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‘Patients Treated by Doctor Over Age of 60 More Likely to Die Than Those by One Under 40’

Patients in hospital are more likely to die when treated by doctors who are older, new research ha…

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Sanusi Seeks Compulsory Dug Test for Political Appointees

• Indicts politicians for using addicts as thugs   Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa…

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Sweden Jails Fake Nurse Who Worked At Four Hospitals

A 35-year-old "nurse" who worked at four large hospitals in Sweden has been jailed after…

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Beverly Hills Nurse Files Assault Lawsuit Against Prominent Doctor

A nurse filed a lawsuit after she said her boss assaulted her at a Beverly Hills medical office - …

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Beverly Hills Nurse Files Assault Lawsuit Against Prominent Doctor

A nurse filed a lawsuit after she said her boss assaulted her at a Beverly Hills medical office - …

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New Drug Offers Hope for Treating Diabetic Patients with Foot Ulcer

A new drug has been shown to heal foot ulcer in diabetic patients and prevent the amputation of th…

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KNSG Flags-Off Maternal Newborn & Child Health Week, Targets 2.6m Children, 650,000 Women

Kano state ministry of health in collaboration with other development partners including the UNICE…

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Bizarre: Boy Is Born With Extra Penis On His Back

In a shocking case, a baby boy was born with an extra penis on his back. He had to had the organ r…

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Cholera Patients in Anambra Discharged

The 11 persons hospitalised at Inoma in Anambra West Local Government Area of Anambra State have b…

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Nursing and Midwifery Council Of Nigeria Releases Nov. 2017 Results

RELEASE OF THE RESULTS OF PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION FOR GENERAL/POST BASIC NURSES - NOVEMBER, 2017.…

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Medical Doctor Acquitted from Graft Charges

An Enugu State High Court has discharged and acquitted a former Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon …

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Cardiologists Worry Over Widespread Ignorance of Heart Failure

Consultant Cardiologist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Prof. Amam Mbakwem has called f…

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After Containing Ebola, Nigeria not Prepared for Disease Epidemics

The 2014 outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, is unforgettable in the minds of every Nigerian.&nb…

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NMA Warns Senate Over Alleged Plans to Manipulate Medical Exam

The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has vowed to resist alleged attempt by the Senate to resche…

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Drug Abuse: Senate Goes After Importers, Distributors

The President of the Senate Dr. Bukola Saraki has vowed to tackle the menace of drug abuse from it…

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Yobe Ultramodern Teaching Hospital Begins Operations

The ultramodern facility which has continued to attract patients across Yobe and other neighbourin…

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FCT Health Secretariat Tasks Staff to Put People First

The FCT Health and Human Services Secretary, Barr. Amanda Pam, has urged staff of the secretariat …

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Medical Varsity Honours Ex-health Minister Pate

The University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo State, has named her new School of Public Health…

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MDCN and Foreign Trained Doctors

That more than two hundred foreign trained doctors failed an induction examination that would qual…

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‘FCT Nursing, Midwifery School Lacks Infrastructure’

The Secretary, Health and Human Services Secretariat, Mrs Amanda Pam, has said that the FCT Sch…

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