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FG To Employ, Pay ‘Ad Hoc Doctors’ With Striking Physicians’ Salaries
President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime says it will employ “ad hoc” doctors to work if the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) members go on strike. […]
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Nigerian Biochemists To Begin Test-Treatment For HIV Cure
A group under the aegis of Biochemist Practitioners Association of Nigeria (BPAoN) says it would soon release test-treatment for cure of HIV/AIDS. This is coming […]
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What You Need To Know About Ethylene Oxide Found In Some Indomie Instant Noodles
What Is Ethylene Oxide? Ethylene oxide is an organic compound with the formula C2H4O. It is a cyclic ether and the simplest epoxide: a three-membered […]
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Oral Sex Is Now The Leading Risk Factor For Throat Cancer
Over the past two decades, there has been a rapid increase in throat cancer in the west, to the extent that some have called it […]
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FG Approves Use Of Groundbreaking Oxford Malaria Vaccine
The federal government has granted provisional approval for the R21/Matrix malaria vaccine developed by scientists at Oxford University. Mojisola Adeyeye, director-general of the National Agency […]
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FG: Oral Cancer Kills 700 Nigerians Yearly
Health minister Osagie Ehanire says 746 Nigerians die annually from oral cancer complications. He said 1,146 cases were diagnosed in the country annually. Mr Ehanire, […]
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Five Fresh COVID-19 Cases Reported In Rivers, Lagos
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country has recorded five new COVID-19 infections from February 25 to March 31. The agency said […]
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22 Persons Killed In Bauchi Lassa Fever Outbreak
The Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BASPHCDA) says at least 22 persons have died from Lassa fever outbreak in the state in 2023. […]
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NCDC: 61 Deaths Recorded In Diphtheria Outbreak In Kano
At least 61 persons are said to have died from the outbreak of diphtheria in Kano state. Salma Suwaid, Kano diphtheria case manager, spoke on […]
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WHO Unveils Roadmap To Save 2.5 Million People From Breast Cancer
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has unveiled a Global Breast Cancer Initiative Framework providing a roadmap to attain the targets of saving 2.5 million people […]