In some parts of the world including Nigeria, when there are conversations about mental health, it often revolves around adults and not children. This needs to...
Disclaimer: This post contains a few images that some readers may be sensitive to. *** In 2018, Solumkolia Obi-Anazodo was having a shower when she felt...
In my essay, No Return to Normalcy, I mentioned how during the lockdown, the plastics on the streets reduced which showed progress in fighting climate change....
So it’s a new year and you are super excited about doing a lot of exploits in your career, business, studies, finances, and relationship or marriage....
Hypertension is a health condition in which the pressure in the blood vessels is persistently raised, putting them under increased stress. It is a persistent increase...
In my early 30s, I observed a 50-year-old boss who worked in my office at BBC London. On the surface, she looked like she had it...
Diabetes is a condition in which a person has a high level of sugar in the blood. Having a high blood sugar level can cause damage...
Many Nigerians believe that when we fall ill or do not feel good, taking medicine is the best and most logical recourse. Depending on where we...
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women and the second most common of all cancers, globally. In 2018 alone, there were over 2 million...
The classic Nigerian parent’s answer to the question “Does your child have a fever?” is, “No, but he/she has been running temperature.” Well, that’s a yes....
A friend of mine asked me if I thought it weird that she wanted to get STD testing with her boyfriend of 2 years. At first,...
In light of the changes we have seen in the way the average person regards an effective healthcare sector, and how we now all manage our...
I have come to accept that being healthy is not impossible, especially as parts of our bodies are wired to work in tandem. Sometimes, we may...
If you’re not working hard to protect your mental health right now, you’re either struggling with it or you’re a superhero. Even before the pandemic threw...
Bordering the Republic of Benin and tucked away from the hustle and bustle of mainstream Lagos is the place of my birth, the innermost part of...
If you know good mental health practitioners, recommend them and support them financially. If you sense a loved one withdrawing from everyone, try to reach out...
Granted that the Nigerian medical sector is largely under-funded but we can do our bit to strengthen this institution by making a move when a grave...
Wash. Your. Undergarments. Don't let craw-craw be ya portion. No matter how clean you feel down there, still wash your underwear. You don't have to wait...
The reason why chemical waste has been singled out in this article is because of the recent event in Anthony, which got me thinking of so...
While it is part of human nature to worry or panic about things we have no control over, it is important to know that you cannot...
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