Medical News


NHIS Fund Trapped in TSA

TRADE Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, yesterday claimed that billions of naira meant for the runni…

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Alarming Cardiovascular Disease In Nigeria

Recent research has shown that cardiovascular disorders have overtaken infectious disease as Niger…

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Ibom Multi-specialist Hospital: The Saving Grace in Uyo Tragedy

Its use remained unknown and the facility undervalued by Nigerians until 10 December, 2016, when t…

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Hydrocephalus Among Children on the Increase, say Experts

They expressed concern about the rising incidence at the Wellington Foundation’s fourth annu…

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‘45% Of S/Kaduna People Have Hepatitis’

A corps member serving with Sir Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa memorial hospital, Kafanchan, Kaduna State,…

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Vaccine champions Emerge in Nigeria as Immunisation Funds Shrink

In the wake of the recent resurgence of the wild polio virus in Borno State and proliferation of o…

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Resident Doctors give FG 21-Day Ultimatum

A nationwide crisis is looming in the nation’s health sector as the National Association of …

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Overseas trips for Eye Treatment no Longer Necessary – Momoh

With the newly commissioned ultra-modern eye medical facility in Benin, Edo State, medical trips a…

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11yrs after, Govt Workers yet to Commence Contribution to NHIS

MORE than 11 years after the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, became operational in Nigeria…

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New ‘Revolutionary’ Cancer Vaccine Underway

The University of Helsinki, Finland, may have developed a vaccine that can prevent and possibly cu…

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Laboratory Scientist Gets 1-year Sentence, N10,000 Fine for Parading as a Doctor.

A Kaduna State High Court on Friday sentenced one Sunday Oppa to one year imprisonment and N10,000…

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Pharmacy Technicians seek Removal of Import duties on Products

The President of the National Association of Pharmaceutical Technologists and Pharmacy Technicians…

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Doctors, Pharmacists Fault Proposed 4.15% Vote For Health

Stakeholders in the health sector have faulted the 4.15 per cent proposed vote in the 2017 nationa…

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Nutritional Profile and Health Benefits of Cranberries

The consumption of various fruits and vegetables have been associated with great health benefits r…

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PCNI Donates N1m, Medical Supplies to Bomb Victims

The federal government through the Presidential Committee on the North-east Initiative (PCNI) has …

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Silent Heart Attack in Women

Many women put too much pressure on themselves to make the holidays perfect for everyone. This can…

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Kangaroo Mother Care helps Premature Babies Thrive 20 years later

Two decades after a group of Colombian parents were shown how to keep their perilously tiny babies…

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Beans and Peas Increase Fullness more than Meat – Study

Meals based on legumes such as beans and peas are more satiating than pork and veal-based meals ac…

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AFRICA: Experts seek Sustained Immunisation Drive Against Vaccine-preventable Diseases

Worried by the rising cases of Vaccine-preventable diseases, African immunisation experts under th…

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APPENDICITIS: Abdominal Pain with a Difference!

Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix. The appendix is a small, pouch-like sac of tissue th…

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