Bose Adelakun Four Doctors have been suspended from practicing in the country. They were suspended by the Medical and Dental Practitioners Investigation Panel of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria over misconduct. This was made known in a statement on it’s social Media handle on Monday, Investigation Panel is …
Read More »Research shows patients treated by women at lower risk of complications
Researchers in Canada discovered that male and female patients treated by women surgeons for fractures, hip replacements, and heart problems were about 10 percent less likely to experience complications such as internal bleeding or infection within 90 days following surgery than those treated by males. They were also 6 percent …
Read More »Stop using illegal diabetes drug, says NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC has warned the public against the use of Glucozil, an herbal medicine for diabetes linked with the Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma, saying the batch in circulation is not approved. The regulatory agency said the herbal medicine certificate of the …
Read More »Cervical cancer: FG introduces HPV vaccine September 25
The federal government has said it would introduce Human Papilloma Virus, HPV, on September 25,this year, to prevent cervical cancer when given to girls between the ages of nine and 15 years. The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, who disclosed this on Monday, …
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