Medical News


UNAIDS to Build Antiretroviral Manufacturing Plant in Nigeria

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, in conjunction with the Nigerian private sector, i…

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Police Deny Shooting Protesting Doctor

The Imo State police command has denied shooting any medical doctor during a street protest in Owe…

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Imo Confirms First Case of Lassa Fever

The Imo State Government has confirmed the first case of Lassa fever in the state.   Comm…

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Lassa Fever: 110 People Under Watch in Ogun

Ogun State government has said that the number of people who had contact with a 28-year-old lady (…

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2020: A Malaria Free Nigeria Is Possible

Malaria is  regarded as the most common ailment in Africa, especially in Nigeria, as high bod…

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Yoruba are Genetically Immune to Lassa Fever Virus - Prof. Happi Reveals Shocking Details

The lecturer in a private university claims the Yorubas, a tribe in the South-western part of Nige…

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NMA Warns Osun Against Scuttling Doctors’ Emergency Meeting

The Nigeria Medical Association has warned the Osun State Government against scuttling its emergen…

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Cancer is Projected to Become the #1 Cause of Death Across the Globe in the Next 20yrs

From its inception, the Disease Control Priorities series has focused attention on delivering effi…

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Medical Experts Seek Help to Curb Mother-to-Child Spread of HIV/AIDS

THE vision of halting the spread of HIV/AIDS to the next generation of Nigerians can only be reali…

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LUTH Resident Doctors May go on Strike over Unpaid Salaries

OUTRAGED at the non payment of its December 2015 and January 2016 salaries, the Association of Res…

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African Leaders Advocate Locally Developed Zika, Lassa virus Vaccines

African leaders, including ministers of health, finance, and other line ministries from Nigeria an…

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Course against Female Genital Mutilation Introduced in Medical Curriculum

The ugly experiences associated with the age-long practice of female genital mutilation in some st…

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Nigerian Scientists Demand Emergency Measures Against Zika Virus

The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria has called on the Federal Government t…

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Dealing with The Menace of Cancer

The health authorities could do more in combating the dreaded disease   Nigeria joined th…

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No Salary, No Work, Osun NMA tells Aregbesola

The Nigeria Medical Association has given the payment of October and November salaries of striking…

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Pioneering Discovery Leads To Potential Preventive Treatment For Sudden Cardiac Death

  More than 15 years ago, David Warshaw, Ph.D., and coworkers discovered the precise malfun…

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LUTH Doctors Protest Unpaid Salaries, Discriminatory Tax Policy

  Doctors at Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, yesterday, protested unpaid salaries…

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Osun Doctors May Suspend Strike

  The Chairman of the Osun State Association of Medical and Dental Officers, Dr. Isiaka Ade…

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Colombia Links Zika to Rare Nerve Disorder Deaths

Colombia says three people have died after contracting the Zika virus and developing a rare nerve …

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ARD UCH: Strike Action Still a Deplorable Alternative If All Advocacies Fail

 PREAMBLE: At the emergency congress on the 5th of February, 2016, members obs…

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