Health
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Heartbreak: Doctor dies shortly after giving birth to triplets
•Late Dr Ere Ogbachi A medical doctor, Dr Ere Ogbachi, has died following complications after delivering triplets in Bayelsa State.…
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Death toll from Lassa fever climbs to 146 as Bauchi, Taraba lead fatalities
•Lassa fever patients Nigeria’s ongoing Lassa fever outbreak is showing a worrying rise in deaths, with new figures from treatment…
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Nigeria battles rising Lassa fever, death toll climbs to 135 as fatality rate surges to 26.2%
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded 135 deaths from Lassa fever as of Epidemiological Week…
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World TB Day: Sufferers battle stigma, drugs’ burden
For 39-year-old Ms. Chioma Ifeanyi, tuberculosis was not just a disease of the lungs; it was a test of resilience…
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2 nurses arrested over alleged wrong injection that killed 2 underaged sisters at hospital
Two nurses have been arrested in connection with the death of two young sisters following an alleged drug misapplication at…
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How late-night eating is quietly eroding your health
•A tempting meal to consume at night Most of us have been there. We find ourselves standing in the quiet…
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World Sleep Day: Physician urges adults to get 7–9 hours of sleep daily
•An illustrative picture of an adult sleeping A Consultant Family and Lifestyle Medicine Physician, Dr Moyosore Makinde, has advised…
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Court sentences nurse to death for impersonating doctor, failed caesarean session
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced Olatide Temitope Emmanuel to death by hanging over a…
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LUTH announces first immunotherapy clinical trial for colorectal cancer in Nigeria
The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), in collaboration with the MedServe Cancer Center, has launched Nigeria’s first immunotherapy clinical trial…
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Death of Chimamanda Adichie’s Son: Medical panel suspends hospital director, others
The Medical and Dental Practitioners Investigation Panel has invoked its order of suspension against the Medical Director of Euracare Multi-Specialist…
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