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By Flavia Nassaka But doctor’s advice should be sought to rule out misconceptions On March 10, the media fraternity woke up to the news of the death of Rebecca Vassie, a British photojournalist who has working in Uganda.  She succumbed to a food allergy as a result of eating food …

By Dominic Muwanguzi Maria Naita’s name on the local art scene is synonymous with artworks that dwell on the woman and children. Her current solo exhibition, Abakyala leero, at AfriKotemp Art Gallery aka AKA gallery maintains this attribute. The artist is showing 20 paintings in acrylics that celebrate the woman …

By Flavia Nassaka Don’t worry, doctors offer tips to help We all need sleep although the reason why is not quite clear. But as people age, falling asleep sometimes becomes difficult. At some point, some elderly people cannot fall asleep unless they use pills. As doctors explain, lack of sleep …

By Flavia Nassaka How to stay safe amidst the scare Do you or anyone you know have a fever, diarrhea, headache, stomach pains, joints pains, and poor appetite?  Those could be symptoms of several known ailments. But they could also be a sign of typhoid fever. Typhoid fever is an …

By Flavia Nassaka Experts explain danger in growing trend of self-prescribed diagnosis The joy that parents experience when they have a child is unexplainable. The same joy is what they go through when; the mothers especially, are expecting. Many cannot wait to know the sex of their child. Thanks to …

By Flavia Nassaka Patients, doctors say machine broke down; hospital insists everything is OK As journalists, we often encounter situations that should be straight forward but become quite complicated for no clear reason. One such incident happened recently at the Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala. We got information that …

By Flavia Nassaka Experts say your oral health affects the condition of your heart From our science classes in primary school, we are fully aware that for good oral health, one has to brush their teeth every after a meal. This seems impractical to many, especially for people who eat …

By Flavia Nassaka When should you seek medical help? It is normal to forget. We all forget some things, don’t we? But what if you wake up and take a shower. Shortly after you forget you have had a shower, go back into the bathroom and shower again? What if …

  By Flavia Nassaka How much time do you spend on your phone? If you are a typical user, you must be increasingly replacing making calls with text messaging; especially with the new technologies offering countless messaging apps like whatsapp, viber, and Facebook.  These offer such cheaper yet more efficient …

By Flavia Nassaka Experts call for integration of mental health care for the positive at all levels One Tuesday morning recently, a man who looked to be in his 60s walked into the Independent Publications office with a story so important, he said, it had to be published immediately. With …