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REMEMBERING MAYA ANGELOU: One of the greatest poet, writer, novelist, activist and educator
The story of an extraordinary woman How a woman with very humble beginnings and no college education became world renowned professor of literature/American studies, ended up having more than 50 honorary degrees and earned the highest civilian honor/award-the Presidential Medal … Continue reading
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Fighting for the life of a child in Africa
Narrrated by Dr Lemma (based on a true story) As usual I was responsible for the whole emergency room, adults and children although I was just an intern! That was the expectation. It was business as usual until a child … Continue reading
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The Bone Setter
By Surafel K Gebreselassie It wasn’t a surprise to see trauma cases every week. They varied from car accidents to simple falls. They were of all ages. The surgical outpatient clinic had just enough things to manage simple fractures and … Continue reading
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Albinos, what has lack of an enzyme got to do with a tragedy!
Ignorance and superstition fuel the persecution of albinos. By Dr Solomon Feyissa In this day and age many would assume that albinism is a fairly understood phenomenon. However the experience of albinos in some parts of the world doesn’t support … Continue reading
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The untimely death of the doctor
By Dr Kebede H Begna I remember that long day and night at the intensive care unit of the ‘Tikur Anbessa” hospital, one of the largest and teaching hospitals at a metropolitan city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is the only … Continue reading
DAWN OF HOPE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS
The story of long acting Anti-retrovirals By Dr Solomon A Feyissa Very promising sign for future of pre exposure prophylaxis(PrEP) and potentially revolutionary step for antiretroviral therapy. Advances in medical science have made HIV/AIDS a less lethal and chronically manageable … Continue reading
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Battle of Adwa :March 1, 1896
Menilek destroys Italian army at the battle of Adwa on March 1st 1896 Chronology of events: •1883 : Italian government buys Assab bay from Italian commercial firms •1885 ( Feb 5): Italian landing to occupy Massawa •1887 (Jan 27th) : … Continue reading
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End stage kidney disease in sub-Saharan Africa , is kidney transplantation the answer ?
Since the first successful kidney transplantation on Dec 23, 1954 at Brigham hospital in Boston, Massachusetts across identical twins, kidney transplantation has become the ultimate choice for patients with end stage kidney disease near or requiring dialysis conferring improved survival … Continue reading
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Chemotherapy: medicine, poison or both
By Dr Lemma The Greek word for drugs, ‘Pharmakos’ has several meanings one of which means poison. It is true that any drug if taken inappropriately and for the wrong reason can be a poison. This is particularly true for … Continue reading
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A piece of my day: on being a patient
A sharp abdominal pain woke me up shortly after I went to sleep. Soon I was throwing up everything I had for dinner, Injera ( Ethiopian bread made from teff, an ancient cereal) with red lentil ( misir wat) sauce, and some. I … Continue reading
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