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Play Your Role Towards Quality Healthcare, LASG Tasks Doctors

The Lagos State Government has challenged medical doctors under its employ to play a role towards …

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Mysterious, Rare Illness Linked To Smoking Weed Causes Severe Screaming And Vomiting

For many marijuana users, the drug delivers a soothing, therapeutic effect. But for a small number…

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West African College of Nursing Certificate Course on Disaster Nursing: Emergency Preparedness

West African college of Nursing (WACN), an agency of the west african health organisation (WAHO) C…

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DNR Tattoo Leaves Doctors with Life-or-death Dilemma

A Florida hospital faced an unsettling ethical quandary when paramedics brought in an unconscious …

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With 36.7m People HIV-Positive, World AIDS Day 2017 Stresses the Right to Health

Today, Friday, December 1 is the World AIDS Day. And the theme of this year’s celebration is…

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NMA Wants More Research on HIV, AIDS

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Kwara state chapter, has solicited the support of the Feder…

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Staff of 2 Kano Hospitals to Sign Bond Forbidding Strike

Staff of the newly constructed hospitals of Giginyu Specialist Hospital and Zoo Road Pediatric Hos…

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Common Disorders Occurring in Pregnancy (4) Infections

Some infections are common in pregnancy simply because there is an ongoing pregnancy and the woman…

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4,079 Persons Infected with HIV in 9 Months in Bauchi

No fewer than 4,079 persons were infected with HIV from January to September, the state’s Ag…

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International Council of Nurses Welcomes WHO Reports on Global Impact of Substandard and Falsified Medicines

As a member of Fight the Fakes, the global campaign against falsified medicines, the International…

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Lesotho Ministry of Health Signs Support for ICN Wellness Centre at 10-year Anniversary Celebration

The Ministry of Health (MoH) of Lesotho has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Lesot…

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Health Minister Honoured By Borno Emirate

In appreciation for his commitment in the provision of healthcare services to the people of Bor…

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Absence of Vaccines, a Huge Risk

Health indicators in Nigeria are horrible. A fresh twist to the ugly narrative emerged at the 2017…

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Over 40% of Nnamdi Azikiwe Varsity Staff Watch Pornography at Work, VC Alleges

The vice chancellors of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Prof. Joseph Ahaneku, on T…

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Men who go Bald Before Age 40 Risk Heart Attack –Study

Men who go grey or bald in their 20s or 30s may be at greater risk suffering a heart attack, resea…

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Eight-Month-Old Baby Needs Surgery Every Six Months Until She’s 18

A baby girl born with several rare syndromes ‘never seen in one patient’ will need …

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World AIDS Day 2017: HIV has not Gone Away

On World AIDS Day, the United States remembers all those who have lost their lives to AIDS, and ho…

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54 Babies Born HIV-Positive in Nasarawa – Official

The Executive Director of Nasarawa State Aids Control Agency, Dr Zakari Umar, said 54 babies deliv…

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Group Decries Doctors’ Threat to go on Strike

The Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associat…

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Nurses Respond After AMA Launches ‘Turf War’ Over Direct Patient Access By Chris

Following opposition efforts from the American Medical Association (AMA) on new policies that allo…

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