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Lagos, Ekiti Doctors Worry over Increasing Hypertension, Diabetes

Indications emerged weekend that non-communicable diseases, such as hypertension and diabetes may …

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New Study Links autism to Mutations in Mitochondrial DNA

Autism is a developmental disorder affecting over 3.5 million Americans. While there is no known c…

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Bat Flu Virus may be Capable of Infecting Human Cells

Bats sighted this Halloween may not be quite as boo-tiful as they look. Bats have long been associ…

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AGCNigeria Releases GenRx 4.0

AGCNigeria releases GenRx version 4.0.1. GenRx is a pharmacy inventory app equipped with th…

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WHO to Hold 2016 Financing Dialogue

The financing dialogue is a key element of WHO’s reform process to ensure that the Organizat…

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Normalcy Returns to UBTH as Doctors, Management Ends Rift

Normalcy has returned to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH, as members of the Associ…

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How to Preserve Sight, Vision, by Ophthalmologist

Eyes are God’s best gift to man and they must be well taken care of, an ophthalmologist, Pro…

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Nigeria Launches Disease Control Website

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has launched a website that will be at the centre of the di…

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Infertility: FG Urged to Establish Sperm Banks in Nigeria

Worried over the problem of infertility and childlessness, a team of researchers from the Nigerian…

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‘Three-Parent Baby’ Boy Healthy so Far

New details about a baby boy born with genetic material from his mother, his father and a female d…

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Why Nigeria is Not Yet Polio-Free

• Inability to vaccinate because of insurgency threatens plan to eradicate virus • FG …

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Doctors Identify Effect of Recession on Health Services

Medical doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) have identified impact o…

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American Doctors Begin Free Treatment for Cancer, Diabetes Patients in Kebbi

A 35-member medical team from America is providing free surgery and treatment of patients sufferin…

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Experts Urge States to Allocate 15 Per Cent of 2017 Budget to Health

* As Bauchi makes history as first to meet Abuja Declaration   As the federal and state g…

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AMSWON Seeks Govt Support For Better Delivery Of Medical Services

Association of Medical Social Workers of Nigeria (AMSWON) has called on the government at all leve…

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Over 1 Million Treated With Highly Effective Hepatitis C Medicines

Over one million people in low- and middle-income countries have been treated with a revolutionary…

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Akwa Ibom Medical Students in UNICAL Seek Grant Payment

National Association of Akwa Ibom Medical Students (NAAKIMS) of the University of Calabar (UNICAL)…

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Doctors Urge Dickson to Revive Health Insurance Scheme

The Nigeria Medical Association, Bayelsa State chapter, has urged the Governor Seriake Dickson-led…

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Breaking News: Constitution Review Postponed Again at 6th Quadrennial NANNM Conference

The proposed constitution review which held yesterday ended abruptly as the event was yet again po…

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Upcoming Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and BLS Training for Doctors, Nurses, Healthcare Professionals

ACLS ALGORITHMS, ACLS PRETEST The American Heart Association's ACLS and BLS Course has…

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