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FG Vindicates Akpabio Over Uyo Specialist Hospital

The Federal Government has vindicated Senate Minority Leader and former governor of Akwa Ibom Stat…

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MDCAN Set to Audit Members over Alleged Professional Laxity

The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has declared its readiness to…

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Govt Urged to Create Enabling Climate for Breastfeeding

The three tiers of government have been urged to enact enabling  laws and create an environme…

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MSA Shoe Arrives in Nigeria

The multiple system atrophy (MSA) shoe, designed to raise awareness on the disease, has arrived in…

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Dog Genes Give Insight into Human Brain Tumors

Certain breeds of dog are susceptible to human-like brain tumors. Researchers from the Uppsala Uni…

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Dog Genes Give Insight into Human Brain Tumors

Certain breeds of dog are susceptible to human-like brain tumors. Researchers from the Uppsala Uni…

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Biomarker Discovery Could Aid Obesity Prevention, Treatment

With obesity affecting around 1 in 3 adults and 1 in 6 children and adolescents in the United Stat…

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How Fruit and Alcohol Impact Breast Cancer Risk

Teens who eat fruit may be building up protection against breast cancer, but drinking alcohol late…

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500,000 Missing TB Cases Threaten Control

Up to 500,000 cases of tuberculosis go undetected each year in Nigeria, creating a gap that could …

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‘NACA, NMEP have Limited Authority over Health Structures’

The Global Fund has said that two of the critical implementers of its programmes in Nigeria have n…

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WHO Approves Shorter Treatment for Tuberculosis

The World Health Organisation has approved the treatment of drug-resistant TB to nine or 12 months…

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Optometrists Call On SON To Regulate Eye Devices

The Nigerian Optometric Association of Nigeria (NOA) has called on the  Standards Organisatio…

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Why most Nigerians Don’t have Access to Health Insurance

Mr. Olu Obi-Hassan lives in Bariga, Lagos. He was rushed to a nearby hospital after complaining of…

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#InternationalNursesDay Stresses Nurses' Contribution to Creating Resilient Health Systems

On the occasion of International Nurses Day, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) today stres…

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Doctor Embraces Herbs for Healing, Narrates Experiences in Books

A professor of Paediatrics and Child Health, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State…

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How Fasting Helps Fight Fatty Liver Disease

Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München have new information on what happens at the molecular…

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Well Water Linked to Bladder Cancer

* Researchers believe arsenic exposure might contribute to higher-than-normal rates   Ars…

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‘Over 10% of Lagos Residents have Mild to Total Deafness’

  * LASEPA rallies religious leaders, night clubs others to ‘Noiseless Lagos’ c…

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LUTH Acquires ‘First’ Laser Machine

Determined to improve the quality of care to its patients as the foremost tertiary health institut…

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‘Chaotic Drug Distribution Remains Major Problem of Pharmacy Practice in Nigeria’

The immediate past President of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) and Fellow of the Society,…

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