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80 Percent of Cancer Cases Curable — Health Minister

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, yesterday said that 80 percent of cancer cases in the…

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Why Do Men Gain Weight in Their Bellies? 

Why is it that when men gain weight, they tend to develop potbellies?   The answer has to…

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Baby Born Pregnant With his Twin Brother

A baby boy was born 'pregnant' with his own twin brother. Doctors discovered the half-form…

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NARD Sends Names of Three Ministers, Past President of Association to Disciplinary Committee for Investigation

The National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD) has sent the names of current and p…

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Health officer Remanded in Prison for Raping Patient

Pankshin High Court in Plateau on Monday remanded a Community Health Personnel, Mr Philemon Burzal…

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Anti-HIV Vaginal Ring to be Tested in Africa

After recording success amongst teenage girls in the US, plans are in progress to test in Africa, …

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Experts Decry High Cost of Healthcare Services in Nigeria

Health experts have raised the alarm that Nigerians were still spending heavily on healthcare serv…

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How Donated Health Centre will Benefit Edo Displaced Persons

Before now, Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) at the Uhuogua Camp in Ovia North East, Local Gover…

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Family Doctor Docked Over Alleged Adultery

A Jos-based family doctor, Michael Owoicho, has been docked at a Jos Upper Area Court 1 in Plateau…

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Family Doctor Docked Over Alleged Adultery

Micheal Owoicho, a Jos-based family doctor, has been docked at a Jos Upper Area Court 1 in Plateau…

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Fake Drugs: FG to Relocate Wholesalers

The Federal Government has concluded plans to relocate wholesalers of drugs and medicines from all…

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Hypertension and Stroke: Why Drug Therapy Must Never Stop

Hypertension, which simply means an abnormal blood pressure, is the biggest single risk factor for…

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Why Katsina is Reviewing all Health Related Laws

Katsina State House of Assembly will soon review all health related laws in the state inorder to m…

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Lack of Training Frustrating Us–Resident Doctors

The National Association of Resident Doctors on Wednesday, lamented that the Federal Government wa…

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Intensive Care Units in Nigeria not for palliative care — EXPERTS

Experts in Critical Care have called for the strengthening of Intensive Care Unit, ICU, from a mer…

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Central Hospital Project: Edo PDP licking their wounds—Oshiomhole

THE immediate past governor of Edo State, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole has described Peoples Democratic Pa…

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We need Universal Health Coverage to attain maternal health — MIMIKO

  THE immediate past governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, has declared that politica…

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Hospitals Management Board Lokoja Lists For Nurses And Health Information Management Officers

List Of Newly Employed Nurses For Hospitals Management Board Lokoja   List…

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Pharmacists to Deploy Technology to Monitor Medication, Service Delivery

• Seeks implementation of health bill in Kwara  The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria …

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NCDC Advises on Prevention of Infectious Disease Outbreaks During Flooding

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has advised that precautionary measures should be ta…

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