A Physician's Diary

A Physician's Diary

The Wrath of God: Is Turkey paying for its sins?

Ignorance is bliss, or so they say. While Nigerians are lamenting the lack or absence of cash, the scarcity of fuel and the general deplorable state o

‘Hyponairaemia’

In the medical world, the prefix ‘hypo’ is added to an entity to indicate loss or a reduction in quantity of that thing. So, for example, hypocalcaemi

Medical Errors: Clinical governance as the way forward

A long time ago, during my days as a house officer in the labour ward, I delivered a young woman of a healthy baby girl. After the vaginal delivery, a

January: Not the season to be jolly

The new year is here. January has arrived with all its beauty, hope and vigour. Every year, the new year is ushered in with the dry harmattan winds an

Failing a Nation in Pain

There is a famous joke that emanated during the early days of PMB’s second tenure in 2019. You remember those days, don’t you? When inflation was grad