Medical News


Dear Gov. Tambuwal: Nurses are Not Technicians BY Jude Chiedu

Sir, Permit me to use the nursingworldnigeria.com website to appreciate your kind gesture at the r…

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RE: Foreign Medicals Controversy

A publication from Vanguard Newspaper on June 10, 2016 which was credited to one Doun Kogbara show…

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Expanding the Frontiers of Healthcare

Emmanuel was recently diag-nosed with a hole in his heart. His world became shattered. His dreams …

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Experts Urge Media to Focus on Maternal Health Milestones

As Nigeria seeks various strategies to improving maternal and newborn health, experts have urged j…

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Pharm Atiku Emerges Winner of the 2016 Pharm. Ahmed Yakasai Community Practice Support Award

Prior becoming the 20th President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, His Excellency, Pharm.…

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'Evidence-Based Reporting will Cause Change in the Health Sector'

In order to increase the quality of investigative journalism in Nigeria, the Country Director of M…

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No Proof Drinking Coffee Causes Cancer – WHO

The World Health Organization’s research arm has downgraded its classification of coffee as …

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How Early Genotype Screening Helps Prevent Sickle Cell Disorder

In line with its commitment to the health and wellbeing of Nigerian children,  Genotype Found…

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Spare the Meat, Skip the Type 2 Diabetes?

Eating a mainly plant-based diet -- especially one with lots of healthy veggies, fruit and whole g…

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Impotence Drugs Won't Raise Melanoma Risk, Study Suggests

Three widely used erectile dysfunction drugs -- Cialis, Levitra and Viagra -- aren't likely to…

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Pharmacist Warns Against Abuse of Antibiotics

A Senior Programme Officer with Child and Family Health, Mr. David Akpotor, has raised the alarm o…

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Buhari Arrives in Nigeria Today After 10-day Medical Trip

Barring any last minute changes in plan, President Muhammadu Buhari is expected back in the countr…

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LUTH Strike Update: Ministry Of Labour Intervenes

  In a move meant to break the stalemate between the striking Nurses and the Management of …

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Multiple Deaths Averted as University of Benin Teaching Hospital Ward Razed by Fire By Uduonu Ekezie

The Neuro Surgery ward of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital was yesterday razed by fire wh…

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Polio: Gombe to Immunise .64 Million Children

643,294 within age 0 – 5 have been earmarked for immunization under the present Polio Outbre…

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Very Hot Drinks ‘Probably’ Cause Cancer

Drinking very hot beverages probably causes cancer of the oesophagus, the UNs cancer agency said W…

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Blood Donation: Lagos to Sanction Operators Without Certification

The Commissioner for Health in Lagos State, Dr. Jide Idris, says the state government will sanctio…

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Find Omotuyi’s killers, Lab Scientists Urge FG

Members of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria have called on the Federal …

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Hearing, Speech Problems Hereditary, Says Health Group

The Speech Pathologists and Audiologists Association of Nigeria has said that hearing and speech c…

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Abuja Quack Doctor Arrested After 10 Years’ Practice

The police have arrested a suspected quack doctor, Victor Akpan, in the Gwarinpa area of Abuja. …

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