Medical News


"I do not know the Number of Patients I have killed" Fake Doctor Arrested in Lagos Says

A 42-year old fake doctor, John Anopuem, who was arrested in Lagos state has confessed that he has…

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Doctor Goes into Labour While Delivering Patient’s Baby

A 28-year-old pregnant doctor unexpectedly went into early labour while delivering another woman&r…

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Jigawa State Government Sets Up Probe On Nursing Schools Provost, Directors Fight

Jigawa State government has set up an investigative committee to probe the involvement of Provosts…

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Doctors Step up Efforts to Contain Cholera Spread in Borno

• First new vaccine has 80% efficacy, says commissioner   The international medical …

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Nakuru County Governor Orders Nurses Back to Work or Be Sacked

Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui has ordered striking nurses in the county to report back to their wo…

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NHIS Commences Re-Accreditation Of 57 HMOs

Less than 5% of Nigerians covered by NHIS, says Official   The National Health Insurance …

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PCN Restates Standards Expected of Pharmaceutical Outlets

Pharmacists in the country have advocated the rational distribution and dispensing of medicines th…

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CMD Blames Hospital Deaths on Poor Work Ethics

Chairman of the Committee of Chief Medical Directors/Medical Directors of federal tertiary hospita…

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‘Many Patients Seeking Treatment Abroad Die in Transit’

The Chief of Surgery, Lagoon Hospitals, Dr Jimi Coker, has said that a third of patients that trav…

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Health Minister Performs Successful Surgery Separating Siamese Twins

In most countries, health ministers are seen as bureaucrats more interested in paperwork than medi…

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FIP Awards Initiatives on Cancer, Drug Safety, Others

A campaign that led to a long-term pharmacy service screening people for colorectal cancer was tod…

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UGONSA Urges Members To Solidarize With JOHESU

The university Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA) also known as the Graduate Nurses…

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The World is Running out of Antibiotics, WHO Report Confirms

A report, Antibacterial agents in clinical development – an analysis of the antibacterial cl…

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Health Insurance Should be made Compulsory for Nigerians – NHIS

Health insurance should be made compulsory for Nigerians if the country must achieve universal hea…

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Nurses, Midvives, Other Health Workers Across Nigeria To Commence Strike Action By Midnight Today

The major unions of health workers have announced the commencement of their nationwide strike on W…

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Update On The PUF At The Day 2 NMCN Desk Officers Training North East Central Zone

The day 2 of the NMCN Desk officers training commenced today. A major highlight was the focus on t…

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Asthma: When to Go to the Hospital

Asthma can be a life-threatening disease if not treated well. This is very common to children and …

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In Singapore, More People are Switching Jobs to Become Nurses

Even though he had an engineering diploma, Mr Kelvin Pang was aware that the technical skills he l…

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400 JUTH Workers to Resume Strike Over Nonpayment of Salaries

Over 400 contract health workers and gardeners at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) have…

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USAID Donates N30m Medical Equipment to Kogi

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday presented medical equipment worth …

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