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Obu David
31 Oct 25
Top 10 Benefits of IoT in Healthcare: Transforming Modern Medicine
The Internet of Things (IoT) is reshaping healthcare as we know it. By connecting medical devices, patients, and healthcare systems through smart tech...view more
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Obu David
31 Oct 25
what's the future of medical wearables
The global wearable medical‐devices market is projected to grow strongly (e.g., one estimate: wearable health market to ~US$27.8 billion by 2027)
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Obu David
31 Oct 25
What's the mode of action of ketorolac?
**Ketorolac DT (Dispersible Tablet)** contains **ketorolac tromethamine 10 mg**, a potent *non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)* with **analge...view more
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Obu David
31 Oct 25
How do I study Pharmacology for my part 2 MBBS Exam?
After a long break, I’m back to share a few thoughts again.
Pharmacology — love it or dread it — is one of the pillars of s...view more
Pharmacology — love it or dread it — is one of the pillars of s...view more
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Obu David
31 Oct 25
What’s the most complex metabolic pathway?
It’s a surprisingly tough question: *What’s the most complex metabolic pathway?*
Biochemists rarely think of metabolism as one continuo...view more
Biochemists rarely think of metabolism as one continuo...view more
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Obu David
31 Oct 25
What is metabolism?
The word *metabolism* has deep roots — it comes from the Greek term meaning “ability to change.” And that’s exactly what it is...view more
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Obu David
31 Oct 25
Why can't humans directly control their internal organs?
A human cannot be trusted with the engine of their own life. The mind is a fickle thing. It gets distracted, it sleeps. It forgets.
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Obu David
31 Oct 25
Can there be a "human version" of Mike, the headless chicken?
Mike the headless chicken was the kind of oddity that makes you laugh, then stare in disbelief. Farmer Lloyd Olsen swung an axe to kill a rooster for ...view more
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Obu David
31 Oct 25
In December 2020, I took my 9-year-old son for his yearly physical. We had no concerns and expected to be in and out in less than 45 minutes. During t...view more
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Obu David
31 Oct 25
It began like any other childhood illness — a 6-year-old girl throwing up, pale and tired, while her mother, an anesthesiologist, watched carefu...view more
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Obu David
31 Oct 25
What is bioelectricity?
Every living cell in your body is, in essence, a tiny battery.
Across its plasma membrane, each cell maintains an electrical imbalance by pumping i...view more
Across its plasma membrane, each cell maintains an electrical imbalance by pumping i...view more
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Obu David
31 Oct 25
Can you do electronic engineering and later specialize in bioelectronics engineering? Is it possible?
Disciplines like biomedical engineering and mechatronics are fascinating hybrids — but they are also victims of their own breadth. The undergrad...view more
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Obu David
31 Oct 25
How is a medical robot taught to perform its task?
In modern hospitals, the “robots” used in medicine aren’t independent machines that think or act on their own. They are **surgical r...view more
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Obu David
31 Oct 25
What is medical robotics?
A medical robot is a robot used in the medical sciences. They include surgical robots. These are in most telemanipulators, which use the surgeon'...view more
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Obu David
31 Oct 25
As a doctor what’s the most interesting condition you’ve seen in a patient?
We were in our pulmonology posting that week — five of us, crowded around a patient assigned for examination, trying our best to look confident ...view more
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Obu David
31 Oct 25
As a radiologist, what did you see on an X-ray that made your jaw drop?
It was one of those mornings every medical student remembers — eight of us crammed into the radiology room, standing stiffly under the watchful ...view more
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Obu David
31 Oct 25
Is sport always healthy?
People often say sports are always healthy — but that’s only true if you don’t push your body past its limits.
Back in my student...view more
Back in my student...view more
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Obu David
31 Oct 25
Why are spinal injuries (even minor ones) next to impossible to completely fix?
The spinal cord isn’t like two Lego pieces you can just snap back together. If only it were that simple.
When someone suffers a spinal injury...view more
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Obu David
31 Oct 25
Kidney stones are hard, crystal-like deposits that form inside the kidneys when certain substances in urine — such as calcium or uric acid &mdas...view more
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Obu David
31 Oct 25
How do you extract a tonsil stone you can feel but not see?
If you mean one of those hard white spots - my daughter used to pick them out with a long fingernail. She had quite a few as a teenager. Our doctor sa...view more
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Cecilia Candice
Med student (2009 - date) 31 Oct 25
If a surgeon removes all visible tumor, can there be recurrence of cancer?
My angiosarcoma first appeared in my nose in 2016, I received 25 sessions of radiation, and 70% of my nose was removed. No visible signs of tumor to t...view more
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Cecilia Candice
Med student (2009 - date) 31 Oct 25
What are some unbelievable ER stories?
He arrived in surprisingly good spirits — an old man in his seventies, leaning on his wife’s arm as they entered the emergency room. His f...view more
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Cecilia Candice
Med student (2009 - date) 31 Oct 25
How was your first autopsy experience?
It was during my second-year forensics rotation that I witnessed my first autopsy.
The case was a young man, about twenty-five or thirty, brought i...view more
The case was a young man, about twenty-five or thirty, brought i...view more
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Cassy Maya
Orthopadic surgeon (2023 - date) 17 Oct 25
What are some life saving surgical procedures you've witnessed?
In 2014, 17-year-old Grace from the Democratic Republic of Congo underwent life-saving surgery to remove a very aggressive tumor.
The huge disfigurem...view more
The huge disfigurem...view more
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Cassy Maya
Orthopadic surgeon (2023 - date) 17 Oct 25
Why don't elderly men have surgery to remove their prostrate as standard, since so many prostrates end up causing death?
I recently had a discussion about this with my urologist, after my primary care doctor had referred me because of an elevated PSA (test for prostate-s...view more
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Cecilia Candice
Med student (2009 - date) 17 Oct 25
Can you share some of your surgery experiences as a doctor?
On one fine evening while doing my opd patients I received a call from emergency department.
The said patient was a 30 years gentleman with history...view more
The said patient was a 30 years gentleman with history...view more
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Cecilia Candice
Med student (2009 - date) 17 Oct 25
How do brain surgeons close the brain after surgery?
Depends on the age of the patient. Plus the affordability/ availablity of resources.
For children, especially infants, toddlers and pre-adolescent ...view more
For children, especially infants, toddlers and pre-adolescent ...view more
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Cecilia Candice
Med student (2009 - date) 17 Oct 25
Has anyone been born without a brain?
Yes, it's called hydranencephaly.
The creepiest part is that you can shine a light through the babies skull because there's no brain tiss...view more
The creepiest part is that you can shine a light through the babies skull because there's no brain tiss...view more
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Cassy Maya
Orthopadic surgeon (2023 - date) 17 Oct 25
Robert Liston, popularly known as the fastest knife in the west was famous for his method of surgery.
The Scottish surgeon was popular in the 18th ...view more
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Greg Andy
Neurosurgeon(2017 - date) 17 Oct 25
I lost a friend to glioblastoma.
It's the most common brain cancer and starts with tumors in the brain. It's likely that many people seei...view more
It's the most common brain cancer and starts with tumors in the brain. It's likely that many people seei...view more
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