Your kidneys may be small about the size of a fist but they perform big jobs every single day. From filtering waste and excess fluid from your blood to regulating blood pressure and supporting healthy bones, your kidneys are silent heroes of your health. Yet, many...
“I thought I was just tired. I didn’t realize my heart was, too.” A lot of people think of sleep as a luxury. Something you catch up on over the weekend or squeeze in between responsibilities. In Lagos, where the hustle is real and the traffic never ends, most adults...
When a child is born with a heart condition, the world can suddenly feel overwhelming for parents. Questions flood in “Will my child live a normal life?”, “Is surgery safe?”, “What happens next?” At Lagos Executive Cardiovascular Centre (LECC), we meet families facing...
Have you ever noticed a ringing, buzzing, or humming sound in your ears when everything around you is completely quiet? You’re not imagining it. That persistent noise that only you can hear is called tinnitus, and it’s more common than you might think. While it...
You’ve been tired for weeks. Your weight keeps fluctuating. Your heart races, or maybe it drags. Your periods are irregular, or your skin feels dry no matter how much lotion you use. It’s easy to chalk these things up to stress, age, or “just life”, but what if...
It starts innocently. You get up once in the night to pee. No big deal, right? But then it becomes twice. Then three times. Before long, your once-restful nights are broken into bathroom trips and groggy mornings. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone and it might...
