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Aging Well: How to Stay Healthy as You Grow Older
Introduction
In a country with a life expectancy of 55 years, becoming elderly is a sort of privilege.
Who Are Physiotherapists and Why Are They Important?
Introduction
When people think of health professionals, they fixate on doctors and nurses. Who remembers physiotherapists? But those experts...
Bone Marrow Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease in Nigeria – Getting Perspective
Sickle cell disease is curable. Does this surprise you? It should not. Out of the two options for a cure, one of...
The Commonest Childhood Cancers in Nigeria: Symptoms, Treatment and Prognosis
Introduction
While cancer is understood to be a disease of adults, its occurrence in children is not entirely uncommon....
A Dreaded Drug Reaction – Stevens–Johnson Syndrome
People react to medications in all sorts of ways. But there is no reaction doctors dread more than Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS) or...
“Ascending Weakness” — Introducing Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare disease of the nervous system characterized mostly by weakness or paralysis and occasionally abnormal nerve sensations....
Breastfeeding: Feeding the Brain, Not Just the Body
Breastfeeding builds not just the body, but the brain too. That is why the World Health Organization still recommends exclusive breastfeeding for...
Staying Safe from Ultraviolet Rays
The sun produces various forms of energy. We are all familiar with light and heat, for example. But there is another kind...
Nigeria’s Hidden Scourge: Why Hepatitis Deserves More Attention
Introduction: The Hidden Scourge
Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. The number one cause of hepatitis is infection with...
Mental Health for Minorities in Nigeria: Why Inclusion Matters for Everyone
Nigeria Has Minorities Too
Though this term is not commonly used in Nigeria, the label "minorities" aptly describes many...
