The current conversation about the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is dominated by crisis: Ebola is spreading, conflict ...
The endoscopic device manufactured by Maquet was originally developed for harvesting of the saphenous vein and radial artery as conduits for coronary artery bypass graft surgery. These vessels are ...
Kabul, Afghanistan – With 2,000 babies delivered each month, the Malalai Maternity Hospital in Kabul buzzes with a joyous kind of bedlam. Clipboard-wielding nurses power walk through the hallways. New ...
Each afternoon—after neighbors in her village compound in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, in Nigeria’s coastal region, had gone out for the day—Imaobong Dickson would sneak out of her home to wash pieces of ...
Editor’s Note: “Life’s Work” features innovators and pioneers who are making a difference in the world of medicine. The names of some fistula patients have been changed to protect their privacy. It’s ...
Migori County First Lady Dr Agnes Ayacko and Safaricom Foundation Chairman Joe Ogutu engage with a patient who received free fistula reconstructive surgery during the Migori Fistula Camp at Migori ...
When Dr Hillary Mabeya visited a condemned home in Eldoret, Kenya in 2009 and said, “This kitchen is going to be an operating room,” he raised more than a few eyebrows. Yet last month, Mabeya ...
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The lifeline every dialysis patient has and why it needs daily care
An AV fistula is the lifeline that makes haemodialysis possible, yet many patients don't know how to care for it. Experts say ...
Esophageal fistula (EF) is a rare but serious complication of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF), with high mortality. Partly because of its rarity, numbers on its incidence, management, ...
An AV fistula may fail for various reasons, including low or poor blood flow, failure to mature, excessive pain, a sclerotic vein, and a thrombotic vein. Failure can be disheartening to a patient who ...
Editor’s Note: “Life’s Work” features innovators and pioneers who are making a difference in the world of medicine. The names of some fistula patients have been changed to protect their privacy. It’s ...
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