AdminJul 1, 20142 min readHealth: Hip and knee surgeries to be performed in Rivers stateThe Rivers State government says hip and knee replacement surgeries will now be done routinely at the Braithwaite Memorial Specialist...
AdminJun 30, 20141 min readDoctors begin indefinite July 1 – NMA PresidentThe Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on Monday announced plan to embark on an indefinite strike, starting from Tuesday, July 1. Its...
AdminJun 23, 20141 min readIndia moves to establish hospitals across NigeriaThe new Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Amb. Ghanashyam Rangaiah, on Monday disclosed his government’s readiness to establish more...
AdminJun 13, 20142 min readNMA gives FG 14-day ultimatum to meet its demandsNigerian Medical Association, NMA, on Thursday issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to meet its demands or face an...
AdminJun 11, 20141 min readOOU Teaching Hospital workers embark on indefinite strikeThe Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH) in Sagamu, Ogun State have embarked...
AdminJun 6, 20142 min readResident doctors resume duty in Lagos hospitals after warning strikeA Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who visited some of the hospitals reports that the doctors were seen attending to the...
AdminJun 4, 20142 min readExpert advises men to pay attention to pains in scrotumDr Samuel Ola, a consultant endocrinologist at the College of Medicine, University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has called on men to...
AdminJun 2, 20142 min readResident Doctors accuse Health Minister of insensitivity, commence three-day warning strikeNational Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD) today begins a three-day warning strike to re-echo their /demand for the...
AdminMay 28, 20142 min readDoctor warns Nigerians: “Reduce salt intake, don’t consume carbohydrates after 2pm”Medical experts from the United states of America have raised the alarm over increasing cases of hypertension and diabetes in Nigeria and...
AdminMay 20, 20142 min readLassa fever: Six medical workers confirmed positive in EbonyiThe Ebonyi Commissioner for Health, Dr Sunday Nwangele, said on Tuesday that six medical staff of the Federal Teaching Hospital (FETHA),...
AdminMay 16, 20142 min readEmergency situations: NMA asks FG to allow doctors use customised platesNewly-elected President of the association, Lawrence Obembe, made the request in Abuja while presenting his administration’s roadmap at a...
AdminMay 11, 20144 min read“Tax policy has killed free maternal health scheme” – Enugu women cry outThe scheme raised the hope of the high population of poor women in the state, especially those in rural areas, who can hardly afford...
AdminMay 9, 20142 min readHIV/AIDS prevalence rate hits 8.7% in AnambraFear has gripped the people in Anambra State over the rise in the rate of the dreaded HIV/AIDS disease. This is following the revelation...
AdminApr 22, 20141 min readDoctor advises males on monthly testicular self-examination for cancer detectionMales between 15 years and 34 years have been advised to perform a monthly testicular self-examination to help detect testicular cancer...
AdminApr 17, 20142 min readExpert identifies haemophilia as major killer diseaseDr Fatai Bello, a Haematologist with Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos, said on Wednesday haemophilia was a...
AdminApr 10, 20142 min readNigeria at risk of Ebola outbreak – Health MinisterProfessor Onyeabuchi Chukwu, stated this at the end of the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council. “Ebola has been moving...
AdminApr 3, 20142 min readUNTH has managed 39 intersex children – ConsultantEkenze, told DailyPost that the UNTH has managed 39 children with intersex in the last 10 years. He outlined the major challenge in...
AdminMar 25, 20142 min readTreatment for low sperm count can boost fertility – UrologistDr Celsus Undie, a urologist at the National Hospital Abuja, on Tuesday advised men with low sperm count to go for treatment to help...
AdminMar 19, 20142 min readCardiologist says many Nigerians unaware of their cardiovascular problemsDr Olushola Osho, the Chief Consultant Cardiologist in a private hospital in Ikoyi, Lagos said on Tuesday that many Nigerians with...
AdminMar 14, 20142 min readUS reports rare female-to-female HIV caseA 46-year old U.S. woman has likely acquired HIV from her female partner in a rare female-to-female sexual transmission of the AIDS...
