by Chinwe Okafor Ernest is a young 19-year-old who is going through one of the toughest oddities of life. He has the trio of sickle cell anaemia, sickle cell nephropathy and at 13 was diagnosed with stage 5 chronic kidney disease. In addition to this, he suffers from avascular necrosis, generalised tonic clonic seizures and Todd’s hemiparesis... Read More

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December 6, 2013

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SHOCKING: 6 suspects arrested for trading in human body parts in Imo (GRAPHIC PHOTOS)

by Akan Ido Six suspected ritualists were reportedly arrested in Nkwerre, Imo State by law enforcement agents for allegedly engaging in the sale of human parts. The gang was reportedly apprehended early this week by the men of the Nkwerre Vigilante Network after discovering the location which the suspected ritualists operated from. The suspects who were... Read More

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August 28, 2013

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Ailing producer, OJB Jezreel in India for kidney transplant surgery (PHOTO)

by Oge Okonkwo Treatment has already begun for Nigerian singer/producer OJB Jezreel, as he is pictured in a hospital in India. OJB left Nigeria for India on Friday, August 23, for a kidney transplant after donations were made to facilitate his medical treatment. We wish him a speedy recovery.

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June 21, 2013

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Ailing music producer, OJB Jezreel gets kidney donor, requires funding for transplant surgery

by Akan Ido Veteran music producer, OJB Jezreel, who is said to be suffering from a kidney condition has reportedly found a donor. OJB, also known as Babatunde Okungbowa, has been undergoing dialysis treatment at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) but would need more funds to enable him travel abroad for a kidney... Read More

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May 6, 2013

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“My friends were getting their periods and I hadn’t” – Hope rises for woman born with no womb

A woman born without a uterus could be become the first in Britain to have a womb transplant enabling her to have children. Sophie Lewis, 28, from London, has MRKH syndrome, a rare disease which affects one in 5,000 women and prevents the uterus from developing. But thanks to a remarkable medical advance, she is now... Read More

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October 19, 2012

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TICKER: Medical Wonder: Man who got a full face transplant making amazing recovery (PHOTOS)

Seven months after receiving a full face transplant, Richard Lee Norris can go out in public without getting a second look. Norris, 37, is now able to smell and taste, the University of Maryland Medical Center said in an update on his recovery. He can also smile again. He lost his jaws, tongue, nose and... Read More

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July 18, 2012

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Lend-a-Hand: Help save George

At the University of Ibadan, George Chimezirim Egbuchulam was one of the finest brains the Department of English has produced in his recent times. Those who know him can attest to his brilliance. Like everyone else George has hope, dreams, and aspirations, but those ideals is being threatened by a kidney disease which makes it... Read More

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Help! 19-year-old Ernest is in need of a kidney transplant

SHOCKING: 6 suspects arrested for trading in human body parts in Imo (GRAPHIC PHOTOS)

Ailing producer, OJB Jezreel in India for kidney transplant surgery (PHOTO)

Ailing music producer, OJB Jezreel gets kidney donor, requires funding for transplant surgery

“My friends were getting their periods and I hadn’t” – Hope rises for woman born with no womb

TICKER: Medical Wonder: Man who got a full face transplant making amazing recovery (PHOTOS)

Lend-a-Hand: Help save George

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