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7,000 Newborns Die Every Day, Despite Steady Decrease In Under-Five Mortality, New Report Says

Every day in 2016, 15 000 children died before their fifth birthday, 46% of them – or 7 000 …

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Strike: LAUTECH Doctors Accuse Management Of Insincerity

Seventy-four days into the industrial action called by the Association of Resident Doctors, Ladoke…

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F.D.A. Approves Second Gene-Altering Treatment for Cancer

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the second in a radically new class of trea…

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Ebolas Legacy: Children With Cataracts

Hoisted onto the operating table by a nurse, Aminata Conteh, a spunky 8-year old, crossed her skin…

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Buhari Was Adequately Briefed On Poor Condition Of State House Clinic – CMD

Over a year before the wife of the president, Aisha Buhari, publicly criticised the management of …

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C/River Agency Forces School Pupils To Pack Refuse With Bare Hands

An Agency known as The Green Sheriff, created under the auspicious Governor of Cross River State, …

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About The Marburg Virus – Ebolas Deadly Cousin

Marburg Virus – A virus causing hemorrhagic fever, belonging to the same family of the Ebola…

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Breaking News: Uganda Confirms 1 Death From Ebola-like Marburg Virus

Uganda’s ministry of health confirmed Thursday that one person has died of Marburg hemorrhag…

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Kidney Theft: Patronise Only Accredited Hospitals, FG Urges Nigerians

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Wednesday urged Nigerians to patronise only accred…

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Monkeypox Spreads To Delta State, Nine Persons Hospitalised

About nine persons have been allegedly hospitalised as the dreaded monkeypox disease hit Delta Sta…

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Monkey Pox Cases Increase to 74 in 11 States – FG

The Monkey pox virus outbreak has spread to 11 states with 74 suspected cases recorded, Minister o…

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Bauchi Gets 45 Scanning Machines for Pregnant Women

Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSHCDA) has received a donation of scanning m…

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Pregnant Women to Enjoy Free Child Delivery in Anambra

Anambra State Government has announced free child delivery services for pregnant women in every go…

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7 000 Newborns Die Every Day, Despite Steady Decrease in Under-Five Mortality, New Report Says

* At current trends, 30 million newborns will die within first 28 days of life between 2017 and 20…

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Former pharmacy manager sentenced in scheme to re-use leftover nursing home meds

The former manager of a Med-Fast pharmacy in Beaver County was sentenced Tuesday to probation and …

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MDCAN Warns JOHESU On Assault Of Members

The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria, MDCAN of the University College …

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Strike: LAUTECH Doctors Accuse Management of Insincerity

Seventy-four days into the industrial action called by the Association of Resident Doctors, Ladoke…

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Kentucky Boy Falls Asleep For 11 Days Straight In Medical Mystery Baffling Doctors

A boy from Kentucky has baffled doctors after falling asleep for 11 days straight for no apparent …

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Can Being Too Fat Keep You Out Of Prison?

Fat lives matter, is the argument one lawyer is making to keep his 273-pound client out of prison.…

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Cancer Drugs Grown In Chicken Eggs May Lower Their Cost

Researchers in Japan may have found a way to produce cheaper drugs that could be used to treat a r…

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