Medical News


UITH Plans to Boost Open-Heart Surgeries with Catlab Before End of 2017

The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Professor Abdul…

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#Lasser Fever: LUTH Discharges 150; Watching 40 Others

The Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, yesterday said it has discharged 150 of its personne…

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Lagos NHIS Holds Workshop for Healthcare Providers

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has embarked on a series of workshops for directors an…

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Experts Task Government on Universal Health Coverage

Experts have urged government at all levels to adopt strategies for adequate funding of the health…

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With ASUU Strike Still Ongoing, Doctors Serve Own Strike Notice

The Association of Resident Doctors on Wednesday stated its readiness to embark on an indefinite s…

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Nigeria Advances in Natural Medicine

Traditional herbal medicines are naturally occurring; plant-derived substances with minimal or no …

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Stakeholders Want National Assembly to Pass Sickle Cell Bill

* 1,500 children born yearly with disease, 3.6m Nigerians affected * Pfizer, SCSSN want introduc…

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Medical Expert Lauds A-Ibom Govt Over Renal Treatment

The Akwa Ibom Government has been commended for providing drug for the treatment of patients with …

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Hidden Blood Clot, Silent but Dangerous Killer in Hospitals —Expert

University College Hospital (UCH), Chairman, Venous Thromboembolism(VTE), Dr Clement Okolo had des…

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UCH Resident Doctors Set to Join Nationwide Strike Sept. 4

Dr Olusegun Olaopa, the President, Association of Resident Doctors, University College Hospital (U…

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Patients Groan as Primary Healthcare Collapses in A’Ibom

Akwa Ibom State government has taken some far-reaching measures to rescue the collapsing healthcar…

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Pop Star Justin Bieber’s Testicle Puts Nurse in Trouble

The female nurse terminated after being accused of illegally accessing pop star Justin medical rec…

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Doctors Loose Baby While Fighting During C-section

Hospital worker leaked a startling video recorded from inside an operation theater of a hospital i…

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Chimamanda Adichie Awarded Doctor of Letters by University of Edinburgh

Nigerian novelist, Chimamanda Adichie, has been awarded an honourary degree of Doctor of Letters b…

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Only African Leaders Travel Abroad for Healthcare – Minister Mocks Buhari, Others

South Africa’s Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi, has mocked African leaders who seek med…

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Board Seeks Transfer of Health Information Management Training to Polytechnics

The Health Records Officers Registration Board of Nigeria has called for the transfer of health in…

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The 4th Nigeria Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Expo Commences

It is time to explore untapped potential of Central & West African Pharma markets, as the four…

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2017 Health & Wellness Summit Holds in October

The 2017 edition of the Health & Wellness Summit & Exhibition themed ‘Enhancing Heal…

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Oral Health Deserves More Attention —Orthodontist

Orthodontist and dentist, Dr. Amy Traore-Shumbusho, has called on Nigerians to pay more attention …

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‘Nigeria Lagging Behind Other Nations in Breastfeeding’

The Acting Director, Public Health, Ministry of Health, Kwara State, Dr. Fakayode Enoch, and the H…

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