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RESEARCH: Botulinum-type Toxins Jump To A New Kind Of Bacteria

Discovery of C. botulinum toxin in a strain of Enterococcus is raising concern   Enteroco…

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Controversial Paper That Shows EXACTLY How To Make A Cousin Of The Killer Smallpox Virus

A controversial paper that shows exactly how to make a virus similar to smallpox has prompted fier…

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List Of Succesful Medical And Dental Interns Into Usman Danfodio University Teaching Hospital Sokoto

I am directed to inform all the candidates that Participated in the last Recruitment Exercise for …

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Mans lung tumor turns out to be a toy he swallowed 40 years ago

When doctors performed surgery on a man to remove what they suspected to be a bronchogenic carcino…

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Nigeria Set to Vaccinate 25 Million People, Its Biggest Yellow Fever Campaign Ever

The Government of Nigeria will launch a mass vaccination campaign to prevent the spread of yellow …

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African Delegates Attend Radiation Protection Conference in Vienna, Austria

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) organized the International Conference on Radia…

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More Birth Defects in U.S. Areas with Zika – U.S. Health Officials

Mosquito-born Zika virus may be responsible for an increase in birth-defects in United States stat…

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Center for Human Virology and Genomics (CHVG) listed as a WHO Prequalification Evaluating Laboratory

"The Center for Human Virology and Genomics (CHVG) has been listed as a WHO Prequalifica…

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General Practitioner (Family Physician) Vacancies at Shell Petroleum Development Company

Shell started operations in Nigeria more than 50 years ago. Since then we have grown into a leadin…

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103-Year-Old Woman Undergoes Successful Hip Replacement Surgery

A 103-year-old woman from Mulund, India, has become one of the oldest patients in the country to u…

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Minister Calls For Harmonization Of NCDC Bill

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has called for the harmonization of Nigeria Centre for…

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NYU College of Nursing Names Inaugural Vernice D. Ferguson Professor in Health Equity

The NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing recently named Jacquelyn Taylor, PhD, PNP-BC, RN, FAHA, FAA…

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Will the Senate Get it Right on Health Care?

The timeless aphorism says that health is wealth, yet one of the biggest challenges facing Nigeria…

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Lassa Fever: Nigeria Records 16 Deaths in Less Than One Month

Since the beginning of 2018, Nigeria has recorded 16 deaths from 61 confirmed cases of Lassa fever…

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FG/WHO Begins Yellow Fever Vaccination in Three States

The federal government on Thursday began a mass vaccination campaign to prevent the spread of yell…

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UNICEF Sensitises Stakeholders To Measles Vaccination

The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday urged parents to always bring out …

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Enugu Govt Sensitises Residents On Dangers Of Lassa Fever

The Enugu State Ministry of Health says it has begun intensive sensitisation of residents on the d…

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UCH Launches Ambulances for Elderly on Wheelchair

To further boost care of the elderly in Nigeria, the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan com…

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No Case of Lassa Fever in Asokoro Hospital – Official

The management of Asokoro District Hospital, Abuja, has dismissed speculations of a reported case …

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Bill Gates to Pay Nigeria’s $76m Polio Debt

World’s richest man American Bill Gates and his wife Melinda are to pay off a $76million deb…

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