Medical News


WHO report signals urgent need for greater political commitment to end tuberculosis

Global efforts to combat tuberculosis (TB) have saved an estimated 53 million lives since 2000 and…

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Kano Deputy Governor leads Nutrition Society to NUC

The Deputy Governor of Kano State and former Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic, Bayero University Ka…

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#MonkeyPox: Bayelsa Allays Fear Of New Outbreak

Prof. Ebitimitula Etebu, Bayelsa Commissioner for Health, on Monday dispelled the romour that two …

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59 Health Workers Trained on Long Term Family Planning Methods

The Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA) has trained 59 health workers fr…

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Ekiti Teaching Hospital Needs Urgent Attention, NMA Tells Govt

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Ekiti State at the weekend called on the state governmen…

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JUTH Nurses Stop Shift Duty Over Non-Payment of Allowances

Nurses in Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), have stopped shift duties in protest against th…

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40 Indian Doctors Separate Twins Joined In The Skull

Doctors in India have successfully separated conjoined twin boys who were attached at the skull in…

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Chinese woman who suffered mysterious nosebleeds for decades is shocked to discover a TOOTH growing in her nose

When a woman from China suffered constant nosebleeds for decades, few people could have predicted …

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Why Do Shorter Men Go Bald More Often?

Short men may have an increased risk of becoming bald prematurely. An international genetic study …

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New Typhoid Vaccine Promises Protection for Infants

Researchers at Oxford University have shown that a next-generation conjugate vaccine is “saf…

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NMA Calls on FG to Implement 2014 National Health Act

Yakubu Salisu, Kano The Chairman of the Kano State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA…

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Doctors Back Lagos Waste Management Reform

With growing body of evidence suggesting that built environment plays a significant role in health…

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Services Have Improved at LUTH, But New Facilities Ere Required — Chris Bode

The Management of the Lagos University Teaching Hospitals, LUTH, weekend, rewarded dozens of its w…

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NMA Rejects 33% Immunisation Coverage

The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has raised the alarm over the declining immunisation covera…

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Kidnappers Confess: How We Collected N61m Ransom From Health Minister’s Family

Four suspected kidnappers, arrested by Edo State Police Command over the abduction of the Managing…

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RE: AN URGENT CALL FOR AN INTERVENTION TO REDRESS ABERATIONS IN THE HEALTH SERVICE IN NIGERIA

A few days ago a letter was written by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and addressed to the…

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Chloe The Mini Frenchie Dies After Animal Hospital Makes Fatal Medical Error

Fatal hospital errors are far too common in the U.S. According to one recent study, mistakes …

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Italian Man Intentionally Infected 32 Women With HIV Faces Decades In Jail

An Italian accountant who knowingly infected 32 women with HIV has been sentenced to 24 years in j…

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Spinal Cord Repair: Paralyzed Man Surprises Scientists By Standing And Moving On His Own

A man who was paralyzed following an extremely severe spinal cord injury has regained the ability …

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Report: 2 Dead, Four hospitalized After Eating Amala In Osun

Tragedy struck in Ibokun, Obokun Local Government area of Osun State yesterday when two persons di…

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