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Ebola: Boy Tests Positive in Latest Liberia Flare-Up

A five-year-old boy has tested positive to Ebola in Liberia days after his mother died of the viru…

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NACA Unveils Nigeria’s HIV/AIDS Anti-Discrimination Law

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS has unveiled a popular version of Nigeria’s HIV/…

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Anambra Rrecords 2000 Tuberculosis Cases

No fewer than 2000 tuberculosis patients are receiving treatment at various Directly Observed Ther…

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Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa Introduces New Programs

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING: The Professional Programmes in Biomedical Engineering is designed to expos…

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Laboratory Council Leadership Tussle Pitches Health Minister against SGF

The current crisis rocking the leadership of Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN)…

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Vitamin D Levels Could Predict Risk of Poor Cardiovascular Health

The risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure and other cardiac events could be predicted by mea…

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Our Travel History May be in Our Viruses

Unraveling the genetic code of the viruses we carry could provide a map of our travel history, sug…

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'Good' Cholesterol May not Always Protect Against Heart Disease

High levels of "good cholesterol," or high-density lipoprotein, are unlikely to protect …

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Health Minister Vows to Curb Medical Tourism

Minister of Health Prof. Isaac Adewole has said his administration has initiated a new directive i…

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Proposed 11 Years for Medical Students

The proposal by the National Universities Commission (NUC) to make prospective medical students sp…

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A New Culprit in Lyme Disease

Dr. Bobbi Pritt, medical director of the Mayo Clinic lab where Borrelia mayonii, a new strain of b…

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Lagos Promises to Fund Health Sector

The Lagos State Government says it will ensure adequate funding of the health sector in order to i…

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Osun Doctors Suspend Six-month Strike

Doctors under the aegis of Osun State Association of Medical and Dental Officers have announced th…

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Re: Strikes Without End BY Dr Paul John

Dear Muyiba Adetiba, This article is my response to your article against the Nigerian medical doct…

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Doctor Strikes Without End BY Muyiwa Adetiba

The Ogun State chapter of the medical association went on a warning strike during the week. In doi…

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New Positive Case of Ebola Virus Disease Confirmed In Liberia

Lab results confirm a new case of Ebola virus disease in Liberia — a 30-year-old woman who d…

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World Autism Day 2016

"On this World Autism Awareness Day, I call for advancing the rights of individuals with auti…

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National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) Issue 21 Day Ultimatum

The National Association of Resident Doctors has held its National executive council meeting. The …

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Medical Laboratory Scientist Calls for Computerised System to Improve Laboratory Findings

A Medical Laboratory Scientist, Prof. Oduola Abiola, on Wednesday urged stakeholders to computeris…

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WHO Calls for Early Diagnostic Tests for Lassa Fever

Lassa fever has killed more than 160 people in West Africa, most of them in Nigeria, since Novembe…

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