Getting one’s teeth removed is never a joy ride. Nobody anticipates a dentist poking through one’s mouth with the scary instruments trying to pull a tooth off. However, it so happens that from time to time, someone always needs to get the troublesome tooth removed. In this piece, we’ll learn all it entails. What is…
DetailsHaving a new baby is indeed a thing of joy to both the parents and relatives alike. Hence, you can imagine how heartbreaking it is when after a few weeks, the baby seems to cry loudly and there’s one distinct observation- the baby pulls his/her knees to the chest. That presents a high index of…
DetailsThis sounds more like the subject matter of some horror thriller but the evidence says otherwise. Yes, medicine does have a few documented cases of supposedly dead people coming back to life after some time has passed. Interesting, right? Scary too, even if just a little? It is what it is. There’s hardly a better…
DetailsSeeking social gratification and frantic attempts at fitting into a particular social community at times can push some people to take drastic measures. While trying to make their body shape seemingly meet unwritten societal standards and avoid body-shaming, some people tend to become preoccupied with their weight and body shape amongst other things, and eventually…
DetailsThe ‘second wave’ is the newest and latest addition to the covid-era vocabulary. Across the world, there’s been an upward surge in the rate of new infections up to the point that many governments across the world are considering fresh lockdown protocols. In this article, information on what the second wave means will be adequately…
DetailsWhen you write a test or exam, you’re expected to get feedback in the form of a score which then indicates whether you passed or failed. What if I tell you then that as humans, the first test we write is usually “written” at the first minute of life? You’ve probably seen this where the…
DetailsMrs. Adaramola rushed in to find her son salivating and his eyes rolling upwards and downwards in a rather disturbing fashion and she got alarmed. She screamed for help and eventually got him to the hospital which thankfully became a timely intervention. On careful history taking, the emergency department doctors got a history of medication…
DetailsWhat is G6PD deficiency? It is a genetic abnormality that results in an inadequate amount of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) in the blood, which is a very important enzyme involved in the regulation of various biochemical reactions in the body. This deficiency occurs due to a genetic mutation. G6PD plays a significant role in the health…
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