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Threat of Diseases as Pollution Levels Rise

Four major cities in Nigeria Onitsha Kaduna Aba and Umuahia were recently listed by the World Heal…

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WHO Launches Data Portal to Track Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage

To mark Universal Health Coverage Day, WHO today launched a new data portal to track progress towa…

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University of Uyo Teaching Hospital Refutes Punch Report Over Church Building Collapse

Authority of University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, UUTH, has refuted   report written by one M…

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How not Sleeping well Destroys the Heart

Too little sleep can take a toll on your heart, according to a new study presented on Monday at th…

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‘Rhythm of Breathing affects Memory, Fear’

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered for the first time that the rhythm of breathing c…

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Gunmen Targetting Doctor abduct Nigerian Doctor in Lagos

There was panic at the popular Saint Francis Hospital in Lagos late on Friday as gunmen kidnapped …

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Confusion as Kidnappers Storm Lagos Hospital, Abduct Doctor

A Nigerian medical doctor working at Medical Centre Keffi, Ikoyi, Lagos State, was kidnapped by so…

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Gunmen Pose as Patients, Abduct CMD

Fresh facts yesterday emerged about the abduction of a medical doctor from his hospital at Keffi, …

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Nigerians should Embrace Positive Lifestyles to Prevent HIV/AIDS -Scientist

Nigerians have been urged to embrace lifestyles that would prevent them from HIV/AIDS.This call wa…

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Anxiety, Uncertainty As Strange Black Soot Takes Over Portharcourt City and Environs

The office of the Honourable comissioner at the Ministry of Environment in Rivers state has issued…

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Act with Ambition: Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day 2016

2016 will be the third ever UHC Day campaign and UHC Day events are taking place around the world.…

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Living Well with Arthritis: Tips for a Full and Healthy Life

If you’re living with arthritis, you’re definitely not alone. Many other nurses share …

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Health Experts Call for Setting of Logistics Management Coordination Unit

Experts in the health sector have stressed the need to set up a logistics management coordination …

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World Aids Day: Expert Counsels on need for Students' Aids Status

A non-governmental organization Prevent AIDS Society PAS Federal Polytechnic Offa chapter, Kwara s…

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Pharma Industries Warn of Impending Scarcity of Medicines

Going by the current scarcity of foreign exchange in the country pharmaceutical industries have al…

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Health Minister to Reverse $1bn Medical Tourism Capital Flight

The Minister of Health Prof Isaac Adewole has expressed concern over the huge capital spending on …

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Maiduguri Teaching Hospital Spends N150m on B/Haram Victims

The University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital UMTH says it incurred N150 million in treating victi…

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Conjoined Twins begin one of the most Difficult separation Surgeries Ever

A set of conjoined twins are undergoing one of the riskiest separations surgeries ever performed.&…

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FG not Paying Attention to Health—Mark

Speaking at an investiture of patrons of the Association of General and Private Medical Practition…

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Legal Options Available to Victims of Medical Negligence in Nigeria- Ahmed Adetola-Kazeem, MCIArb (UK)

INTRODUCTION: Due to the low level of public enlightenment in Nigeria as to the rights of victims …

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