Medical News


Nigerian Lecturer Exports Radiography Knowledge; Bemoans NCR Bill.

The University of Zimbabwe has appointed an astute and widely researched Nigerian an external exam…

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Boy born with two faces survives all odds

A boy born with a rare “two face” condition has defied all odds to celebrate his 13th …

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UN, world bid Prof. Osotimehin farewell

It was a night of glowing tributes, fond memories and outpouring of emotion as the whole UN family…

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Stop worrying and reduce heart attack risk

Just thinking about being stressed can make you seriously ill, a study has revealed, and it is bel…

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Why you are Better off Without Self-medication

There is a running joke: in Nigeria everyone is a physician from your mother and neighbour to the …

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ICRC Trains Surgeons, Trauma Nurses on Weapon Injury Treatment Skills

Not fewer than 50 doctors and other health care workers including trauma nurses are undergoing a s…

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14 Candidates Jostle for UBTH CMD Job

Fourteen persons,  including the former National President of the Nigeria Medical Association…

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Sokoto Gets N3bn Items to Fight Malaria

Sokoto state government says it has received items worth N3 billion to tackle malaria in the state…

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Commission Decries Frequent Increase of Charges by Hospital in Sokoto

The Sokoto State Zakkat and Endowment Commission has decried the frequent increase in charges by t…

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NGF Deliberates On State Of Primary Healthcare

Worried by the dwindling quality of healthcare services in the country, the Nigeria Governors&rsqu…

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PMGMAN Tasks Minister on Medicines’ Access Plan

The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMG-MAN) has t…

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‘Don’t Exclude Pharmacists from Housemanship’

The Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria has called on the Minister o…

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NMA, PSN to Tackle Quackery

* Doctors condemn attack on colleague   The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) and the Pha…

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‘UBTH Trains 250 Doctors from Hospitals Nationwide’

The Chief Medical Director (CMD), University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Prof. Michael Ibad…

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Minister Tasks Medical Laboratory Science Council on Standards

Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has urged the Medical Laboratory Science Council…

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Thread softly on psychiatric test for traffic offenders, FRSC told

MR. Patrick Adenusi, a road safety crusader, and Dr. Oscar Odibo, automotive consultant and senior…

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Doctors Say Freed North Korean Detainee Has Suffered Extensive Loss Of Brain Tissue And Likely Had A Heart Attack - And There Is NO Evidence He Ever Had Botulism

The prognosis doesn't look good for freed North Korean detainee Otto Warmbier. At a Thursday a…

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Gov. Gaidam Approves Recruitments Of 38 Nurses, 32 NYSC Doctors, Pharmacists

Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe has approved the recruitment of 38 nurses and  32 NYSC doctor…

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WHO: Abuse of older people on the rise – 1 in 6 affected

Around 1 in 6 older people experience some form of abuse, a figure higher than previously estimate…

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Healthcare Experts Harp on Inter-Professional Collaboration

Against the backdrop of inter-professional rivalry in the health sector, the Nigeria Academy of Ph…

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