Medical News


Don Donates Mammogram to Fight Cancer

A Canadian University don has donated a mammogram to an Osun State-based cancer foundation as a pa…

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50,000 Children Born with Sickle Cell Anaemia Annually

The President of Sickle Cell Club, Mrs. Ayo Otaigbe, has revealed that about 50,000 Nigerian child…

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Smoker's Cough Should Not Be Ignored As It Could Be A Sign Of Chronic Lung Disease

The single best thing smokers can do to reduce chances of developing smoker’s cough and prol…

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Lassa Fever: FMC Jalingo Moves to Curtail Spread as Death Toll Rises

  As fear grips residents of Taraba State over the fresh outbreak of the dreaded Lassa feve…

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Ibuprofen vs Acetaminophen: How Different Are They Really?

Is there really much of a difference between a bottle of Advil and Excedrin? A lot more than you m…

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Reports: Lassa Fever Spreads to Rivers

After initial reports of outbreaks of Lassa Fever in Kano and Taraba states, a nursing mother and …

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Strike: Osun Hospitals Deserted

General hospitals in Osun State have turned to  ghost towns following the strike embarked upo…

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Ambode’s Wife Calls for Prompt Birth Registration

Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Mrs Bolanle Ambode has called for  prompt registration of b…

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From Treadmills Used For Punishment To Rat Poison & Viagra, Experts Reveal Scientific Breakthroughs Discovered By Accident

  . From pacemakers to smart dust, some inventors stumbled on their luck . Poor hand-wash…

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Doctors Need Encouragement – Abuja ARD President

Dr Isaac Olubanjo Akerele, is the President of Abuja Resident Doctors (ARD) in the Federal Capital…

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Stroke Survivors May Get Reprieve Through Brain Stimulation

It has been discovered that the use of magnets to stimulate the nerve cells of the brain can help …

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People may Eat More of a Food That’s Labeled ‘Healthy’

Words matter when you’re trying to eat right, new research suggests. People tend to overea…

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BUDGET 2016: Give Nigerians Functional Health Facilities, FG Urged

As reactions continue to trail the allocation of N221.7 billion to the health sector by the Federa…

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More PHCs Not Needed Now

Whereas at this time of national economic crisis, it is easier to become despondent, cynical, desp…

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Kidnap: Doctors Protest in Asaba

Worried by the spate of kidnapping of medical personnel and others in the state in recent times, m…

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Lassa Fever Spreads to Rivers

After initial reports of outbreaks of Lassa Fever in Kano and Taraba states, a   nursing moth…

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Doctors Shun Aregbesola’s Directive On Attendance Register

  Members of the Osun State Association of Medical and Dental Officers have shunned the dir…

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Don’t Scrap Midwifery Programme, FG Urged

The Medical Director of St Jude Hospital and Diagnostic Centre, Auchi  Dr. Jude Osayemere Omo…

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How Corrupt Doctors Refer Abroad Cases That Can Be Treated Locally

Many Nigerians, especially civil servants, would have preferred to travel abroad to have the kind …

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RE: Curriculum Vitae (CV) Collection by Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment

The attention of the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. (Dr) Chris Ngige (OON) has…

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