Cervical cancer
Cervical Cancer is malignancy affecting the cervix, which is the outermost part of the womb, otherwise called the “mouth” of the womb. It arises when the normal cells lining the cervix undergoes malignant transformation...
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Gestational trophoblastic tumours
What Are Gestational trophoblastic tumours? Gestational Trophoblastic Tumours [GTTs], or Gestational Trophoblastic Diseases [GTDs], are abnormal growths arising from placental tissue [or what is meant to form the placenta] due to an aberration in...
Menopause-More Than Just Cessation Of Menses
Are you experiencing symptoms of menopause or know someone who is? Do you want to learn more about menopause? When I was somewhere between the ages of 5 and 10, I remember my Mom...
Road Traffic Accidents- Internal Bleeding
Internal bleeding can occur following a road traffic accident(RTA). In the scene of a road traffic accidents and any other major type of physical trauma, the focus is usually on external blood loss through...
National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Nigeria
National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was set up as a Public-Private Partnership to provide accessible, affordable, and qualitative healthcare for all Nigerians. Participants of the NHIS scheme are to make contributions into a common...
Serotonin syndrome (serotonin toxicity)
Serotonin syndrome also known as serotonin toxicity, occurs when there is too much serotonin in your body. Serotonin syndrome though not common, but potentially serious, set of side effects that may occur when people...
Diabetic Foot Ulcer
Diabetic Foot Ulcer is sometimes referred to as “ENYI ULE” (Diabolical foot decay). SCENARIO X It all started one fateful morning. She had woken up earlier than usual to go pick palm nuts from...
Heart Failure-Willing Mind, Tired Body
Want to learn more about heart failure? In this post, we are going to be discussing about heart failure. A case of a willing mind but tired body. Even at 40, Alex was still...
Mirror movement disorder (MMD)- A case study.
In this post, we are going to be talking about Mirror movement disorder (MMD) using a case study. Sometime in the recent past, I was going through my message requests, and something caught my...
Hemineglect and Hemianopia-Unaware Of, Or Blind To, One Side Of The Body
Want to learn more about HEMINEGLECT AND HEMIANOPIA-Unaware Of, Or Blind To, One Side Of The Body? continue reading. Lesions of the brain are fascinating, and as complex, as the organ itself. The fact...
How and Why Do People Recover from covid-19 If There’s Still No Proven Cure?
Want to find out how people recover from COVID-19 even when there is no cure or vaccine yet, then continue reading. Most respiratory viruses– including Coronaviruses such as the ones that cause the Common...
THE HUMAN BRAIN-Why Is It Such An “Unforgiving” Organ?
Sitting high up in the head in all of its royalty– high above every other organ, the human brain is a very greedy, jealous, entitled, and unforgiving organ. To understand how greedy it is;...