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Zimbabwean Nurse Wins HIV Research Award

Zimbabwean nurse, Chenai Mathabire, recently scooped the HIV/TB Research Prize at this year's …

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#LassaFever: Two New Cases Recorded In Edo State

Two cases of Lassa fever have been recorded in the Akoko Edo local government area of Edo State. T…

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Church Attack: FG may Deploy more Doctors in Nnewi

The Federal Ministry of Health says it has placed medical experts on standby to beef up services a…

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Woman Infected on Wedding Night Marks 10th Anniversary of Living with HIV

Usually, couples mark landmark anniversaries such as the fifth, 10th, etc., wedding anniversaries …

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Oyawole Tasks Pharmacists On Specialisation

* says specialisation is the future of pharmacy practice   Pharmacists in the country hav…

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De Royal Treet Donates 171 First Aid Kits

As part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme, De Royal Treet Pharmacy, a Lagos-b…

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German Institution Signs MoU to Design, Operate Medical Varsity in Akwa Ibom

The University of Hamburg [UKE], Germany and Thompson & Grace Medical University [TGMU), at th…

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Expert Advises Diabetics to Adjust Eating Habits, Give Four Hour Interval Between Meals

People living with diabetes have been advised to adjust their eating habits for better management …

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Don’t Stop NHIS Probe, AHAPN Tells FG

The National Chairman, Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria, Mr. Mart…

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Rev Sister Dismisses Certificate Forgery Allegation by Employees, Students

Employees and students of Imo State College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Orlu, have accused the…

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Pharmacists to Retire at 65 Years

The President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Ahmed Yakasai said at the weekend th…

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FG Plans Relocation of Lagos Drug Markets

The Federal government yesterday said that plans to relocate wholesalers of drugs and medicines fr…

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Aisha Buhari Opens Breast Feeding Centres in Kebbi

Wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari will today commission breast feeding centres and rooms …

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‘Slimming Pills Work Fast but Bring Great Pains in the End’

African women, particularly Nigerian women had always longed to be big, that is, fat. Mostly for m…

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Contaminated Food, Drug Abuse are Major Causes of Hepatitis, Says Medical Practitioner

A medical practitioner has identified consumption of contaminated food, unclean water and intake o…

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Health ‘Refuting the Idea that Mutations Cause Cancer’

What causes cancer? Smoking, certainly, and also things like sun and chemical exposure. Cancer ris…

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NAFDAC Re-enforces Surveillance, Monitoring Activities

With a donation of six Hilux vehicles by Dangote Group the National Agency for Food and Drug Admin…

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Dr. Jerome Adams Confirmed as Surgeon General

Dr. Jerome Adams was confirmed as the US surgeon general this week, pledging to take on the countr…

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Transgender Man Gives Birth to a Boy

Trystan Reese, a transgender man living in Portland, Oregon, has given birth to a boy with his par…

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Teenager Needs Life Support Machine to Wake Up Every Time He Sleeps

A teenager stares death in the face every time he goes to sleep due to a rare condition. Liam Derb…

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