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‘Happy Older People Live Longer’

Happy older people live longer, according to researchers at Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore. …

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WHO Reports Uncovers Failures Hindering Health Gains

The good news: a new report by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Office for …

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AHAPN Calls for Viable Drug Revolving Fund at Federal, State Levels

The Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria, AHAPN, has called for a via…

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African Medical Lab Scientists Gather in Abuja for Conference

Hundreds of African Medical Laboratory Scientists will this year storm Abuja for its 2018 edition …

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Nigeria’s Child Nutrition Status Worsens

Unless there is urgent intervention, the future of Nigerian children is threatened following sever…

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Doctors Have To INVENT A New Lasso-Like Tool To Remove A 23-Inch Dildo That Was Lodged Inside A Man For 24 Hours

Baffled doctors were forced to invent a lasso-like tool to remove a 23-inch (60cm) dildo firmly lo…

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Woman, 20, With Type 1 Diabetes Who REFUSED To Follow Medical Advice Because She Didnt Do Needles Dies After Suspected Diabetic Coma

A 20-year-old woman who refused to follow medical advice about her diabetes saying she 'didn&#…

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Women Doctors Are Four Times More Likely To Commit Suicide Than Most People, Medical Expert Claims

Suicide rates among doctors are rising, a medical expert has claimed.   Female doctors ha…

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UNICEF Calls for Speedy Regulation on Child Care, Protection

The UNICEF Representative in Namibia, Rachel Odede, has called for the speedy regulation of the 20…

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Physical Exercises, Mental Health go Hand in Hand, Says Physiotherapists

Some physiotherapists on Monday in Lagos said that physical exercise of any sort was vital for goo…

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Offshore/ Onshore Medic HSE Certificate Course for Health Professionals

Medicalworld Nigeria presents a 4 Day Offshore/ Onshore Medic HSE certificate course for Nurses, D…

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Sokoto Orthopaedic Hospital Conducts 12 Total Knee Replacements- CMD

The Orthopaedic hospital, Wamakko in Sokoto state has conducted 12 successful total knee replaceme…

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Nine killed as Gastroenteritis Hits Sokoto

The Sokoto State Government has confirmed nine deaths as a result of as suspected case of gastroen…

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NAFDAC Plans 10-Year Limit On Registration Of Imported Drugs

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said it plans to place …

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WHO, FG Mull Partnership With Private Sector On TB Control In Nigeria

In a bid to end the scourge of Tuberculosis (TB) reportedly killing 18 Nigerians every hour, a nat…

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NAFDAC Threatens Greater Punishment for Distributors of Unregistered Products

Director General of the National Agency for Foods, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Profe…

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Gender and Child Issues in Health Care

Nigeria’s health indicators, especially in maternal and child health show the disposition of…

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Ebola Survivors Returning Home to Fear, Stigma in Congo

Leoni Kahumbu remembers the night her 15-year-old daughter, Pascaline, first showed signs of Ebola…

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NAFDAC Raises Alarm Over Brands Of Canned Sardine From China

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Tuesday alerted gene…

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LASUTH Resident Doctors Threaten to Down Tools

Unless there is a last-minute intervention from the Lagos State Government, resident doctors at th…

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