  evening paid a get well quick visit to the two Nigerian…

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Independence: Health, Education Still In Dire Need Of Funding

Some stakeholders in the health sector agree that Nigeria has recorded significant progress in the…

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NNPC Unveils Multibillion Healthcare Venture To Curtail Medical Tourism

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has unveiled a major national healthcare interv…

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‘We’re Working Hard to Address TB Menace’

What is the government doing to curtail TB, and not leave out cases? To control TB in Nigeria, t…

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Halitosis: Bad Mouth and Breath Odour

Bad mouth odour and bad breathe can be repulsive to both the sufferer and the person perceiving th…

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Igbobi Hospital Sees 10,000 Accident Victims Every Year – Alimi

The Chief Medical  Director of the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos, Dr. Mustapha…

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Make Safe Medicines Accessible to Nigerians, Pharmacists Task FG

The Federal  Government has been urged to decidedly tackle problems of drug distribution and …

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Exposure to Tobacco Smoke Significantly Impairs Teen Health

A new study carried out in the University of Cincinnati has linked second-hand smoke to poor healt…

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Scientists Link Carbohydrates to Increased Risk of Osteoarthritis

According to new findings from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, US,  carbohydrates c…

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NMA Urges NAFDAC to Ban Products with TFAs

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has urged the National Agency for Food and Drug Administrat…

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UNGA: Midwives, Health Workers Should not be Target – Toyin Saraki

The founder of Well-being Africa Foundation, Toyin Saraki has called on Governments and global ins…

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Stress, Not Necessarily Bad – Doctor

Dr Gregory Mowete, a medical officer in Abuja, says stress is not necessarily a bad health challen…

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Ebola, Flu, Monkey Pox Epidemic Looms, New Vaccine May Cure Tuberculosis

Scientists have raised an alarm over the possibility of Ebola, flu virus and monkey pox epidemic t…

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UITH Plans Antibiotic Stewardship Programme

The University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) is to begin an Antibiotic Stewardship Programme …

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Nigeria’s New HIV/AIDS Prevalence Rate Will be Out Soon, Says NACA

The Nigeria AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS) is on its way in Rivers state which is target…

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Why More Doctors Recommend Cannabis for Cancer, Pain, Others

It is illegal in most parts of the world including Nigeria. Yet the country is a major source of W…

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Why Nation’s Health Sector Continues to Falter, by Experts

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has advanced reasons why the country’s health se…

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NPHCDA Mulls Robust Framework for Primary Healthcare Delivery

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) is planning to come up with a clear s…

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