FG officially declares lassa fever outbreak, activates emergency response centres
The Federal Government has activated emergency response centres for Lassa fever cases in the country following the official declaratio...Read More
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Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
747,853 females among 1,090,233 Nigerians on HIV treatment
HIV/AIDS patient (Photo; Google) Some seven hundred and forty-seven thousand, eight hundred and fifty-three females are among the 1,...Read More
Doctor dies after performing four back to back surgeries
A doctor of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH, has died after he collapsed on duty during a back to back surgery operati...Read More
New HIV drug kills 99 per cent of virus during first human trial
An HIV patient in Kenya A new HIV drug created by Israeli researchers has passed its first human clinical trial. At end of the tri...Read More
Breakthrough treatment helps paralysed patients walk
David Mzee, who suffered full paralysis of his left leg after a 2010 accident, learns to walk at Lausanne University Hospital A brea...Read More
Google honours Dr Stella Ameyo Adadevoh with doodle
Google is marking the birthday of Dr Stella Ameyo Adadevoh with a Google Doodle. Dr Adadevoh was born on October 27th, 1956. A Googl...Read More
5 Argentine surgeons suspended for taking selfies during a surgery
A team of surgical staff has been suspended for taking selfies mid-operation and posting them on social media. The group of medical ...Read More
Woman gives birth to twins, but from two wombs (PHOTOS)
A woman identified as Jennifer Ashwood has miraculously given birth to a set of twins from each of her wombs a rare case for one in 50...Read More
Health Ministry recalls 2.4m codeine bottles
The Nigerian government, through the Ministry of Health, has recalled 2.4 million bottles of codeine containing cough syrup. The min...Read More
Twitter users explain why hospitals insist on payment before treatment
Surely, no amount of money is worth a life, but after reading these tweets, you might understand why Nigerian hospitals insist on rece...Read More
Smoking causing millions of heart attacks, strokes - WHO
While the link between smoking and a range of cancers is well known, the World Health Organization warned Thursday there was too litt...Read More
Codeine addiction: Nigeria shuts down three pharmaceutical companies
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration & Control (NAFDAC) has shut down three major pharmaceutical companies for th...Read More
FG Bans Production Of Codeine Containing Syrups In Nigeria
Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole The Federal Government has banned the production of syrups containing in Nigeria amid w...Read More
Meet the 91-year-old medical doctor who has been practicing for 57 years and not ready to retire
91-year-old Dr. Melissa Freeman has been practicing for 57 years and she is not ready to retire anytime soon. The Bronx native is o...Read More
Nigerian hospital records first successful kidney transplant surgery
Federal Medical Centre, FMC, in Umuahia has reportedly recorded her first successful kidney transplant surgery. According to Chik...Read More
12-year-old with legs facing backward undergoes successful surgery (PHOTOS)
A 12-year-old boy, Ulrich, suffering from a rare condition of legs bending backward (orthopedic) has undergone a successful surge...Read More
Unpaid 11 months salary: Security men, cleaners protest, lock UCH in Ibadan
Visitors, patients and workers of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan got an early morning shocker on Monday as they were m...Read More
Foreign hospitals stealing kidneys, FG warns the public
The Federal Ministry of Health says Nigerians travelling outside the country for medical attention should be very careful due to the ...Read More
Disregard false rumours of forceful vaccinations - Nigerian Army releases phone number to report impostors
DISCLAIMER NOTICE 1. The attention of Headquarters 6 Division Nigerian Army has been drawn to some rumours making the rounds that s...Read More
Monkeypox nationwide rumour: The moment parents stormed schools in Rivers state
There was chaos today in several states in Nigeria over a rumour of soldiers and police coming to schools to forcefully inject Monkey...Read More
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