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From festivals in Florida to touring Dracula’s digs in Romania, we round up the best destinations to visit this October. As summer abandons Europe again this October, eke out the last of the rays and raves in Ibiza, where nightclubs will be going out with a bang for the winter break. When the party finally stops head to the island’s north.
Alleged N106m Shabby Renovation of Lafiagi General Hospital: Group applauds ENetSuD, charges the…
The People's Voice Advocacy Network read the news of the shabby condition of the state owned General Hospital Lafiagi, Edu Local Government Area, in the recent report made available by a foremost civil society organisation named Elites!-->!-->!-->…
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10 Governors, Ministers, Eminent Personalities To Attend Olaosebikan’s ‘30 Laws For Good Health’…
Ten State Governors, Ministers, Health Agencies, Corporate Organizations and Eminent Personalities have indicated interest to attend the launching of 30 Laws for Good Health, a new global book on public and personal health care that would…
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That Pain Killer May Be Your Killer
By Dr. Ola Sandra Ndukwe
Yesterday, I visited a friend of mine in her clinic as I usually do. On arrival, I observed an unusual crowd had gathered in front of the clinic.
So, I walked in and met her trying to resuscitate a man who was…
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How UK lured 58 Nigerian doctors with 14 days a month job, N47.9m annual salary
No fewer than 7,875 Nigerian doctors are currently practising in the United Kingdom, according to the UK’s General Medical Council.
The GMC, which is the government body that maintains the UK’s official register of medical practitioners,…
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Lagos Govt spends N1m daily on each COVID-19 patient – Health Commissioner
The Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state government spends about N100,000 daily on each COVID-19 patient whose case is mild-to-moderate.
He added that a severe case could gulp up to N1 million to maintain on…
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COVID-19: Indian hemp may be potential treatment –Experts
Experts from the University of Nebraska and the Texas Biomedical Research Institute have urged researchers to consider exploring the cannabis plant as a potential treatment regimen for COVID-19.
They are recommending that the…
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Ekiti Doctors Vow Not To Suspend Strike
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Ekiti chapter, has vowed that it members won’t shelve the ongoing indefinite statewide strike until the Ekiti State Government meet their demands.
The Association said its members were compelled to…
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China Again! Suspected Case Of Bubonic Plague In China’s Inner Mongolia
Authorities in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia are on high alert after a suspected case of bubonic plague, the disease that caused the Black Death pandemic, was reported Sunday.
The case was discovered in the city of Bayannur,…
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Doctors go on strike in Ekiti, accuse Fayemi of making doctors to run to other states, ‘as 72…
Since 12 midnight on Tuesday, June 30, doctors in Ekiti State under the aegis of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP) withdrew their services from the public hospitals with the exception…
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Swine flu with ‘human pandemic potential’ found in China
Chinese pigs are frequently becoming infected with a strain of influenza that has the potential to jump to humans, according to infectious disease researchers.
Commenting on the development, Robert Webster, an influenza investigator who…
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