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Treat Gunshot Victims Without Police Clearance – Presidency Directs Nigerian Hospitals

The Federal Government on Tuesday directed medical doctors to treat emergencies including gun-shot…

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Why Ebola Virus Flares up in West Africa, by Scientists

Aerial spraying of mosquitoes linked to autism risk in kids Two new, but independent, studies pu…

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Association of Resident Doctors LAUTECH Teaching Hospital Vows to Sutain Industrial Action Until All Issues are Resolved

The Association of Resident Doctors at the LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, osun State has vowed…

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Scientists Deploy Genetically Modified Mosquitoes to Fight Zika

* Virus could affect 20% of pregnant women’s babies Scientists have found that Zika virus …

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Lagos, Ife Teaching Hospitals Record Surgical Feats

The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) has successfully carried out its first Bone …

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Early Respiratory Tract Infections may Raise Children's Type 1 Diabetes Risk

Infants who experience recurrent viral respiratory tract infections in the first 6 months of life …

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NMA Floats N20m Endowment Fund for Relatives of Late Ekiti Doctors

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has instituted a N20 million endowment fund to assist chil…

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US-based Hospital to Train Nigerian Doctors on Diabetes Treatment

A US-based hospital, PreHab Diabetes Services, has offered to train Nigerian doctors in the US on …

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3 Nigerians Diagnosed with Lassa Fever Daily –Prof.Tomori

Contrary to the assumption that Lassa Fever is a seasonal disease, The Chairman, Lassa Fever Contr…

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Groups Plan One-million-man Protest Against FG Over Nation’s Health Systems

Nigerian Health Watch and One Campaign groups are finalizing plans to mobilize one million Nigeria…

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‘To Avoid Infertility, Don’t Delay Child Bearing’

How will you define infertility? Infertility as a disease condition is defined as the inability of…

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Why Malaria Thrives: Nigerians are to Blame, Says Minister

With about 45.9 million Nigerians, (27%) of the population, including pregnant women and children …

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Doctors’ Deaths: FETHI Workers Decry CMD’s Statement

As the protests embarked on by workers of Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido- Ekiti, FETHI, following …

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‘About 15 Million Nigerians are Asthmatic’

The President of Nigerian Thoracic Society (NTS), Prof. Etete Peters, has said that about 15 milli…

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Check Migration of Health Workers, WHO Urges Fg

The World Health Organisation, WHO, has called on both the Federal and state governments to, as a …

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Lagos Vows to End Medical Treatment Abroad

Lagos State government yesterday said it is determined to end treatment of ailments overseas, sayi…

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Group Drums Support for Malaria Eradication

Non-governmental organisations, corporate bodies and individuals have been urged to give more supp…

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UNFPA Tasks FG to Train More Midwives

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has called for greater investments to increase the numb…

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Lagos Records First Successful Bone Bridge Surgery in West Africa

The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) in December 2015 carried out the first succe…

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Doctors Shut Down Ondo Hospitals Over Non-payment of 5 Months Salaries

Medical and non-medical activities in all the government hospitals in Ondo were yesterday grounded…

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