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By Flavia Nassaka Health experts, public health advocates worry as road accidents take a heavy toll on population From April 20, Michael Haglund, a professor of brain surgery at the US based Duke Global Health Institute, started conducting surgery for different brain and head complications at the Neurology Department of …

By Nicole Namubiru Are you exposed to these danger signs? As I write this article, there is a sharp metal-on-metal grinding noise outside my office window. I suspect it is an electric metal grinder. It could be an electric saw cutting timber. I can also hear someone nailing something.  Farther …

By Flavia Nassaka Dr. Ruth Aceng, the Director General at the Ministry of Health, is cautioning Ugandans to go slow on consuming processed foodstuffs. She says as more people depend a lot on packed foods, they need to be aware that some of the processed foods include chemically-altered fats and …

By Flavia Nassaka Should Health ministry approve PrEPs for people at high risk of infection? Irene Nakyeyune is negative for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. So she did not feel any apprehension when she got pregnant. But that changed in April last year during one of her antenatal visits …

By Flavia Nassaka Uganda approved to be EAC’s center of Oncology,but will it manage the numbers? As happens with every unit at the congested Mulago Hospital, every ward on the six-storied Uganda Cancer Institute is very busy—the first and clearest sign that cancer is no longer a small problem. The …

By Flavia Nassaka But doctor’s advice should be sought to rule out misconceptions On March 10, the media fraternity woke up to the news of the death of Rebecca Vassie, a British photojournalist who has working in Uganda.  She succumbed to a food allergy as a result of eating food …

By Dominic Muwanguzi Maria Naita’s name on the local art scene is synonymous with artworks that dwell on the woman and children. Her current solo exhibition, Abakyala leero, at AfriKotemp Art Gallery aka AKA gallery maintains this attribute. The artist is showing 20 paintings in acrylics that celebrate the woman …

By Flavia Nassaka Don’t worry, doctors offer tips to help We all need sleep although the reason why is not quite clear. But as people age, falling asleep sometimes becomes difficult. At some point, some elderly people cannot fall asleep unless they use pills. As doctors explain, lack of sleep …

By Flavia Nassaka How to stay safe amidst the scare Do you or anyone you know have a fever, diarrhea, headache, stomach pains, joints pains, and poor appetite?  Those could be symptoms of several known ailments. But they could also be a sign of typhoid fever. Typhoid fever is an …

By Flavia Nassaka Experts explain danger in growing trend of self-prescribed diagnosis The joy that parents experience when they have a child is unexplainable. The same joy is what they go through when; the mothers especially, are expecting. Many cannot wait to know the sex of their child. Thanks to …