A Harvest of kidneys in India

There are stories making the rounds about unscrupulous medical activities in India. One You may have read how an 11-year-old boy had his kidney removed for black market sale. Apparently, the kid had been taken to India for what was likely a simple surgical...

All you need to know about hypertension

Blood pressure is the force of blood that is pushing up against the walls of the blood vessels in our body. If the pressure is too high, the heart has to work harder to pump, and this could lead to damage of organs in the body like the kidneys and the brain. This...

A Case Story

Mama Yunusa stopped walking in March. Her arms and legs simply stopped moving. She also complained about pain in the neck. She was effectively bedridden and had to be carried to the bathroom by her daughter. A fiercely independent woman was reduced to a helpless state...

Cellgevity: An accident waiting to happen!

A patient came to see me recently. She came because she had suffered a seizure, and was complaining of confusion and headaches. A brain scan was required and fortunately, this did not show a brain tumour. However, she has horrible breast cancer and had been prescribed...

‘What’s a life worth in Nigeria?’

Somewhere in Nigeria.A trailer fell on a woman.It crushed her legs.She was still alive.But in severe pains and begging.Begging for help.For someone to save her! There on the scene.Men and women.Including law enforcement.Walking around her.Taking photographs and...