Welcome to FDN Blog
Kidney failure
Kidney failure is a condition in which the kidneys lose the ability to remove waste and balance fluids. The kidneys (renal) are a pair of bean-shaped organs on either side of your spine, below your ribs and behind your belly. Each kidney is about 4 or 5 inches long,...
FIBROID
Recently, one of Nigeria’s most popular media personality; Toke Makinwa shared a video story of her 7 years battle with Fibroid on her vlog. Her story was quite educating and illuminating and inspired us to do this medical article on Fibroid. If you watched her video...
REPATRIATION OF MORTAL REMAINS
Death happens. Unfortunately that is true. It could happen anywhere, even when you are on a trip, either alone or with your loved ones. According to the US Department of States website, available data shows that an estimated 74-80% of deaths abroad are from natural...
EBOLA OUTBREAK: HOW PREPARED ARE WE IN NIGERIA?
The international public health alerted the public on the recent Ebola outbreak at Democratic Republic of Congo. In the past five weeks, the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen 21 suspected cases with Ebola-like symptoms and 17 deaths. The purpose of this article is...
Centralizing the Healthcare Sector
As healthcare advances, more can be done to treat patients that have what were previously disabling or life-threatening conditions like burns, severe injuries or strokes. But, in order to provide complex healthcare safely, professional teams need to see sufficient...
What you need to know about Diabetes Mellitus
Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a disease condition in which the body’s ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired, resulting in abnormal metabolism of carbohydrates and elevated levels of glucose in the blood....