Medical News


Health Insurance will be Mandatory for all Nigerians – Senate

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has stated that healthcare insurance would be made m…

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Patients Beg Health Professionals to Shelve Strike

Patients at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, have begged members of the Nigerian Union of …

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1 in 10 Nigerian Women Suffers From Endometriosis

The prevalence of endometrosis, a disease that was not previously common in the country has become…

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How Policeman Died Because LASUTH Had no Oxygen

Fresh facts have emerged on the death of the four officers of Lagos Police Command who were involv…

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Too Many Petitions Crippling Kaduna Neuropsychiatric Hospital

The Medical and Health Workers Union of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Kaduna has deman…

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Council Approves 10 Training Institutions for Medical Lab Technicians

The Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) has approved 10 new colleges as training…

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Early Breast Cancer Screening Advocated

One woman is said to die of breast cancer every 68 seconds and an average, every 2 minutes a woman…

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FG Launches Guidelines For HIV Treatment

Determined to stem the tides of HIV /AIDS in Nigeria, the Federal Government of Nigeria has launch…

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UWL’s Emeritus Professor Elizabeth Anionwu Named in 2017 New Year Honours List

The University of West London’s Emeritus Professor of Nursing, Elizabeth Anionwu, has been m…

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Minister Rates NAF Hospital And Others High

As the dateline for the closure of the Abuja International Airport draws near, the Minister of Sta…

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ABU to Start Nursing Studies Through Distance Learning

The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria is set to start offering courses in Nursing Sciences throu…

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Disease Outbreak: NCDC Calls for Evidence Based Prevention Strategies

The Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC,Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, has charged th…

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NURHI Gives Lagos Family Planning Clinics a New Look

To help reduce the high rate of maternal, infant and child mortality in Lagos through the up-take …

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NUAHP Declares Nationwide Indefinite Strike

The Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP), yesterday , declared an indefinite stri…

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14m People Develop Cancer Annually – Minister

Over 14 million people Worldwide develop cancer every year, the minister of Women Affairs, Hajia J…

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Ibom Specialist Hospital as an Antidote to Medical Tourism

News of notable Nigerians embarking on medical tourism abroad has remained a topic for discussion …

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Recession: Experts Urge Nigerians to Patronise Made-in-Nigeria Medicines

The unprecedented increase in prices of medicines required to safeguard healthcare of Nigerians ha…

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Doctors Find 838 ‘Stones’ in Woman’s Stomach

Doctors who performed a surgery on a woman thinking she had cancer were shocked to discover she ha…

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Abuja Airport Closure: Nigerian Govt Designates Five Hospitals For Emergencies

Ahead of the closure of the Abuja International Airport from Wednesday, Nigeria’s government…

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LSACA Moves HIV Campaign to Epe

The Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) has embarked on HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT) sensi…

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