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Diphtheria : Nigeria Records 836 Cases, 80 Deaths, Kano Worst Hit

Nigeria has recorded a total of 836 confirmed cases and 80 deaths from diphtheria between May and June this year....
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Otti Supports FMC Umuahia, Empathises with Patients

Brimming with joy from the successful launch of the anti-crime special force, Operation Crush, Abia State governor, Dr. Alex Otti,...
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Pharmacists urge Sanwo-Olu to tackle fake drugs distribution through coordinated wholesale centers

September 26, 2024 By Samuel Ogunsona Lagos State pharmacists are urging Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to establish a Coordinated Wholesale Centre...
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Contaminated Animals Handling exposes humans to anthrax–Expert

Director, Centre for Control and Prevention of Zoonoses, University of Ibadan, Prof Simeon Cadmus, in this interview, ltells GRACE EDEMA...
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OAUTH Resident Doctors Issues 2-Week Strike Notice

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH), Ile-Ife, has issued notice of its members’...
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SFH Sensitises Niger Women to Reproductive Health

The Society for Family Health has embarked on a programme to prevent Niger State women from having unwanted pregnancies. SFH...
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NCDC reports surge in Mpoc cases among males in Nigeria

September 18, 2024 By Samuel Ogunsona The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has confirmed the rise in...
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Video: Sanwo-Olu commissions new accident and emergency centre in Epe

May 09, 2025 By Adedoja Adesoji The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has officially commissioned the newly constructed Custodian...
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LASG, Organisations Promote Maternal Health with AI

The Lagos State Ministry of Health has partnered with mDoc Healthcare and MSD for Mothers to launch ‘The Digital Mom...
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EU Allocates €1m to Fight Diphtheria Outbreak in Nigeria

In response to the unprecedented diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria, the European Union (EU) has released €1,000,000 (N847 million) in humanitarian...
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AI Medical Scribes Spur a Growing Trend in Health CareIn this rapid revolution of digitization, one such development in healthcare is the integration of artificial intelligence into medical notetaking. A new generation of AI-powered “scribes” is being touted as a panacea for alleviating the administrative burdens on healthcare professionals to let them focus more on patient care.The Challenge of Medical DocumentationA huge amount of time used by a physician is for documenting all the details pertaining to a patient’s history, treatment, and other plans. Such workload from administrative burdens could result in burnout, reducing time with patients and enhancing the potential for mistakes.Traditional methods of documentation, extending from manual notes to dictations, are either time-consuming or not very accurate. The need for efficient and accurate documentation solutions has been felt acutely and with an increasing sense of urgency as the healthcare systems become more complex.AI-Powered Scribes: A New FrontierAI-powered scribes use NLP and machine learning algorithms to transcribe, summarize, and organize medical notes in real time. These digital assistants listen to the conversations between doctors and patients, extract relevant information, and automatically generate comprehensive medical records.Key features of AI-powered scribes include:

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Declare Sickle Cell Disease Public Health Issue, Group Urges FG

To reduce sickle cell to the minimum in Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation, Dotun Oladipupo Foundation, has charged the Federal Government...
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