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Oyo NMA Begins Strike Over LAUTECH Doctors Sacking

The Oyo State chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association on Tuesday said its members in public and…

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Association of Resident Doctors, Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital Chapter Memorial Lecture Invitation

Association of Resident Doctors, Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital chapter, invite you t…

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LAUTECH Hospital Workers to Get Salary 100 Per cent Henceforth, Oyo Govt

FOLLOWING the recent sack and redeployment of some staff of Ladoke Akintola University of Technolo…

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Another Medical Doctor Kidnapped in Calabar

CALABAR—Barely 48 hours after the release of a medical doctor kidnapped in Cross River State…

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Burglar Attacks LASUTH Ward, Steals 75-Year-Old Patient’s Phones, Money

There was anxiety at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in Ikeja as a burglar ransacked …

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FCTA to Immunize Children Against Measles in February

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Primary Health Care Development Board, says plans have been co…

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Taking Paracetamol During Pregnancy May Reduce Fertility of Daughters

Taking paracetamol during pregnancy may impair the future fertility of female offspring, according…

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NCDC Confirms 45 Deaths From Yellow Fever

NIGERIA Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed a total of 45 deaths from yellow fever in …

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Oyo NMA Begins Strike Over LAUTECH Doctors’ Sacking

The Oyo State chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association on Tuesday said its members in public and…

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Zambia Cholera Crisis Bites As Churches Cancel All Services

Zambia’s cholera crisis which started in October 2017 continues to affect the lives of peopl…

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Trump Medical Exam Won’t Include Mental Fitness Test

Donald Trump’s scheduled medical exam this week won’t include a psychiatric evaluation…

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New Device to Sort Sperm Boosts IVF Success

Women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) may become pregnant with fewer treatment cycles as r…

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Chinese-Produced HIV, Hepatitis Vaccines Receive WHO Prequalification

Two Chinese-produced vaccines, a Bivalent Oral Poliomyelitis Vaccine ( BOPV ) and a Hepatitis &ldq…

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NMA Wants Cross River to Declare State of Emergency on Security

The Cross River branch of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has called on the state government…

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The Challenges of Mental Health Issues

Although the exact cause of most mental illnesses is not known, it is becoming clear through resea…

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Reps Member Supports War Against Fake Drugs

Member, representing Anambra East Constituency in the State House of Assembly, Mr. Obinna Emenaka,…

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‘Occupational Therapy Lucrative Profession’

Potential students seeking admission have been urged to embrace the Federal School of Occupational…

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More Patients ‘Attend Neuropsychiatric Hospital’

The Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos  recorded a 15 percent increase in its at…

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Health Implication of Female Genital Circumcision

It was estimated that across the globe more than 125 million girls and women have undergone female…

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Few Bauchi Health Facilities have Functional Blood Banks - Survey

A survey conducted by Mamaye Evidence for Action (E4A) has shown that only eight out of the 27 Sec…

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