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Malaria Drug, Chloroquine, Treats Brain Cancer

The Federal Government in 2005 banned the use of Chloroquine and Sulfadoxine – Pyrimethamine…

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Scientists Get N140.3bn to Produce Vaccines for Three New Diseases

To fight diseases that could wipe out the human race, scientists are attempting to come up with va…

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Lassa Fever: Nigeria Records 19 Cases, Six Deaths Since December

Since the beginning of the current dry season which started in December 2016, Nigeria has recorded…

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FMC Umuahia Set to Pioneer kidney Transplant in S’East

The management of Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Umuahia has intensified efforts to start kidney tra…

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Fed Govt Urges States to Create Budget Line for Logistics Management

Federal Government has urged state governments to create Logistic Management Coordinating Units (L…

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New Drug Raises Hope For Visually Impaired

An experimental drug may one day make treatment simpler for patients suffering from vision-threate…

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New Drug Raises Hope For Visually Impaired

An experimental drug may one day make treatment simpler for patients suffering from vision-threate…

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Patients Stranded As Resident Doctors Begin Warning Strike

Tough time awaits millions of patients at federal health facilities nationwide as they would be st…

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7 Reasons Nigerian Doctors Don’t Prescribe Herbal Supplements

Why is it that you doctors don’t want to hear about or prescribe herbal medicine? My patient…

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Buhari Proceeds on Medical Vacation

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday left Nigeria for the United Kingdom on a ten-day medical vaca…

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Upcoming Advanced Cardiac Life Support ACLS and Basic Life Support Course for Healthcare Providers

The American safety and health institute (ASHI) and the American Heart Association's (AHA) Bas…

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NAFDAC Notice on Recall of Tri-Coast Pharmacy Sterile Products

The Agency is notifying all healthcare providers of the voluntary recall launched by Tri Coast Pha…

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Refurbishing Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria

Teaching, tertiary or specialised hospitals are supposed to be the apex health institutions where …

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Minister: Emulate Traditional Healers

There is the need for orthodox medicine practitioners to borrow a leaf from traditional medicine p…

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NGO Trains 400 Health Workers on Injection Safety

To reduce the risk of transmission of both hepatitis B and C as well as Human Immuno-deficiency Vi…

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NPHCDA Boss Urges Leaders to Emulate Buhari on PHC Upgrade

Executive Governors and Local Council Chairmen in Nigeria have been urged to emulate President Muh…

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Society Begins Fresh Registration Procedure for Pharmacists

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has informed all pharmacists and pharmaceutical compan…

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FG Confirms Lassa Fever In 7 States, Cautions Nigerians, Health Workers On Hygiene

Following increasing cases of Lassa fever in the country, the Federal Government has called on Nig…

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Group Decries Low Budgetary Allocation To Health

A media/civil society group in Gombe State, the Maternal Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Coalition…

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Medicalworld iReport: Submit Your News Reports, Articles and Press Release

Medicalworld iReport is a journalism initiative that allows Medical Professionals, Medical Profess…

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