Health Issues: Ulcers
Image via Wikipedia Tagamet was introduced when I was a trainee GP or as it is called today, a GP registrar. Before Tagamet and the other anti-ulcer drugs, ulcer patients suffered severely. When antacids were ineffective and a barium meal showed an ulcer, surgery was the next option. There were procedures such as Vagotomy and [...]
Health in Guyana.
As a boy growing up in Guyana, it was clear that a visit to the local doctor was a major event. Doctors rightly commanded great respect. We were washed, scrubbed cleaned, brushed up and dressed in our Sunday best. The nearest doctor was over ten miles away and the main road was full of deep [...]
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