In life, challenges come. Pain, trial, failure, adversity, setbacks are all a part of human life. And they are a good part too…. Sadly š¦ however, weĀ failĀ see the good in bad situations. We tend to discard both baby and bath water by condemning an ugly looking situation as incapable of producing anything positive. We forget…
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BEFORE COMING TO MEDICAL SCHOOL
QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD ASK YOURSELF BEFORE COMING TO MEDICAL SCHOOL Many people want to come to medical school! Yeah they want to become doctors, wear white coats, perform surgeries, be respected, earn big money, blah blah blah but it entails a lot. You should know what it takes. If your answers to the following questions…
MAGIC
Yes, these people are magicians! We spend a lot of money on recharge vouchers. Yet, the hard earned Naira, and kobo too in this context, is not paid for service. Itās magic they give us. You may be wondering what this Ijebu born, Cotonou bred, Somolu based illiterate that I am means by magic. The…
WHAT MAKES ME A TRUE NIGERIAN
The answer to this question doesn’t depend on my parents nationality, orĀ Ā my nationality. Neither am I a true NigerianĀ because I grew up in Nigeria. Permit me to say that the above really are inconsequential to the feeling of belongness which cuts across all the above paper work. I am a true Nigerian because…
NIGHT READERS, THE WAY FORWARD
Some time ago, we brought you an entertaining and revealing expository on THE TOP LIES TOLD BY NIGHT READERS. Based on popular demand, we’ve gone on to prepare another interesting and helpful post on how you can avoid these potholes and maximize your study time, enjoy and excel! RE: TOP LIES TOLD BY NIGHT…
MUSIC, THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
MUSIC: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY. Ever wondered what listening to music does to you? Music, they say is the food of the soul… But food could also be harmful. Let’s take a look at the good, the great and gross effects of those songs you listen to everyday.
NIGERIAN DOCTOR CHARGED FOR MALPRACTICE AFTER WOMAN’S OVARIES ARE REMOVED INSTEAD OF APPENDIX
Shortly before I came across this short piece of sad news, I saw a tweet on Twitter that said something about Nigerian doctors being second only to Indian doctors on UK backlist. I ignored the tweet as another work of them bad belle peeps. But judging by news like this… Reports has it that a…
EUTHANASIA, THE HORRIFIC SLOPE WE CAN LIVE WITHOUT
Ā EUTHANASIA, THE HORRIFIC SLOPE WE CAN LIVE WITHOUT by Onyeodi Ifeanyi (Medical student, CMUL, LUTH) Deception, instead of dignity. That is the language of assisted suicide. How do you make something that’s unthinkable into something palatable? Well, call it something else. That’s exactly what the advocates of euthanasia have done. They have simply corrupted…
HOW SALTY IS DEATH?
How salty is death? Want a taste? DO YOU KNOW THAT TOO MUCH SALT CAN DAMAGE YOUR KIDNEYS??? Read and know… The kidney, that small ‘beans-thing’ in your abdomen is the major organ responsible for the maintenance of a life-supporting internal environment in your body.
MEDIGIST REACHES OUT TO DIPLOMA STUDENTS WRITING EXAMS
On of the missions of the Medigist Movement is to mentor and guide young and aspiring medical and paramedical students to excel in their chosen medical and paramedical fields. In view of this, Medigist was around to reach out to the diploma foundation students preparing for their exams by conducting free overnight revision classes for…
SIN OF PRESUMPTION
Many of us are guilty of the sin of presumption. Presuming things our way without taking the trouble to find out exactly what the situation really is. In this inspiring and very touching story, first year medical student Justice Ashton highlights the evils of presuming and how we can avoid it. A cat was…
Happy Birthday to the Major!!!
Happy birthday to the only guy who is majorly Igbo. Louis Ugochukwu Marie Udoye (mostly not real names). Just wondering why his birthday just had to be today and we still didn’t gba shine on him… Well maybe we didn’t have his time. We serzly don’t give a _____ about the student of Pharmacy…
BEFORE PICKING THE SCALPEL OR DRILL, before choosing surgery
Have you ever thought of life after medical school? If yes, do you wish to proceed as a Surgeon, Start a hospital, seek employment or even move out of the medical field entirely???? If you want to proceed as a surgeon, CONGRATULATIONS!! But here are some real facts you want to know about surgery.
EXAM TIPS FOR DIPLOMA/FOUNDATION STUDENTS FROM SUCCESSFUL PAST STUDENTS
Finally, your exams are around the corner. In fact, just a week away! From what I’ve gathered from interactions with most of you, some are prepared, some are scared, some are confused, some don’t even know where to start. Don’t worry, it’s very familiar to us, past Diploma / foundation students. That’s why we’ve gone…
TACKLING TUBERCULOSIS
Yesterday, the 24th of March, every year is marked as World Tuberculosis day. Tuberculosis (TB) is a potentially serious infectious disease that affects mainly the lungs. The bacteria that cause tuberculosis spreads from one person to another through tiny droplets released into the air via coughs and sneezes. It is an air borne disease. From…
LATEST UPDATES FROM MEDILAG LUTH IDI ARABA FOR INCOMING YEAR TWO STUDENTS
I know many of you are tired of sitting at home and would like to resume at The College Of Medicine, University Of Lagos, CMUL Idi-Araba ASAP. Don’t worry, you’d do so very soon as you’d find out after reading this. Now, you’re itching for the latest information about hostel, resumption, course registration and other…
FIRST YEAR COURSES
Year 1 Courses, Their Units, Lecturers, And How to pass them. The first semester year one courses for students in College of medicine /Sciences, and a Few Engineering, Environmental Science and Education students are Fsc101, FSC102, FSC103, FSC104, FSC105, ZLY101, GST102, GST105. Now these are just meaningless codes to you, but as you read on,…
COMBATING CANCER; Meaning, facts, types, risk factors, problems, challenges and their solutions
DEMYSTIFYING CANCER Ā Introduction Cancer is one of the Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) which unceasingly claims the life of tens of Millions of people each year. After Cardio Vascular Diseases (CVDs), which is the deadliest of the NCDs claiming 17 million lives yearly, Cancer ranks 2nd which has caused about 8.6 Million deaths in 2012…
LASUCOM IN PICTURES
Picture LASUCOM!!! From Childhood, I’ve been visiting The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital LASUTH, Ikeja, popularly known as General Hospital Ikeja. Since I started using my glasses, I’ve gotten all my prescriptions in their eye clinic and I have more doctors as friends in LASUTH than in my own school LUTH. Despite my familiarity with…
The Medigist Journal 