No fewer than 23 persons have d!ed following a suspected outbreak of diphtheria in Plateau State, with health authorities recording 143 suspected cases in the…
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Ebola risk raised to ‘very high’ in DR Congo
The public health risk from the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been raised from “high” to “very high” by the…
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No Ebola case in Nigeria – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed that no case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has been recorded in Nigeria The…
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Resident doctors condemn assault on doctors at UCH Ibadan
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has strongly condemned the alleged brutal assault on doctors and other healthcare workers at the Emergency Department of…
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Akwa Ibom declares two doctors wanted for ‘absconding the country’ after free training
The Akwa Ibom State government has declared two medical doctors wanted for allegedly abdicating duty after being trained for eight years by the state government…
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Doctor who left for s3x mid-operation avoids ban
A doctor who left a patient midway through an operation to have s3x with a nurse is at “very low risk” of repeating his serious…
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Lassa fever k!lls 12 in Ondo
No fewer than 12 people have d!ed from Lassa fever in Ondo State, with 112 confirmed cases and 353 reported infections, the state government has…
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‘Japa syndrome’ will end soon among health professionals – FG
The Minister of State for Health, Dr Iziaq Salako, has assured that the mass emigration of healthcare professionals, referred to as the “japa syndrome,” will…
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Marriage to wrong person may trigger su!cidal thoughts, depression –Psychiatrists
A toxic marriage with frequent conflicts due to marrying the wrong person could have a devastating impact on one’s mental health, according to psychiatrists The…
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Nigeria reports 41,000 diphtheria cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says the country has continued to grapple with the diphtheria outbreak The NCDC, via its official…
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