The editorial calendar is set in advance so the journal builds a coherent body of work rather than a scatter of posts. Each of these is drafted, structured and awaiting clinical review before publication.
When a child's fever needs the hospital tonight, and when it can wait
A practical guide for Lagos parents on the signs that separate an ordinary childhood fever from one that should not wait until morning.
- Why the thermometer reading is the least useful piece of information
- The red flags: age under three months, breathing, drowsiness, non blanching rash, convulsion
- Febrile convulsions, what to do in the moment and what not to do
- Correct weight based paracetamol and ibuprofen dosing, and the errors parents make
- Fluids, feeding and how to judge dehydration at home
- What to bring to the hospital and what the doctor will ask you
Primary keyword: child fever when to go to hospital Nigeria
Preparing for surgery in a Nigerian hospital, step by step
From the pre operative assessment to the day of discharge, what actually happens, what you must disclose, and the questions to ask before you sign consent.
- The pre operative assessment and every test it includes, with what each one is for
- Why fasting instructions are a safety measure and not a formality
- Medications and herbal preparations that must be declared and often stopped
- Blood grouping, cross matching and when donors are genuinely needed
- Informed consent: what you should be told before you sign
- The first 24 hours after surgery, pain control and early mobilisation
- Discharge, wound care, and the warning signs that mean come back
Primary keyword: preparing for surgery in Nigeria
Understanding what your HMO actually covers, and what it does not
Waiting periods, exclusions, pre authorisation, capitation and the maternity clauses that surprise people at the worst possible moment.
- How HMO cover is structured in Nigeria and what capitation means for your care
- Waiting periods, especially the maternity waiting period nobody reads
- Pre authorisation: what needs it, who requests it and how long it takes
- Common exclusions, from chronic condition caps to specific investigations
- What to do when a claim is declined
- How to check your cover before you need it rather than at the front desk
Primary keyword: what does HMO cover in Nigeria
The executive health check after forty: what is worth testing and what is not
Screening packages sell long test lists. Here is which investigations actually change outcomes at this age, and which are noise.
- The conditions that are common, serious and silent at this age
- Cardiovascular screening: blood pressure, lipids, electrocardiogram and what each adds
- Diabetes screening and why HbA1c beats a single fasting glucose
- Kidney screening, the cheapest high value test in the whole panel
- Prostate screening for men of African descent and the honest debate around PSA
- Cervical and breast screening for women
- Tests that are frequently sold and rarely useful
- Why the results consultation matters more than the tests
Primary keyword: executive health check Lagos
Minimal access surgery: what keyhole really means for your recovery
The same operation through smaller incisions changes infection risk, hospital stay and time off work. Where it applies, and where open surgery is still the safer choice.
- What actually differs between open and laparoscopic surgery
- Wound infection, pain and hospital stay: the measurable differences
- Which procedures are commonly done laparoscopically here
- When open surgery is the safer choice, and why conversion during an operation is not a failure
- Recovery timelines by procedure and by type of work
Primary keyword: laparoscopic surgery Nigeria
Every article here is written for Nigerian practice and reviewed by our clinical team against current national guidance and World Health Organization recommendations before publication, with the review date shown on the article. It is general information and never a substitute for being examined.
