Staff from nurses to the CEO have been suspended at a Nairobi hospital after the wrong patient underwent brain surgery. One patient needed surgery for a blood clot on the…
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Category: Health
Lassa fever on rampage, death toll rises to 54
Ebun Francis || The Nigeria center for disease control (NCDC) on Wednesday said the country has recorded 54 deaths in the seven weeks of the Lassa fever outbreak which began…
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Hot water bath, dangerous for new born babies
A Community Health Technician, Mrs. Hellen Bulu, has advised Nigerian women against bathing their newborn babies with hot water and stretching their hands in an attempt to massage them. Bulu…
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How to control high blood pressure with coconut water
A moderate consumption of coconut water can lower the risk of high blood pressure, reduce cholesterol level and weight control. Dr. Ochuko Erikainure, a nutritionist, and biochemist, said this in…
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Nigerian student develops technology to detect eye damage-Report
Bashir Dodo, a 29-year-old Nigerian doctoral student in Brunel University’s department of Computer Science in London, has developed a technique for identifying and diagnosing damage to the human retina. The…
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