Admincouples should stop using contraceptives six months before planned conception –Gynaecologist
A professor of fetomaternal medicine, Babagana Bako has urged couples trying to conceive to stop taking contraceptives at least six months before planned conception. According to the gynaecologist, it is…
UgamatvWe’re ready to suspend strike Wednesday, says NARD
Members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors have expressed their willingness to call off their ongoing industrial action on Wednesday should the government meet its conditions. The immediate past…
Striking resident doctors adamant, issues fresh ultimatum on payment
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, on Saturday, issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Federal Government to pay its members being owed Medical Residency Training Fund and salary arrears. The…
Foreign doctors earn five times higher than Nigerian counterparts in some states –Ngige
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, on Thursday, lamented that some states in the country were paying Egyptian, Cuban and Pakistani doctors five times higher than what…
mothers should STOP strapPING preterm babies on their backs –Paediatrician
While it is a common practice to see mothers strap their babies on their backs with cloth wrapper, child health expert says this practice is not safe for all babies.…
Seek help for inability to conceive after trying for one year, gynaecologist tells couples
A Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Michael Aziken has urged couples who are unable to conceive after trying for one year to seek help from a specialist on infertility. Aziken,…
States paying Egyptian, Cuban doctors higher than Nigerians promoting division – Ngige
THE Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, on Thursday lamented that some states in the country were paying Egyptian, Cuban and Pakistani doctors five times higher than what…
Nigeria records 377 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths across 15 states, FCT
15 states and the Federal Capital Territory reported 377 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, according to figures released on Thursday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The health agency…
GYNAECOLOGIST urges PREGNANT WOMEN to Go for ultrasound scan early to avoid congenital abnormalitie
A Gynaecologist, Dr. Prosper Igboeli, Wednesday, advised pregnant women to go for an ultrasound scan early to detect congenital disorders for proper management. Igboeli said that congenital anomalies, also called…
We did our best to save Mailafia, says UATH CMD
The Chief Medical Director of the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Prof. Bishop Ekele, says contrary to insinuations in some quarters, the hospital did its best to save a former…
