From the moment I set my eyes on her, my day turned sour. Her smallish structure as she walked down the halls of the emergency unit with everyone scurrying out of her way, she must have felt like a god. I saw the smirk she made, glad she had that Read more…
September 13th marks World Sepsis Day, a global initiative to raise awareness about sepsis, a life-threatening medical condition that affects millions worldwide. Sepsis occurs when the body’s response to an infection becomes uncontrolled, causing widespread inflammation and organ failure. It is the leading cause of death in hospitals, claiming more Read more…
September 4th marks International Sexual Health Day, a pivotal occasion to reflect on the significance of sexual health and rights in our lives. This day serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of sexual health education, accessible healthcare, and the need to break down the barriers of stigma and Read more…
During my house job year, a colleague of mine had a prick from a needle that had been used on a patient who had Hepatitis B viral infection. This occured at night when he had to secure an IV access for this patient at night without electricity. We as his Read more…
Lois dey look her newborn pikin, dey feel like stranger for her own body. She dey always think say to be mama go dey joyful, with no stress, but reality slap am hard. Her husband, wey think say she be expert come leave am to manage house and take care Read more…
THE PERFECT DESIGNER- YOU! Dear Lady Doc, Welcome to February! Did you notice the perfect dates? It is interesting when dates fall in perfectly just like today, the 1st of Feb that fell on a Monday. It also spurs thoughts of alignment with your design; what you most probably have spent the first Read more…
By Ore Taiwo Makinde My sleep was disrupted. I had quite a challenging experience a few nights ago. It was an unpleasant experience because my sleep was disrupted. Growing up, my mum always alluded to the fact that she could not sleep if there was a single mosquito in the Read more…
Dr. Henry is a Family Physician/highly rated Emergency Medicine Practitioner with in-depth experience in both medical practice and research. EIM hosted him for our EIM COVID-19 Training Session on the 27th June, 2020. In this highly engaging session, thoroughly researched facts and current guidelines on COVID-19 were discussed, and participants Read more…
By Ore Taiwo Makinde I was pregnant, carrying my second baby, on a night call several years ago when the unexpected happened! I cannot recollect exactly how long it took me to get over the events of that night, but I remember it clearly as yesterday. I was the lone Read more…
These are distressing times. Barely a month ago, there was no single case of COVID-19 infection within our borders but alas, it has visited the high and mighty in the land with the threat of community spread to the masses. Listening to the climbing global figures of the confirmed cases Read more…