health – Gist Ok – Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers https://gistok.ng Sat, 18 Apr 2020 11:18:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.3 161539613 Coronavirus: Abba Kyari’s body arrives Abuja for Burial. https://gistok.ng/coronavirus-abba-kyaris-body-arrives-abuja-for-burial/ Sat, 18 Apr 2020 11:18:42 +0000 https://gistok.ng/?p=37455 The body of former Chief of Staff to President Buhari, Abba Kyari, has arrived the Defence House, Abuja for burial. Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said Kyari will be buried in line with the guidelines as put in place by the NCDC and the Federal Ministry of Health […]

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]]> 37455 Covid-19: All those who recently visited St. Edwards hospital in Lagos advised to self-isolate https://gistok.ng/covid-19-all-those-who-recently-visited-st-edwards-hospital-in-lagos-advised-to-self-isolate/ Sat, 18 Apr 2020 10:33:54 +0000 https://gistok.ng/?p=37445 Those who recently visited St. Edwards hospital in Ajah area of Lagos state, have been advised by its management to self-isolate after one of its patients tested positive for Coronavirus. The patient who never provided information about previous contact with a COVID-19 case, was admitted at the hospital on April 11 with cardiac symptoms. He however underwent a Coronavirus […]

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]]> 37445 Latest!! Enugu State is Coronavirus Free. https://gistok.ng/latest-enugu-state-is-coronavirus-free/ Fri, 17 Apr 2020 15:22:46 +0000 https://gistok.ng/?p=37393     The only Coronavirus patient left in the Enugu state isolation centre has been discharged. The commissioner for health, Enugu State, Prof. Ike Obi, on Friday April 17, announced the discharge of the second coronavirus patient from the state’s treatment and isolation centre for COVID-19.   With this, the two cases in the state have […]

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]]> 37393 Nurses abandon Cross River hospitals over poor renumeration, 93 in 1,011 health facilities https://gistok.ng/nurses-abandon-cross-river-hospitals-over-poor-renumeration-93-in-1011-health-facilities/ Sat, 19 Oct 2019 07:54:57 +0000 https://gistok.ng/?p=36120 The departure of nurses has affected the Government of the State of Cross River, since the State has 93 nurses working in 1,016 health centers in the eighteen areas of the local state government. Latest Nageria newspaper report that The results of the daily publication revealed that nurses in the state gave up the Teaching […]

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]]> 36120 Bauchi Yellow Fever outbreak: Death toll rises to 22 from https://gistok.ng/bauchi-yellow-fever-outbreak-death-toll-rises-to-22-from/ Wed, 16 Oct 2019 06:25:52 +0000 https://gistok.ng/?p=35984 Following the recent outbreak of yellow fever in the state of Bauchi, which caused the deaths of more than 15 people, six other new deaths have been recorded, bringing the total number of deaths confirmed so far to 22. Latest Nigeria newspaper report that This is just when the immunization of workers began at oil […]

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]]> 35984 How to avoid cancer – Radiologist https://gistok.ng/how-to-avoid-cancer-radiologist/ Sat, 05 Oct 2019 18:47:26 +0000 https://gistok.ng/?p=35580 Dr. Amaka Nnamani, a Radiologist Consultant with the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku-Ozala in Enugu State said that the only way to cure cancer, most especially breast cancer, is early detection. Nnamani made this known in an interview with Latest Nigeria newspaper during a walk to mark the 2019 World Breast Cancer Day […]

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]]> 35580 Why everyone should avoid low blood pressure – Cardiologist https://gistok.ng/why-everyone-should-avoid-low-blood-pressure-cardiologist/ Sat, 05 Oct 2019 07:15:45 +0000 https://gistok.ng/?p=35507 Dr. Okechukwu Anthony, a cardiologist, has said that chronic low blood pressure is dangerous because it rarely manifests apparent symptoms. Latest Nigeria newspaper report that While observing that many Nigerians were trying to reduce their blood pressure, he warned against allowing blood pressure to “fall to dangerous levels known in medical science as orthostatic hypotension. […]

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]]> 35507 Two medical doctors on trial over death of pregnant woman https://gistok.ng/two-medical-doctors-on-trial-over-death-of-pregnant-woman/ Tue, 24 Sep 2019 06:50:25 +0000 https://gistok.ng/?p=34675 Two doctors from the Federal Medical Center, Asaba, appeared before the Court of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria to answer the charges of severe professional negligence. READ ALSO: Soyinka issues strong warning to Buhari’s government over Sowore’s detention, charges Latest Nigeria newspaper report that doctors, Iyiola Adewale, and Adigba Onodjohwoyovwe, were charged with severe […]

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]]> 34675 Lassa fever hits Benue, kills one person https://gistok.ng/lassa-fever-hits-benue-kills-one-person/ Mon, 23 Sep 2019 20:23:37 +0000 https://gistok.ng/?p=34619 The Benue state government on Monday said a person died of Lassa fever in the state. The Commissioner of Health and Human Services, Dr. Sunday Ongbabo, announced this in a statement issued to journalists in Makurdi, the state capital. According to Ongbabo, a case of Lassa fever was indexed as of September 14, adding that […]

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]]> 34619 Gombe Governor confirms three cases of yellow fever in State https://gistok.ng/gombe-governor-confirms-three-cases-of-yellow-fever-in-state/ Thu, 19 Sep 2019 13:45:53 +0000 https://gistok.ng/?p=34047 The Gombe state government has said it has registered six suspected yellow fever cases, of which three are reactive. Dr. Nuhu Vile, a state epidemiologist, revealed this to Latest Nigeria newspaper report that on Thursday in Gombe. According to Vile, the three confirmed patients were treated and released; no deaths have been recorded in the […]

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