Why your peptic ulcers don’t cure?
With peptic ulcers, everyone in the neighbourhood is a doctor that claims to treat them. Yet, people continue to grapple with an illness that may not only fail to cure…
With peptic ulcers, everyone in the neighbourhood is a doctor that claims to treat them. Yet, people continue to grapple with an illness that may not only fail to cure…
Several research findings have shown that some foods are associated with an increase or decrease in the risks of certain cancers; however, many of these published data may be biased…
JAK inhibitors, drugs previously reserved for conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, have shown promising results in ameliorating the disastrous effects of Covid-19. We now know, with certainty, that a dysregulated immune…
Stress affects how the body responds to infections through modulating the various immune response pathways in all age groups. There’s an increasing trend of appendicitis in children as they continue…
Morbidity associated with injuries is a public health concern that we still pay little attention to in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda inclusive. Recent data shows that we may…
In our article today, we use the findings from a recent paper by Nyende et al. published in BMC Nephrology to ascertain whether we (health care providers) should screen for…
Bananas (matooke) are one of the most consumed foods on the planet since the ancient period. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) poses challenges to the nutritional status of the body. Several…
A diagnosis of diabetes is devastating in its way. It comes with a whole baggage of monitoring everything you eat, as well as taking your drugs – whether it’s insulin…
Gifted Hands takes any reader for a spin through the non-fiction life of one of the finest paediatric neurosurgeons to live on earth. Dr Ben Carson, a retired paediatric neurosurgeon…
No doubt, Covid-19 is the most devastating global infectious disease since the 1918 Spanish flu. Initially thought of as a respiratory infection, Covid-19 causes multiorgan damage that culminates in substantial…