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Presidency Silent on Yusuf Buharis Health Condition

The Presidency on Wedneday declined comment on the health condition of President Muhammadu Buhari&…

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We Plan to Immunise 400,000 Children During MNCH Week —Oyo Commissioner

Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Azeez Adeduntan had said that no less than 400,000 children …

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Group Urges Buhari to Ignore Call to Sack CMDs

A pro-health civil society group, the Health Watch Initiative has urged President Muhammadu Buhari…

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No Hiding Place for Quackery in Anambra Hospitals ―Commissioner

ANAMBRA state Health Commissioner, Dr Joe Akabuike has warned those who engage in quackery in the …

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‘Pharmacy Technologists, Technicians Inadequate in Nigeria’

National President, National Association of Pharmaceutical Technologists and Pharmacy Technicians …

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Tuberculosis Drugs Work Better with Vitamin C

Studies in mice and in tissue cultures suggest that giving vitamin C with tuberculosis drugs could…

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Stroke in Young Persons, an Epidemic

As part of measures to check the rising cases of stroke in young people, an Abuja based neurologic…

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150 Doctors Protest in Calabar Against Kidnap of Colleague

Over 150 doctors from private, public and missionary hospitals and those in tertiary institutions&…

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Blood Transfusion Prevents Stroke in Children with SCD – Expert

A geneticist, Prof. Adeyinka Falusi, says regular blood transfusion can help decrease the prevalen…

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Why Female Night Shift Workers have Increased Risk of Common Cancers

Night shift work was associated with women having an increased risk of breast, skin, and gastroint…

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Doctors Down Tools Over Kidnap of Colleagues in Cross River

Doctors under the aegis of the Nigeria Medical Association in Cross River State on Wednesday made …

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‘Over 38,000 Nigerian Doctors are in Diaspora’

The Vice Chancelor of Eko University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Lagos, Prof. Muheez Durosinm…

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UN Environment and WHO agree to major collaboration on environmental health risks

UN Environment and WHO have agreed a new, wide-ranging collaboration to accelerate action to curb …

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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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