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Alex Ekwueme’s family confirms hospitalisation; says he is stable

By HRH Prof. LAZ E.N EKWUEME, Igwe of Oko. DR ALEX I. EKWUEME, GCON, the former Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, was on...

Rumoured injection against monkeypox: Bayelsa suspends all health activities in schools

...asks parents to stop withdrawing children The Bayelsa State Government on Friday announced the suspension of all forms of medical outreach program in public and...

No case of monkey pox in Abuja, says govt

By Cosmas Uzodinma, Chief Press Secretary, Minister of Federal Capital Territory. The FCT Secretary for Health and Human Services Secretariat (HHSS), Barrister Amanda Pam has declared...

Health workers go gaga, call strike in hospitals; many turn to God, herbs for help

It's just not the best of health  times for government. Many now have to go on bended knees to call upon God for help....

Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome: Symptoms and Treatment

  Dr. Akhilesh Singh, New Delhi, India.   Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is a breathing disorder that affects some obese people. In OHS, poor breathing results in too...

NAF offers free medicals to Bakassi IDPs

By Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya, Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has extended its medical outreach programme to the...

About Congenital Heart Defects

By Dr. Akhilesh Singh. Congenital heart defects are problems with the heart's structure that are present at birth. These defects can involve: • The interior walls of...

Adewole versus Yusuf: anger, documents flood public domain

Following the suspension of the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Professor Usman Yusuf, a plethora of confidential documents, anger, and...

Alarm bells toll over cholera, others in aftermath of flooding

By Yemi Oyeyemi, Abuja. Like the alarm bells tolling across the nation for mitigating measures to check the after effects of flooding in some States,...

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