Women’s Health

Arteriovenous malformation is an abnormal connection between arteries and veins, bypassing the capillary system. It wasn’t until I blogged about Surviving Stroke that I knew how serious today’s topic is, infact there’s this Instagram account of someone I know from distance that is apparently a survivor and full of energy. With my whole yen yen chitchat about interest in a particular field in medicine,  I just didn’t know much about ArterioVenous Malformation and I will try and explain-blog about this so that both non medical, health folks and everyone can know about this. This is an awareness blog post on arteriovenous malformation, trying to spread word …

I found out I have keloid formation tendencies during my big sister’s wedding. Oh no! I don’t want to remember it. This was about twelve or fourteen years ago, we (my cousins and I) were carrying drinks from one point to another and unto some geh that her big sister was getting married traditionally, I was on heels, catwalking like some teenager on runway when I had the almighty fall. That fall was epic for I sure don’t remember how it happened but the next thing I saw, was myself on the floor with broken bottles and drinks splashed everywhere. …

Welcome back to my great world where I air my views, my opinions and as well open to rubbing minds together on some topics. Today’s topic on Essential tests before I do is coming from few years of observation and volunteer work in different health institutions in regards to essentials before you say I do to your significant other. We all are excited when we are about to say I do to the love of our lives or when someone close to us is about to take that great aisle walk that we forget our/their health in terms of general …

I am pained as well as angry at how little or no awareness is done to educate the world that suicide isn’t the best option out of Depression. Randomly surfing the SM for an important information and I came across Bbc Igtv clip on suicide among Kenyan men with horrific images.  Suicide has been on the increase in the country for the wrongest reasons cutting across health relating issues to Abuse to poverty. In their words, HIV is one health issue big enough to cause suicide. In as much as I might agree that HIV is a health big issue …

I was opportuned to attend a conference organised by AMSA (African Medical Students Association) on ophthalmology and Vision science some weeks back and I can say I was glad I did for beside refreshing my knowledge on what I have been taught, I equally acquired new knowledge especially on optics history and glaucoma which is the main inspiration for this post. Before glaucoma in brief, I got to know that the first glasses were made in Northern Italy in 1300s which leaves me thinking, there must have been high incidence of poor sight for it to become a burden for …

Every first Tuesday in month of May is observed as World Asthma Day and today being the first Tuesday in May 2019 I would be having a blog guest who happens to be a friend living with Asthma. Ps: one of those posts I had fun writing about Sit back, read and after reading be sure to pick one or two from it and kindly share the link for others to read and learn. Most importantly leave your comments especially your reactions in comments section, for me, my Reaction was Wow! Find out why? Introduce yourself please? Friend: I am …