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American Heart Association First Aid CPR AED Course

The American Heart Association First Aid CPR AED is designed for anyone with limited or no medical…

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Isaac Adewole: Federal Govt Can’t Solely Handle Nigeria’s Health Needs

Minister for Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, has said that the present global economic recessions…

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JSS 2 Student Dies After Taking 10 Tablets of Tramadol

The Abia State Commandant of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Mr. Akindele  Akingbade, h…

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Indian Doctors Suspended For Using Patient’s Leg As Pillow

Indian authorities have suspended two doctors and launched an investigation after a patient’…

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Kwara Vaccinates 197,269 Children Against Measles

No fewer than 197,269 children have been vaccinated against measles in the first phase of the immu…

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Treatment For Lassa Fever Is Free – FG

The federal government has debunked a media report which revealed that the high cost of treating L…

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Nigeria Ranks First On TB Scourge In Africa – Minister

Nigeria ranks top with the highest number of people living with tuberculosis in Africa, Health min…

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Twins from Different Fathers in One Womb

Siblings can have different fathers; can twins born of a woman have two fathers? The straight answ…

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Aberdeen Scientists Identify Club Foot Gene

Scientists at the University of Aberdeen believe they have identified a gene which may cause the m…

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Human Genome Pioneer Sir John Sulston Dies

British genome pioneer Sir John Sulston has died aged 75. He came to prominence as the British fac…

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Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison For Fraud

Martin Shkreli was sentenced to seven years in prison on Friday for defrauding investors out of mo…

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Russian Spy Attack: British Troops Deployed To Assist Nerve Agent Probe

Around 180 British troops have been deployed to the English city of Salisbury to aid in the inv…

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Medical Laboratory for Complicated Tests Commissioned in Zaria

The Medical Laboratory Science Council (MLSC) yesterday commissioned National External Quality Ass…

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NAFDAC Confiscates 40 Cartons Of Re-Validated Expired Drugs In Onitsha

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has confiscated 40 cartons of ass…

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Minister of State for Health Visits National External Quality Assurance Laboratory; Reiterates FG Support for Medical Laboratories

The Honorable Minister of State for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire on Thursday, March 8, 2018 (today) p…

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Nigeria Loses 800,000 Children Due to Lack of Immunisation- GAVI

The Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunisation (GAVI) on Thursday said no fewer than 800,000 unv…

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Why Women are Prone to Kidney Disease Than Men — Expert

Consultant Nephrologist, Theophillus Umeizudike, on Thursday, said women are more at risk of devel…

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Moves to Re-arrest Enugu Neuropsychiatric Hospital, MD, Onwukwe

‎The last is yet to be heard on the arrest of the the Medical Director, Federal Neuro-Psychiat…

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International Women Day: Women March Against Unsafe Abortion

The National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) in partnership with IPAS yesterday marches to sens…

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Destruction of Health Facilities by Insurgents Weakens Sector in North East

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the “massive destruction of 788 health facilities i…

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