Health

There is nothing that makes an obstetrician to go cold all over like a panicked phone call from your patient the dreaded words: “I can’t feel my baby moving!” Sophia* …

One big advantage of being born and raised in a little town in the 80’s is that the whole town is like one big family. I spent the first decade …

Karen* and Jonah* met in college. They sat next to each other during the orientation week and by the time classes started in earnest, they were an item. Like many …

Sandra* is a 26-year old lady who walked into my office one afternoon for a very interesting conversation. She was a successful career lady in finance, whose star was rising …

A few years ago, towards the end of an absolutely crazy 24 – hour shift in a fairly busy private maternity hospital, we received a patient in the wee hours …

Eleven years ago, as a young intern doctor at our national referral hospital, I was quite impressed to receive a patient who had been air-lifted from the northern frontier for …

The last few days have been abuzz with the controversial case of a doctor filing a petition in the High Court to decriminalize the female genital cut. The case has …

One of the most intriguing things about working with women is the ease with which rapport is established once they feel comfortable with the topic at hand and do not …

One of the consistent highlights of Christmas day news on the networks is the many Christmas babies born across the hospitals. The news clips and newspaper pictures evoke a warm …

December 2017 is turning black at an alarming rate. The road carnage that has been witnessed the last two weeks should be frightening to say the least. The number of …