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FCTA issues red alert warning for communicable diseases
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has tightened its disease surveillance system following reported cases of the resurgence of Ebo...
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Father who lost all four limbs and had to undergo facial reconstruction due to Strep A warns parents to be vigilant (photos)
A man who had all four limbs amputated and had to go through facial reconstruction after contracting a disease known as Strep A, has warned ...
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507 doctors left Lagos for UK in 2 years - NMA
Lagos state chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association has disclosed that 507 doctors left the South-West state in the last two years for U...
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52% of people confirmed to have monkeypox are living with HIV - WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that 52 percent of people confirmed to have mpox (monkeypox) are living with HIV. In a stat...
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French scientists revive 'zombie virus' trapped for almost 50,000 years in Russia
Researchers from the French National Centre for Scientific Research have sparked fears of another pandemic after reviving over two dozen &qu...
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Brain Drain: We now have one doctor to 6,400 patients – Medical Doctors
Some doctors have raised the alarm over the number of doctors available in Nigeria saying the ratio is now one doctor to 6,400 patients, as ...
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Parents welcome twins from embryos frozen 30 years ago
Born on October 31, babies Lydia and Timothy Ridgeway were born from what may be the longest-frozen embryos to ever result in a live birth, ...
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The idea I won't be able to remember my wife, my kids, is my biggest fear – Chris Hemsworth shares health revelation
Chris Hemsworth has revealed he has a high risk of developing Alzheimer's. The actor shared his sadness on Thursday, Nov. 17, after he m...
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Nigeria records 28,000 Deaths annually due to Tobacco Consumption - NTCA
The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has said that an estimated 28, 000 people die in Nigeria annually, due to tobacco use, while war...
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NDLEA alerts on plot to introduce lethal synthetic opioid, Fentanyl to Nigerian market
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says it has uncovered plans by some unscrupulous elements to introduce a lethal synthetic o...
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100 Nigerian children die hourly from malnutrition – UNICEF
Every hour, almost 100 children under the age of five die in Nigeria due to malnutrition, the United Nations Children’s Fund has said. The ...
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China locks down Wuhan, keeping over 800,000 people at home nearly three years after first Covid case emerged
More than 800,000 people have gone into lockdown in Wuhan, China, almost 3 years since the world’s first Covid outbreak occurred. According ...
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NAFDAC warns Nigerians against fake antibiotic in circulation
Nigerians have been alerted by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) about a fake Augmentin 625mg tablet...
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Scientists develop new lethal Covid strain that would kill 80% of people infected
American scientists have developed a new lethal Covid strain in a laboratory and say the mutant variant — which is a hybrid of Omicron and t...
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Uganda announces lockdown as Ebola cases rise
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has declared an immediate three-week lockdown in two high-risk districts as the country battles a rise in ...
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NCDC records 933 Lassa fever cases
The number of Lassa fever confirmed cases has increased to 933 as of October 2, 2022, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control a...
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Happy 62nd Independence Anniversary to Nigeria!
God Bless Nigeria!
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Russia-Ukraine war: At least 550 Ukrainian health-care facilities have been attacked since war started - WHO
Since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, there have been at least 550 attacks on vital health facilities in the country, the World Health Or...
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