Monthly Archive: October 2018

Gombe Chief Judge Seeks Free Medical Check-up for Judicial Staff

Gombe Chief Judge Seeks Free Medical Check-up for Judicial Staff

The Chief Judge of Gombe State High Court, Justice Hakila Heman, on Thursday called on the state government to consider as a policy, a sponsorship of free medical check-up for judicial officers in the...

Kogi NMA Raises Alarm Over Mass Exodus of Doctors

Kogi NMA Raises Alarm Over Mass Exodus of Doctors

The Kogi State chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) on Friday raised alarm over what it described as mass exodus of doctors due to poor welfare and other challenges bedeviling the health sector...

Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria Releases September 2018 Midwifery Examination Results

Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria Releases September 2018 Midwifery Examination Results

This is to inform you that results of the Professional Examinations for Midwives held in September, 2018 have been approved by the Board of Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria at its 46th General...

Society Trains More Surgeons in Laparoscopic

Society Trains More Surgeons in Laparoscopic

Surgeons interested in Laparoscopic have been assured of maximum support to acquire a novel skill. Laparoscopic Surgery Society of Nigeria (LASSON) President, Dr Jimi Coker said serious discussion is ongoing on how good hands...

UNN-Trained Doctors Regroup, 40 Years After

UNN-Trained Doctors Regroup, 40 Years After

It was fun and fanfare as members of the 1978 class of medical doctors of the College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka reunited for the first time forty years after graduation. Despite the...

‘Anaesthesists Are Unsung in Surgical Operation’

‘Anaesthesists Are Unsung in Surgical Operation’

Nigerians have been urged to always ask for anesthetists before undergoing any surgical procedure. Chief Medical Director (CMD), Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi Araba, Prof Chris Bode, who gave the advice, said it...

Sperm Passes Dad’s Trauma, Poor Diet to Kids

Sperm Passes Dad’s Trauma, Poor Diet to Kids

* Pioneering new procedure could help infertile men become fathers, study finds * Fathers who smoke raise grandchildren’s risk of developing attention disorder * New self-lubricating condoms ‘can withstand 1,000 thrusts, makes sex better’...

International Council of Nurses and DAISY Foundation Cooperate to Expand Global Recognition of Nurses

International Council of Nurses and DAISY Foundation Cooperate to Expand Global Recognition of Nurses

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) and the DAISY Foundation have signed an agreement to expand globally the meaningful recognition of nurses who provide extraordinary and compassionate care to patients and families every day....

Nigerian Govt to Upgrade Veterinary Teaching Hospitals

Nigerian Govt to Upgrade Veterinary Teaching Hospitals

The Federal Government has renewed its commitment to upgrade all the Veterinary Teaching Hospitals across the country and the completion of the National Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Abuja. Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, made...

Ebola Warrior: Google Honours Dr Ameyo Adadevoh With A Google Doodle On Her Birthday

Ebola Warrior: Google Honours Dr Ameyo Adadevoh With A Google Doodle On Her Birthday

Google Honours Dr Ameyo Adadevoh With A Google Doodle On Her Birthday. Google is marking the birthday of Dr Stella Ameyo Adadevoh with a Google Doodle. Dr Adadevoh was born on October 27th, 1956....