LUNGS & AIRWAY

“Where have you been, Chima?” Nedu asks his friend.  Chima and Nedu have been friends for more than 10 years and like a lot of other things, they share the same ailment.  “Well, I was not feeling too good yesterday. I had to stay back at home. I couldn’t breathe properly and had to use…

Chidozie began to cough and feel tight in the chest. He then started to wheeze. His class teacher noticed this and drove him to a nearby hospital where the doctor said Chidozie was having an asthma flare. But why? What is Asthma?   Asthma is a condition in which the airways narrow and swell in…

Oral cancers are cancers affecting any part of the mouth, including the lips, tongue, cheeks, the floor of the mouth, sinuses, pharynx, and the palates. It often starts as the “common” oral sores, and then the sores persist and expand, and begin to cause complications. These cancers form the sixth commonest group of cancers globally,…

Unique types of coronavirus such as SARS and MERS have caused disease outbreaks, in a few countries, in recent years. The latest unique coronavirus making its way around the world now, covid-19, originated in China in December 2019. By the end of February 2020, over 85,000 infections have been reported worldwide, mostly in China, and some deaths have occurred. The person diagnosed in Lagos…

This was how Bose put it when Dr. Emeka asked her to describe her symptoms. “It’s a runny nose that won’t leave me alone,” she said. Bose complained of frequent sneezes and runny nose that often begin on most mornings on her way to work. She added that her staff bus usually passes through the…

Tade had been battling this cough for several months now that comes with tightness of his chest. He has not been taking it seriously. I feel very concerned about it, and I hope he does not end up with some form of respiratory arrest” Keji said. Tade has always been a heavy smoker for the…