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Zika Virus: FG Puts 36 States on Alert

The Federal Government has put all the 36 states including the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, …

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Still on The HIV/AIDS Epidemic

The health authorities could do more to curtail HIV infections   Nigeria joined the rest …

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Presidency: FG’s Budget for Health is Above N200bn

The Presidency has said that the fund allocated to health in the 2016 budget is above N200 billion…

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Ado Ekiti: How We Successfully Treated Lassa Fever Patient Against All Odds – CMD

The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti, (FETHI) Dr. Lawrence…

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Africa, Asia Vulnerable to Spread of Zika – WHO

The Zika virus linked to a microcephaly outbreak in Latin America could spread to Africa and Asia,…

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Resistance to HIV Drug Growing − Study

HIV resistance to the antiretroviral drug tenofovir (Viread) is increasingly common, a new study f…

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Poverty, Ignorance, High Cost of Treatment Affects Health Care Delivery

A Consultant Nephrologist, Dr Theophillus Umeizudike, on Tuesday said many Nigerians could not acc…

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Why Nigeria Should Prepare for Zika Virus

Not until its outbreak in May last year in Brazil did the world come to appreciate the danger that…

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Lassa fever: FETHI to Sanction Non-committal Medical Personnel

As the Management of the Federal Teaching Hospital, (FETHI) Ido Ekiti, celebrates the discharge of…

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Medical Tourism Can Hurt Patients, Doctors Warn

Some doctors say the craze by some Nigerians to seek medical care abroad may be inimical to their …

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Health Ministry Partners FRSC On Road Accident Rescue Operation

The Minister of State for Health,Dr. Osagie Ehanire has pledged to partner. with the Federal Road …

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Novel Test Detects Potentially Harmful Chemicals in Breast Milk

While it is clear that breast is best when it comes to infant feeding, there are concerns that bre…

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Cure for Type-1 Diabetes Discovered!

In an amazing new discovery, scientists have been able to halt Type 1 diabetes for 6 months, bring…

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Kidney Transplant: LASUTH Rekindles Patients’ Hope of Survival

When doctors from the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) successfully conducted the…

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Military Trained on Diseases Outbreak Control

Health personnel in the armed forces have been trained on how to investigate and manage diseases d…

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Measles Leading Cause of Disability

The Senior Registrar, Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Department, Federal Medical Center Bida, Dr. Abdu…

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State of Midwives Service Scheme in Kano

The Midwives Service Scheme (MSS) introduced by the federal government to reduce the rate of mater…

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NMA Rejects 3.65% Budgetary Allocation to Health Ministry in 2016 Appropriation

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on Monday decried the allocation of just 3.5 per cent of th…

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Jigawa: Doctor Develops Lassa Fever Symptoms After Treating Patient

A doctor who treated Lassa fever patient in Dutse General Hospital, Jigawa State, is suspected to …

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Ado Ekiti: How We Successfully Treated Lassa Fever Patient Against All Odds – Chief Medical Director, Teaching Hospital

The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti, (FETHI) Dr. Lawrence…

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