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Administering Herbal Medicine on Vagina can Cause Acute kidney Injury

Dr Timothy Olanrewaju, a Consultant Nephrologist, has warned against the unusual practice of vagin…

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NCDC Boss Deploys Information To Fight Lassa, Haemorrhagic Fevers

The Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu has pr…

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Checking Misconceptions About Malaria

Having met and married her in Metropolitan Lagos three years ago, Mrs Amaka Kenechukwu craved for …

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Make Treatment for Mental Illness Free Expert Urges FG

The Chief Medical Director of Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital in Kaduna, Dr. Taiwo Lateef Sheik…

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Contraceptives: FG Fails to Pay $3 Million Annual Commitment

The Federal Government has failed to keep to its commitment to make available $3m annually for con…

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STUDY: Nurse Staffing Levels Are The Surprise Key to Stroke Survival

Researchers found having the optimal number of nurses available to care for patients in an acute s…

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Woman seriously Burned After Intestinal Gas Catches Fire During Surgery

A patient in Japan was hurt mid-surgery when she passed gas that caught fire causing serious injur…

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Energy Drinks, Alcohol are ‘Like Cocaine’ for ‘kids’

* Caffeinated cocktails trigger exactly same brain reaction as Class A drug, study reveals  …

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Blood Test Could Predict Pregnancy Complications, Poor Fetal Growth

A blood test to predict the likelihood of pregnancy complications may be in sight, after researche…

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NMA Decries Dearth Of Medical Personnel, Facilities In Ogun

Ogun State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has bemoaned the dearth of manpower an…

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Graduating Midwives On Mandatory Service, As FG Posts Over 1000

The Federal Government and Midwifery Council of Nigeria have entered into a agreement in order to …

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Quackery: Doctors Tell FG to Reconstitute Medical Council

The Nigerian Medical Association has called on the Federal Government to reconstitute the Medical …

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Resident Doctors Protest Unpaid Salaries In Bayelsa

Hundreds of resident doctors at the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, yesterday prot…

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FG Hails Nigerian Doctor in U.S. for Successful Operation on Unborn Baby

The Federal Government has commended a US-based Nigerian surgeon, Dr Oluyinka Olutoye, who success…

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FG Hails Nigerian Doctor in U.S. for Successful Operation on Unborn Baby

The Federal Government has commended a US-based Nigerian surgeon, Dr Oluyinka Olutoye, who success…

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Northwestern University Neuroscience Professor Adam Safron: Why DO Orgasms Feel So Good?

Neuroscientist explains how sexual stimulation re-routes brain activity to reach an 'altered s…

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PCN Approves Training of Pharmacy Technicians in Private Institutions

As part of its roles in the regulatory roles, the  Pharmacists Council of Nigeria, PCN, has g…

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CMV: Greater Threat to Infants Than Zika

Laura Sweet had no idea that she had contracted a virus that would leave her daughter, Jane, deaf …

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FG committed to end Obstetric Fistula

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole made this known while launching the guideline on Ureth…

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National Hospital Abuja Releases Internship Interview Dates

Management of the National Hospital Abuja has granted approval to conduct interview for the next b…

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