Monthly Archives: September 2013

Quitting Soccer

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Tenayistilign

By Surafel K Gebreselassie The day started like every Saturday. I had the usual bread and a cup of hot tea. Just before I left the house mama pulled me over and told me not to go anywhere that day. “I … Continue reading →

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Tenayistilign tips: Kidney stone

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Tenayistilign

Kidney stones are formed inside the kidney (of mineral and acid salts that stick together). There are four major types of kidney stones : calcium, uric acid, struvite ( infection) and cystine About 70% of kidney stones are made of … Continue reading →

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Tsion

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Tenayistilign

By Surafel K Gebreselassie My father would have liked me to be a lawyer or a teacher like himself; but as I grew taller than my friends, he was more worried about military service. During the last few years of … Continue reading →

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Papa

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Tenayistilign

By Surafel K Gebreselassie He walked in the pathology sign out room, flushed with excitement. I have never seen him so excited since I joined his lab to appreciate some renal pathology. ‘There are many dense deposits on electron microscopy … Continue reading →

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An Unforgettable Experience in Malaria Country

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Tenayistilign

By Surafel K Gebreselassie, M.D They lowered the stretcher down on to the mud floor in front of the clinic, a rapidly made stretcher of sheep skin tethered on its corners to wooden holders. Four muscular hands of farmers carried … Continue reading →

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