M. A. D.: Medically Assisted Dying

M. A. D.: Medically Assisted Dying

A few months ago, I attended a seminar titled medically assisted dying (MAD), a relatively recent but controversial concept in medicine. Simply put, MAD is when a doctor, on a patient’s request, actively ends the patient’s life, usually by administering a...
2023: How things are shaping up so far

2023: How things are shaping up so far

Roughly 10 months to the Nigerian presidential elections, things have begun to take shape although a lot remains shrouded in secrecy. The major contestants are now known but their main financiers and backers remain hidden from the public. The month of May promises to...