Category: Health
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NMA nabs fake doctor in Plateau
The Plateau chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) nabbed a fake doctor in the state on Monday.
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WHO donates 2 mini laboratories to Plateau government
The World Health Organisation (WHO), has donated two mini COVID – 19 laboratories to the Plateau Government.
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BREAKING: Tinubu appoints first female DG for NACA, relocates agency
President Bola Tinubu has approved the relocation of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) to the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.
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Why IVF cannot be used in making babies – By Jerry Okwuosa
With the recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling in February 2024 affirming that embryos are unborn babies— bringing an abrupt end to IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) procedures in the state — all hell was let loose because of people’s lack of understanding of what the IVF procedure portends.
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Japa: FG bans leave of absence for health workers
The Federal Government has placed a ban on leave of absence for health professionals relocating abroad.
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LUTH reacts after successful surgery on 13-day-old baby
The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), on Tuesday said the hospital had recorded a milestone with its first minimal access surgery on a 13-day old baby girl at the hospital.
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Substance abuse: Psychcologist advises parents on proper monitoring of children
A Psychologist, Dr Andrew Dosunmu, has urged parents, especially mothers, to ensure proper monitoring of their children to avoid substance abuse and its psychiatric effects.
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How to live with and manage High Blood Pressure
A Consultant Family and Lifestyle Medicine Physician, Dr Moyosore Makinde, says it is important for people to understand that High Blood Pressure (BP) condition is a lifetime illness hence the need for modification to healthy lifestyles.
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Suspected Lassa Fever Outbreak: KDSG orders prompt investigation
The attention of the Kaduna State Government has been drawn to suspected outbreak of Viral Hemorrhagic Fever popularly known as “Lassa Fever” at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in Kaduna. This is contained in a statement by Muhammad Shehu, Chief Press Secretary to the Kaduna
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Hardship: Paediatricians raise alarm as parents start feeding infants cow milk
A Consultant Paediatrician, Dr Amala Okore, has warned mothers against substituting infant formula with adult milk, saying it can lead to malnutrition or other health complications.