Health
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500 senior doctors left Nigeria – MDCAN
The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) says as many as 500 consultants in various medical fields had left the service of government hospitals for practice abroad due to better conditions of service. Dr Victor Makanjuola, the association’s President disclosed this on Sunday while fielding questions from journalists…
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Shalina Healthcare unveils Kaffy as brand ambassador for Ibucap
Shalina Healthcare made bold it’s mission to make quality and affordable pharmaceutical products a right for all Africans by welcoming Kaffy as brand ambassador for its dependable pain relieve companion — “Ibucap.”
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UK licenses 266 Nigerian doctors in two months
The General Medical Council which licenses and maintains the official register of medical practitioners in the United Kingdom licensed at least 266 Nigerian doctors in June and July 2022, The PUNCH has learnt. The implication is that at least three Nigerian doctors were licensed per day in June and July…
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Cancer treatment records breakthrough as US drug trial records ‘100% success’
For the first time, a small clinical trial in the United States showed 100% eradication of the cancer disease in patients at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan. Although the trial was done on a small scale, it has raised hopes that the world may soon be able…
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Nigerian heroes donate blood to victims of Owo Catholic church attack
Nigerians have turned up at the Federal Medical Centre in Owo, Ondo State, to donate blood to the victims of the attack on worshippers at St Francis Catholic Church in the state.
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Family donates building to Ekiti hospital
The Ogunruku family of Ido-Ekiti in Ido/Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State has donated a six-bedroom apartment to Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti, to immortalise one of its members, Ifelola Aina-Ogunruku.
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Hypertension increasing in the land, Nigerian doctor warns
A family health physician, Tolu Oladapo, says the cases of hypertension are now rapidly increasing in Nigeria even though many are not aware of the serious medical condition.
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9,000 Nigerian doctors moved to UK, US, Canada in 2 years ― NMA
The emigration of the medical experts which the NMA said happened between 2016 and 2018, negatively impacted the nation’s health care system that only 4.7% of specialists were left to take care of Nigerians’ health issues.
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Fraudsters using my medical condition, lupus, to scam people online — Nollywood actress, Kemi Afolabi
Popular Nigerian actress and filmmaker, Kemi Afolabi has raised the alarm that some internet fraudsters are exploiting her medical condition to scam people.
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UK medical trip: I won’t be missed because Osinbajo is in charge — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said his absence from the country would not affect the running of government as Vice President Yemi Osinbajo would constitutionally take charge when he is not available.