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Experts charge fed govt. to implement NHIS

Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria (OSN) has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to promptly implement the National Health Insurance ... Full story

How accurate are ultra-sound scan results

When a 22-year-old seam-stress, Mrs Toyin Ijalola, was, told by her obstetrician, in her second trimester to go for scanning, ... Full story

‘How fake drugs harmed our patients’

Doctors do not manufacture drugs. They only prescribe drugs made by pharmacists. But, in doing their job, they have been victim of fake ... Full story

Death and the consumption of alcohol

The sudden death of sultry songstress Amy Winehouse last July came as a shock to the music world. Her creativity and capacity to sing soothingly captivated not a few ... Full story

New biomaterial mimicks human tissue

A NEW biomaterial designed for repairing damaged human tissue doesn’t wrinkle up when it is stretched. The invention from nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego, United States of America (U.S.A.) marks a ... Full story

Tunde Felix a youth corper member hopes for a better world by his service to humanity. Photo: REUTERS

Re-awakening the culture of volunteer service

A youth corps member, Tunde Felix, volunteered to join the Red Cross Society while in the National Youth Service Corps orientation camp and ... Full story

Mothers receiving lectures on family planning. Photo: PATIENCE OGBO

Boosting community health care

Community health care delivery can be boosted if private medical practitioners will give back to the society. Adeolu Olusodo, the Medical Director of Stars Clinic, ... Full story

Private Doctors say they will offer free services to residents. Photo: IFEDAYO ADEBAYO

Private medics cushion public doctors' strike in Lagos

In order to cushion the effect of the ongoing doctors' strike in Lagos public hospitals, the Association of General Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria has ... Full story

L to R: Medical Guild Chairman, Ayobode Williams, NMA's First Vice Chairman, Johnson Emene, and LASUTH ARD president, Saliu. Photo: GBENRO ADEOYE

Government blames doctors' strike on politics

The Lagos State Government, yesterday, blamed the current strike by doctors on politics, and appealed to Lagos residents to "stand by the people-centred administration of ... Full story

The striking doctors have insisted on the implementation of the agreement reached with the state government

Lagos doctors to shut federal hospitals

The Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association has announced a total and indefinite strike that will grind public health services in ... Full story

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