EFCC Re-arraigns Medical Doctor Over Alleged $243,500 Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday re-arraigned a 61-year-old medical doctor, Michael Adekunle, over alleged $243,500 (about N36.5 million) fraud. . Adekunle appeared...
View ArticleVideo games linked to aggressive behavior in kids
Youths who play video games are more likely to think and act in aggressive ways, suggested a study out Monday of more than 3,000 schoolchildren in Singapore. The research, published in JAMA Pediatrics,...
View ArticleMedical Experts Urge Killing Of Rats To Prevent Lassa Fever
Two medical experts on Tuesday in Lagos urged Nigerians to ensure elimination of rats from their environments to prevent contracting Lassa fever. . In interviews in Lagos, the doctors said that...
View ArticleExperts create intelligent ‘plaster’ to monitor patients
Medical engineers said Sunday they had created a device the size of a plaster which can monitor patients by tracking their muscle activity before administering their medication. Methods for monitoring...
View ArticleOver 70% of diseases causing mortality in Nigeria is environmental health...
Report from Environmental Health Registration Council of Nigeria. The Registrar, Environmental Health Officers Registration Council of Nigeria (EHORECON) Mr. Augustine Ebisike has disclosed that over...
View ArticleNyanya Explosion: FCT Minister Directs Free Medical Treatment, Feeding For...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Mohammed, has directed that free medical treatment and feeding be provided for victims of the May 1 Nyanya bomb blast in Abuja. He gave the...
View ArticleDoes Apple Keep Hiring Medical Tech Specialists for the iWatch?
Conventional wisdom says that Apple will finally reveal its long-awaited iWatch for release later this year, even though recent reports have seemingly put the kibosh on it being debuted at WWDC next...
View ArticleHealth Minister Was Merely Speculating On Doctors Strike – NMA
The Nigerian Medical Association has punctured the claim by the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu that the ongoing doctors’ strike will end on Monday (tomorrow). The Minister, had on Friday...
View ArticleAmphion Unveils ICD-10 Competency Assessments at the 86th Annual AHIMA...
MADISON, WI–(Marketwired – Sep 25, 2014) – Amphion Medical Solutions, a leading provider of advanced transcription and coding solutions and services, unveiled its ICD-10 Competency Assessments today in...
View ArticleOsun NMA Gives Government 7-day Ultimatum To Pay Members’ Salaries
Osun State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the state government to pay its members working with the state all outstanding salary arrears, deductions...
View ArticleJulius Agwu’s Wife Spoken On Her Husband Near Death Experience
The wife of Ace Comedian Julius Agwu, Ibiere Agwu has opened up about her husband’s medical scare and brain surgery. Months back in July, Julius Agwu revealed how he nearly lost his life and had to be...
View ArticleAvoid Drinking Soaked Garri – Medical Union
The Medical and Health Workers Union, Lagos State Council, on Saturday said that it would embark on public enlightenment to discourage consumption of soaked garri for now to prevent Lassa Fever. Mr...
View ArticleMuhammadu Buhari Head To London For Medical Attention
President Muhammadu Buhari, today, June 6, 2016, left Nigeria for London to seek medical attention for an ear infection. Buhari will visit an Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) specialist and will expectedly...
View ArticleSadio Mane To Undergo Medical At Liverpool
Southampton’s Senegalese striker Sadio Mane will undergo a medical at Liverpool on Monday after the clubs agreed a 30 million pounds ($40.2 million) transfer, British media reported. The 24-year-old is...
View ArticleIkedi Ohakim Granted Permission To Travel Abroad For Medical Treatment
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday granted the former Governor of Imo, Ikedi Ohakim permission to travel abroad for medical treatment. Vacation judge, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba granted the permission...
View ArticlePogba Set To Undergo Manchester United Medical
Manchester United and Juventus have finally agreed to all the details on Paul Pogba’s world-record transfer, sources have said, with the midfielder set to undergo a medical exam to complete the move to...
View ArticleManchester United Confirm Medical For Paul Pogba
Manchester United have confirmed Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba will undergo a medical with the club. Reports in Italy emerged early on Sunday claiming the France international had journeyed to...
View ArticleShehu Sani Want Massive Investment To Tackle Medical Tourism
Sen. Shehu Sani has called for massive investments in the health sector to block the annual $1.5 billion capital flight for medical tourism by political elites. Sani made the appeal in an interview...
View ArticleMedical Doctor Dies Of Lassa Fever At NAUTH
A medical doctor has died of Lassa fever at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, the management has confirmed. The Chief Medical Director (CMD), Prof. Anthony Igwegbe, told...
View ArticleI Need $31.4M For Medical Bills – Patience Jonathan
Former First Lady, Patience Jonathan has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to lift restrictions placed on five of her bank accounts, which allegedly contain $31.4 million,...
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