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Need for help in treatment of cervical cancers in the north

Posted 7 hours ago

Dr Pontius Bayo is a senior consultant of gynaecology at St Mary’s Hospital Lacor, which is located seven kilometres west of Gulu. He specialises in treatment of cervical cancer, which is quite common in Uganda. Statistics show that 47 per 1,000 women are...

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10-year-old boy needs urinary tract repair

10-year-old boy needs urinary tract repair

Posted 7 hours ago

According to his doctor, this leakage of urine was as a result of his damaged urinary tract...

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Doctor's Column: Why do I get malaria whenever it rains?

Posted 7 hours ago

Dear doctor, Why do I get malaria whenever it rains? I start shivering the moment it starts...

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Ex-bus conductor needs Shs3m for kidney operation

Ex-bus conductor needs Shs3m for kidney operation

Posted Thu Dec 06 00:00:00 EAT 2012

It has been a hard last couple of years for Issah Ntambi, who has urethral obstruction. He...

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I am a man with one woman-like breast. What should I do?

Posted Thu Dec 06 00:00:00 EAT 2012

Dear doctor, I’m a 22-year-old man and something recently developed in one of my breasts. My...

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Taking good care of your health at work

Posted Thu Nov 29 00:00:00 EAT 2012

“I do not have time to workout, I am caught in between delivering my daily work targets and...

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I am HIV positive, what is the best contraceptive to use?

Posted Thu Nov 29 00:00:00 EAT 2012

Dear doctor, Iam a person living with HIV but married. Which is the best contraceptive can I...

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Girl, 11, can’t walk and is neglected by parents

Girl, 11, can’t walk and is neglected by parents

Posted Thu Nov 22 00:00:00 EAT 2012

Eleven-year-old Jennifer Angucia has never walked in her life. She lies down from morning to...

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After how long does Injectaplan take to work?

Posted Thu Nov 22 00:00:00 EAT 2012

Dear doctor, after how long does Injectaplan take to work? Is it after one week? I got the...

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Does boiled marijuana and lemon make you resistant to malaria?

Posted Thu Nov 08 00:00:00 EAT 2012

Dear doctor, when we were young, we were given boiled marijuana together with lemon to make...

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Medics don’t know what he suffers from

Medics don’t know what he suffers from

Posted Thu Nov 08 00:00:00 EAT 2012

With envy, Geoffrey Khisa, 18, watches his colleagues come from school. Under normal...

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Raising prostrate cancer awareness among men

Posted Thu Nov 08 00:00:00 EAT 2012

Prostate cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors in men all over the world. The...

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Does boiled marijuana and lemon make you resistant to malaria?

Posted Thu Nov 08 00:00:00 EAT 2012

Dear doctor, when we were young, we were given boiled marijuana together with lemon to make...

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