Living with HIV-AIDS
Chronic medical conditions

Living with HIV-AIDS

HIV is an acronym; it represents a virus called the human immunodeficiency virus which attacks impor...
Misconceptions about HIV/AIDS
Chronic medical conditions

Misconceptions about HIV/AIDS

Human Immunodeficiency-deficiency Virus (HIV) is a global pandemic with millions of people affected...
Mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS
Chronic medical conditions

Mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS

Viola was born to a mother who had been a drug addict since her teenage years. She looked just like...
AIDS and Tuberculosis
Chronic medical conditions

AIDS and Tuberculosis

Ngozi coughed as she walked into the hospital, feeling weak and dizzy. She had lost a lot of weight...
World AIDS Day 2024: Take the Rights Path—My Health, My Right!
Misc

World AIDS Day 2024: Take the Rights Path—My Health, My Right!

Every year on December 1, the world unites to commemorate World AIDS Day, a global event dedicated t...
Pregnancy exercises reduce obesity among offspring.
Misc

Pregnancy exercises reduce obesity among offspring.

According to a study published in science advances by Min Du, a professor of animal sciences at Wash...
Fast Food And Obesity
Other medical conditions

Fast Food And Obesity

Simi has written down a “body goal’’ target for two consecutive years to no avail. First, she enroll...
Dealing with Childhood Obesity
Adolescent and Youth Health

Dealing with Childhood Obesity

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), obesity rates in the world have tripled since 1975...
Mental Health Implications of Childhood Obesity
Mental Health Child Health

Mental Health Implications of Childhood Obesity

Children who are chubby might look super cute but childhood obesity has rapidly become a severe publ...
Social Impact of Obesity
Other medical conditions

Social Impact of Obesity

Janet has returned from school again, crying and wishing to be left alone. Her grades have fallen st...
C. diff: Another Reason to Avoid Unnecessary Antibiotics
Infections

C. diff: Another Reason to Avoid Unnecessary Antibiotics

Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile is a bacterium that can be found in the gut. It is m...
Understanding antibiotic abuse and misuse
Misc

Understanding antibiotic abuse and misuse

Antibiotics are drugs that are used to treat infectious diseases; these drugs work either by killing...