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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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Borno Doctors Threaten Strike, Give 21-Day Ultimatum

* Group urges reform in federal medical centres   The Association of Borno State Doctors …

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Health Minister Leads Panel Treating Buharis Son

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, is the leader of a medical team currently providing t…

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Health Minister Leads Panel Treating Buharis Son

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, is the leader of a medical team currently providing t…

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Alhaji Faruk Abubakar is Nursingworldnigeria.com 2017 NURSE OF THE YEAR

It is that time of the year when the editorial board at Nursingworld Nigeria sit and review the pr…

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Nurses who filmed themselves squashing a newborn babys face are fired after the video sparks outrage in Saudi Arabia

A group of Saudi nurses who filmed themselves laughing while squashing the face of a newborn baby …

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Cardiologists Raise Alarm Over Prevalence Of Hypertensive Heart Disease

A fresh alarm has been raised about the rise of a type of heart disease known as the hypertensive …

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STUDY: Alcohol Raises Risk Of Cancer By Damaging The DNA

Alcohol can increase the risk of developing cancer by causing permanent genetic damage to stem cel…

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