Courageous heart patient Wanjiku is now a proud mother
Wanjiku, the heart patient who was determined to carry her pregnancy to term despite her severe condition is now a proud mother of a little precious angel, Baby Purity who weighs 2.7kg, born in the early hours of November 26 without any of the anticipated complications.
By Dr Kizito Lubano 9 years ago
Courageous heart patient Wanjiku is now a proud mother
Ebola scare adds to health workers' stress globally
A colleague called me late at night to ask what to do since he attended to a patient who walked into his office with Ebola-like symptoms having arrived recently from Liberia.
By Dr Kizito Lubano 10 years ago
Ebola scare adds to health workers' stress globally
Reunited years on after incomplete abortion
Last week, Dr Lubano recounted how he recently bumped into a midwife while on duty at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) who reminded him of their first meeting in 2001, when he attended to her after she delivered a foetal head in the waiting room.
By dr kizito lubano 10 years ago
Reunited years on after incomplete abortion
Reunited years on after incomplete abortion
Last week, Dr Lubano recounted how he recently bumped into a midwife while on duty at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) who reminded him of their first meeting in 2001, when he attended to her after she delivered a foetal head in the waiting room.
By dr kizito lubano 10 years ago
Reunited years on after incomplete abortion
Hidden tales behind unwanted pregnancies and botched abortions
During my recent tour of Nairobi City’s maternity facilities in support of the Beyond Zero campaign aimed at preventing mothers from dying while giving life, I bumped into a colleague, a senior midwife, who I will call Nasimiyu for ease of reference.
By dr kizito lubano 10 years ago
Hidden tales behind unwanted pregnancies and botched abortions
Hidden tales behind unwanted pregnancies and botched abortions
During my recent tour of Nairobi City’s maternity facilities in support of the Beyond Zero campaign aimed at preventing mothers from dying while giving life, I bumped into a colleague, a senior midwife, who I will call Nasimiyu for ease of reference.
By dr kizito lubano 10 years ago
Hidden tales behind unwanted pregnancies and botched abortions
Health workers face the Ebola threat
Ebola is a terrifying disease as it typically kills 90 per cent of the people who get it, and this most recent outbreak in West Africa, in which nearly 700 people have died, is the largest and worst in history.
By Dr Kizito Lubano 10 years ago
Health workers face the Ebola threat
Medical mistakes: To err is human
Human error experts estimate that everyone makes three or four mistakes a day. Yet, it is not acceptable for patients to be harmed by the healthcare system that is supposed to offer healing and comfort.
By Dr Kizito Lubano 10 years ago
Medical mistakes: To err is human
Secret lives of doctors uncovered
Recently, when my extended family came for a visit, our conversations led me to realise that despite my being a doctor for more than 20 years, they have no idea what my daily life is like. This means my patients have no idea either.
By Dr Kizito Lubano 10 years ago
Secret lives of doctors uncovered
Pain as new mothers resume sex too early
It has emerged that women are suffering silently as many are resuming sex too early or too late after giving birth.
By Dr Kizito Lubano 10 years ago
Pain as new mothers resume sex too early
Pain as new mothers resume sex too early
It has emerged that women are suffering silently as many are resuming sex too early or too late after giving birth.
By Dr Kizito Lubano 10 years ago
Pain as new mothers resume sex too early
Home service makes treatment easier
An old idea is making a comeback. To increase access to high-quality healthcare, especially for patients in resource-constrained settings, house calls are becoming common.
By Dr Kizito Lubano 10 years ago
Home service makes treatment easier
Patients don’t trust doctors in T-shirts
A senior colleague has complained that junior members of the medical profession are becoming too scruffy. But since doctors are valued for their skill and knowledge, does it really matter what they wear?
By Dr Kizito Lubano 10 years ago
Patients don’t trust doctors in T-shirts
Do doctor-patient relations have boundaries?
A gynaecologist performs a routine check-up and screening for cancer of the cervix and teaches breast self-examination to a beautiful city socialite.
By Dr Kizito Lubano 10 years ago
Do doctor-patient relations have boundaries?
Of doctors with watermelon-sized egos
If you ask anyone about the medical profession, they will say physicians are very arrogant. Personally, I have, unfortunately, been on the receiving end of such treatment from colleagues on some occasions.
By Dr Kizito Lubano 10 years ago
Of doctors with watermelon-sized egos
Female genital mutilation shocks doctor in the delivery room
Despite the passage of 20 years, the scene still remains vivid in my memory.
By Dr Kizito Lubano 10 years ago
Female genital mutilation shocks doctor in the delivery room