Say No To Herbal Concoctions!

He laid on the bed, his entire body so swollen that you would be pardoned to believe he's a live character about to feature as ''Michelin'' in a tire advert. A close look at him however showed that all wasn't well with him- he was breathless, gasping for air and in so much distress that he was screaming for help. Let's call him Terfa.

Terfa's problem wasn't just the physical pain and torture he was experiencing. He had just been diagnosed of a kidney problem which required that he underwent dialysis three times weekly to stay alive. Dialysis is a procedure by which ''poisons'' that ought to have been removed by the kidneys

When Saving Lives Depends on Diligence, Not Sophistication

Twenty-two year old Ada (not her real name) had been admitted for two weeks and was being managed for stroke in the young. Contrary to her family's expectations, her condition only grew worse. When she became deeply unconscious, the managing consultant had to invite the hospital's ''young'' neurologist to take over Ada's management. Fortunately for me, I was training under the neurologist as a house officer.

I count myself fortunate to have been trained by him because under him, I learnt an important principle which I'm about to share in this piece.