Dreams That Never Came To Fruition
I was securing the arterial line I had just placed in her left radial artery when I heard her singing quietly under her breathe. It piqued my interest, so I listened closer. She was singing along witRead More…
Year: 2024
The Struggle For A New America III
About 4-years ago spurred on by all the social unrests in America on issues of race and identity, I wrote my first post with the above title. This will be the third essay in that series. My first posRead More…
Gay Conversion Therapy: How Does This Really Work?
Have You Ever Been Different From Everyones Else? Human beings come in all colors, shapes and sizes. Like all creatures there are differences between us. Our societies have not always gloried in Read More…
The Gurney Keeps Rolling
They are rolled down the hallway in a special gurney to the first stop on their journey to eternal rest. They are those who did not make it. Those who, despite our best efforts, lose the fight. BeRead More…
POSITION STATEMENT OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN GHANA AND GHANAIAN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN GHANA AND THE DIASPORA ON “THE PROMOTION OF PROPER HUMAN SEXUAL RIGHTS AND FAMILY VALUES BILL 2021”
Following the submission of the above bill known in some circles as the Ghana Anti-LGBT+ bill, to parliament several of us health professionals, in Ghana and the diaspora, have taken the opportunity Read More…
How Good Is One’s Immunity After a Covid-19 Infection?
Several recent studies show that not all who get a positive COVID-19 diagnosis by RT-PCR develop antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus or seroconvert. An Israeli group showed that 5% of all their CRead More…
Covid-19 Vaccines: Do We Really Need Booster Shots?
As humans, our first line of defense against viral pathogens is the innate immune response. That includes things like the skin, cytokines, and macrophages. This response tries to hold the line till tRead More…
The Alphabet Soup of SARS-CoV-2 Variants: When Will it Cease?
It is more than 18 months since the first case of SARS-CoV-2 infection was diagnosed in the US. Most of us hoped for a vaccine which we believed will end the pandemic. Today we have several vaccineRead More…
Dehumanizing The Weak and Underprivileged To Obtain or Maintain Power and Wealth
Many over the centuries have sought political power for the prestige it provides. Some have sought power to bring about the changes that they wished for in their communities or societies. There are aRead More…
Tyranny By The Majority in One of Africa’s Functional Theocracies
When we think of tyrannical theocratic regimes our minds go to the Middle East. Countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia or Yemen feature strongly. These nations, unfortunately, appeaRead More…
Global Pandemic Control: Where Did We Go Wrong?
It is 18 months since the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 as a global pandemic. The global deaths now is 8467, more than what was reported in the worst days of April and May 2020. The geoRead More…
Peering Through A Smoky Glass Screen: Visions of The New Post Covid-19 Workplace
Vaccine implementation across the country is giving way to easing of social distancing restrictions. With successful vaccine deployment many are getting ready to transition back to a physical work enRead More…
Are Human Rights Only Important After We Have Addressed Economic Hardships?
Over the past weekend I started a campaign to draw attention to Ghanaian gay rights activists arrested in Ghana. These activists were arrested at a conference organized to raise awareness in the commRead More…
On Diversity: What 7 years at Motown Taught Me
I was 12 years when I went to Achimota school. The New Hope pupil from Korle bu, became an Achimotan. By the time I left the school 7 years later, the ideals of the school formed the superstructure iRead More…
What Does One Do When A Pandemic Celebrates 40 years?
Yes it is 40 years old now and I can say I have known it most of these 40 years. How does one celebrate a pandemic? As someone who went through my teens in the 80s, I was scared of it. As a medical sRead More…
The Evolution of My African Religious Identity: A Struggle for Cultural Synchrony
Current data suggests that many African countries appear on the list of the most religious countries in the world. A closer look at our religious identities suggests that most Africans belong to two Read More…
It is Not All About Slavery: Decoding The Roots of US Racial Inequities
The debate over paying reparations for US Blacks is a centuries old question. It starts way back in the early days of “40 acres and a mule”. Today most of us know what became of that very good intentRead More…
The Unique Art of Cursing
My cousin Kofi who lives in Detroit had been trying to reach me for days. Our schedules did not allow me to call at a reasonable time. I had not been able to keep several promises to call him either.Read More…
The Church As A Tool of White Supremacy: Do All Lives Matter In America?
The tenets of modern-day Christianity have been reduced to mere perfunctory: church attendance, anti-gay, and anti-abortion rhetorics! Is Jesus’ message of love, selflessness, and evangelism that dRead More…
What Lessons Did We Learn From Our History?
Our Current Seat Of Government In the 17th century, the white castle on the Osu scarp called Christiansborg, stood tall. But very little Christian happened within its walls. For centuries, it was Read More…
Vaccine Inequality & International Vaccine Diplomacy; What is The Solution?
In the past months with Covid-19 vaccines available in many countries, implementation programs are rolling out across the globe. The effectiveness of such programs is very important in curbing furtheRead More…
Did We Defend and Protect The Lives of The Most Vulnerable Among Us?
In the past one year we have lost more than half a million Americans to Covid-19. My worst estimate in March 2020 was a quarter of a million in a year. At that time I was very confident we would not Read More…
How Good Are We At Comparing Vaccine Efficacy?
Different countries have so far approved more than 6 Covid-19 vaccines mostly by Emergency Use Authorizations. With this development a few questions keep popping up. One such question is on how the vRead More…
AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccines and Blood Clots: Is There Any Cause For Concern?
The side effect of a vaccine becomes significant if that complication’s occurrence is higher than pertains in the general population.Let’s take Bell’s Palsy, aka partial facial paralysis, as an exampRead More…
Where Are We Going As A Nation? Are We on The Path To Freedom or Reeling Down the Ravine To Anarchy?
On January 6th, 2021 a mob of mostly white Americans stormed the US Capitol attempting to overturn the 2020 election results. These individuals sought to prevent the certification of the results and Read More…