A Physician's Diary

A Physician's Diary

AI in medicine: Yay or nay? (II)

A friend of mine travelled to America for surgery. On her return, she proceeded to pester me about all the wonderful things she had seen in their hosp

‘Do you know who I am?’ Between Ikwechegh, Kano Commissioner and the Nigerian masses

Sometime last week, the Nigerian social media was awash with a viral video of ‘Honourable’ Alex Mascot Ikwechegh, a member of the House of Representat

AI in medicine: Yay or Nay? (I)

On Tuesday, Elon Musk dropped a new bombshell. The Tesla and SpaceX chief executive officer posted on X (formerly Twitter) encouraging his followers t

For The Love of Rice!

Still on the matter of rice. There is an old English saying, ‘there is safety in numbers.’ Loosely translated, it means that being in a group of peopl

The rice millers of Kura

At dawn, immediately after Fajr prayer, work starts. Her two boys return from the mosque and pick up their brooms. Their task is simple, yet tiring &#