Medical News


Buhari’s Wife Seeks Improved Healthcare for Women, Children

The First lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari has enjoined wives of southwest governors to address issues of m…

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Health Stakeholders Fault Yusuf’s Reinstatement as NHIS Boss

• Recall won’t stop EFCC prosecution, says FG • Lawyer sues Buhari for ‘vi…

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NAPTIP Denies Employing Witch Doctors to Fight Human Trafficking

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has denied reports that i…

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Meningitis kills Three in Yobe

The Yobe Commissioner for Health, Dr. Bello Kawuwa, said the state has recorded 10 new cases of Ce…

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Lassa Fever: Rats Scare Varsity Students

Some students of Nigerian universities have expressed fear over rodent invasion as Lassa fever con…

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Nurse of the Week: Nurse Manager Joan Riggs Earns Healthcare Achievement Award for Elder Care Initiative

Our Nurse of the Week is Joan Riggs, RN, who was recently awarded a Health Care Achievement Award …

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NVMA Proffers Ways of Reducing Health Spending in Lagos

The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association in Lagos has advised the state government to give atte…

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Cops Stop Doctors March Against NMC Bill

Resident doctors from AIIMS, Safdarjung Hospital, PGI-Chandigarh and Aligarh Muslim University …

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Australian Flu: Its Not Really From Australia

We are speaking Italian each time we say "influenza."   It's the "infl…

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Female Genital Mutilation ‘Unacceptable’ in 21st Century – UN Youth Envoy

UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Jayathma Wickramanayake, has condemned the practice o…

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Council on Health Approves 12 Recommendations to Tackle Disease Outbreaks

To achieve early disease detection and control, state governments have been advised to establish f…

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Healthcare Providers Protest #Lassafever Deaths

Medical doctors, nurses and other health workers serving in the various hospitals in Ebonyi State …

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Healthcare Providers Protest #Lassafever Deaths

Medical doctors, nurses and other health workers serving in the various hospitals in Ebonyi State …

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Study: Drinking Hot Tea Increases Risk Of Esophageal Cancer FIVE-fold

The new study by scientists in China found drinking tea heated to over 65C was associated with a f…

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President Buhari Reinstates Suspended NHIS Boss

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday reinstated the suspended Executive Secretary of the National…

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Did Georgia Go Easy On A Dangerous Doctor? Casper Case Reveals Troubled History

Paul Harnetty, a former Casper gynecologist, attends a Natrona County Circuit Court hearing on Feb…

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#Lassafever: Obaseki gives Irrua 2-day ultimatum On Machine Instalation

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has given the management of Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH) u…

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Breast Cancer: UCH Acquires Machines Worth N28m, Inaugurates Tumour Board

The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, says it will intensify preventive medicine and heal…

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Diabetics 200% Likely to Develop Cataracts

Diabetics are twice as likely to develop cataracts than adults who don’t suffer from the kil…

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Pharmacists Council Signs MOU with Society for Family Health

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Society for F…

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