Category: Health
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How Childbirth Moved from Squatting to Hospital Beds
By Julius Nsikak For most of human history, women did not give birth lying on their backs. They gave
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THE SCIENCE BEHIND SPERM PRODUCTION: What Research Really Says
By Julius Nsikak A viral social media graphic claims that every time a man’s heart beats, about 1,500 sperm cells are produced in his
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THE QUESTION THAT STARTED A CONVERSATION: Understanding Wet Dreams
By Julius Nsikak A dear friend who had just read my article, “When Pregnancy Doesn’t Happen: Menstruation in Women and the Hidden
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WHEN PREGNANCY DOESN’T HAPPEN: Menstruation in Women, the Hidden Recycling of Sperm in Men
By Julius Nsikak Every month, a numberless count of women experience menstruation, a visible reminder that a mature egg
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CONDOMS OR VASECTOMY? THE FACTS EVERY MAN SHOULD KNOW
By Julius Nsikak For decades, condoms have dominated conversations about male responsibility in family planning, becoming one of the most promoted reproductive health tools
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WIFE OF COUNCIL CHAIRMAN FLAGS OFF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH WEEK IN URUAN
The wife of the Chairman, Uruan Local Government Council, Mrs. Ndifreke Ekpenyong, today, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, flagged off the Phase One campaign of
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BEYOND HEALTHCARE: Why Akwa Ibom Must Prioritise Persons with Cerebral Palsy, Autism, Tourette Syndrome and Albinism
By Julius Nsikak A society is often judged by how it treats its most vulnerable citizens. In Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, many persons
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IVF AND SURROGACY: Between Faith, Facts and Fertility Misconceptions in Nigeria
By Julius Nsikak In many Nigerian communities, fertility science continues to sit at a difficult crossroads between medical advancement and deep-seated social belief systems.
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SAVED BY INSURANCE: ARISECare is Opening Healthcare Doors for Persons with Disabilities in Akwa Ibom
By Julius Nsikak When Mrs. Nehemiah Okon, a deaf and non-verbal expectant mother, enrolled in the Akwa Ibom State Health Insurance Scheme through one
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Akwa Ibom Rallies Millions in War Against Malaria
…as State Launches Mass Distribution of Insecticide-Treated Nets to Protect Every Household By Julius Nsikak, Uyo The Akwa Ibom State Government, through its
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