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Social media influencer and medical doctor, Harvey Olufunmilayo has slammed the Minister of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani over a plan by the FG to engage in Telemedicine. It all started after Dr. Bosun (pictured top right) posted a tweet asking Nigerian doctors based abroad what they …

  A Nigerian pharmacist has decried the spike in the prices of drugs meant for cancer patients.   In a post shared on X, @subpharmacist said he is currently working in a cancer clinic and he has noticed a low turnout of patients. He mentioned that upon inquiry, he discovered …

A private hospital at Ago-Okota in Oshodi-Isolo local government area has been sealed by Lagos government for collecting and transfusing unscreened and unlabelled blood to unsuspecting patients.   This was disclosed by Dr Bodunrin Osikomaiya, the Executive Secretary of Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service (LSBTS), in a statement signed by …

The statement came as the Israeli-imposed deadline for some 1.1 million civilians to leave the northern part of the enclave, ahead of what is expected to be a major advance into Gaza by Israeli ground forces, expired. “UNRWA shelters in Gaza and northern Gaza are no longer safe. This is …

Super Falcons star Michelle Alozie receives heroes welcome on return to Texas Children Cancer Center. Michelle Alozie, a star for the Super Falcons of Nigeria, is trending popular on social media. Following her performances for the Super Falcons at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, 26-year-old Alozie has become popular …

Doctors were shocked after discovering that a man’s throat discomfort was caused by an eight-legged octopus that had become stuck in his gullet.   The unnamed patient in Singapore had reportedly first realized something was wrong when he started vomiting after he ate an octopus meal . The person also …

By Ayomide Okunnu 06 June 2023   |   5:20 pm Dementia is a broad term for severe loss of memory, language, problem-solving abilities, and other thinking abilities that interfere with daily life. It progresses in severity from mild to severe, with the mildest stage affecting a person’s functioning the …

The Kwara state Police Command on Friday, May 12, paraded a medical doctor identified as Ayodele Joseph who allegedly specialize in sedating and raping patients in his hospital in Ilorin, the state capital.   Parading the suspect at the Police headquarters in Ilorin, the state Commissioner of Police, Paul Odama, …

By Dr. O. K. Adepoju & Adepoju Gabriel 12 February 2023   |   12:30 pm “Nothing seems to work in Nigeria,” yelled Chutobi, while pacing the emergency department walkway. “These doctors are extremely unsympathetic to patients and their relatives. Health professionals need to be accountable and if they are …

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) on Friday,  December, 30, began a five-day strike to protest the assault on a doctor by relatives of a deceased patient.    Recall that three family members of the deceased, one Alhaji Saliu, on Tuesday, December 27, reportedly beat up …