It’s that time of the year again. Over the course of one-week, countless numbers of poor poultry birds are subject to slaughter to commemorate Christmas and a new year. You don’t have to feel sorry for them as they have lived a life of purpose in their own way. In the spirit of the season,…
DetailsYou read that correctly. You’re probably confused too. ‘Not your regular hospital’, you must think. Well, it is. An irony of sorts, you must agree. So, let’s assume all diseases are contagious and all are treated in the hospital. So, when we have 100 people with a disease, they’re all taken to the hospital. Where…
DetailsBola shrunk deeper into the comfort of her bed, squinting her eyes as they took in the first rays of the morning. As she started to wonder what woke her, she heard her father shout out her name once more. He sounded like he had been doing that for some time now. She felt annoyed…
DetailsThe zobo drink is a popularly consumed local drink in Nigeria today. It is especially popularly among children who always have a penchant for anything sweet to the taste buds. It’s also cheap and easily accessible as the plant produce used for the drink is readily available at cheap rates in Nigerian markets. Now, many…
DetailsWe’ve always been taught to stay away from germs. All our lives, the emphasis has been on these disease-causing organisms that cannot be seen with the naked eye and how to ensure that we get rid of them. You’re about to hear some words that will alter this narrative. Embrace the microbes! Well, certainly not…
DetailsWhat exactly? There’s hardly any news about pain. Everyone everywhere has felt pain before at one time or the other. In fact, an inability to feel pain is usually a pointer to an underlying medical disorder. Imagine if you couldn’t feel your hand touching the hot kettle. One’s hand would be burnt beyond repair before…
DetailsNobody likes surgery, not even doctors. Blade cutting into your skin and blood flowing freely? It’s a strong NO-NO any day and anytime. However, medicine today is yet to evolve past the use of the scalpels to correct some medical anomalies. Have you ever had surgery? If yes, it wasn’t a very pleasant experience. It…
DetailsThe period of pregnancy is always eventful to say the least. It’s one period of a woman’s life that she’s literally the all-in-all in determining the fate of a little one kicking inside her. She has to make a lot of lifestyle changes and daily routine adjustments which are sometimes tainted with emotional setbacks, yet…
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