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    What’s a key to teen success and well-being?Prioritise sleep!

    In the hectic world of teenagers, getting a good night’s sleep isn’t exactly our priority. With things like tests, work and extracurriculars on our plate, making time for good sleep just isn’t possible for many. But with so many things to do, getting good sleep becomes more important than ever!

    There’s a way to slow the onset of death … temporarily

    Avoidable mortality means that a death could have been prevented if actions were taken beforehand, such as providing the patient with appropriate medication. These preventable deaths are typically caused by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) which are diseases that develop over time and lead to a life-long commitment to care for the patient. 

    A mother of a day

    A recent experience of Dr Teah Mogae while consulting a patient about Mother's Day

    All that glistens is snot gold (or green, or yellow) 

    Cold and flu season is upon us, which means that noses across the west are running wild. But have you ever stopped to consider where all that excess mucus comes from? And then, where it goes? Well, make yourself a steaming hot lemon and honey drink, and let’s wade through the thick and thin of it all.

    Sometimes you just can’t argue with fate

    If medicine ever stopped being amazing, I figure I could try my hand at matchmaking.

    A mother’s love

    A journey to parenting ends abruptly and bears witness to a mother's love.

    Each day is the start of a new year!

    Each day is the beginning of another year where small changes result in long-term improvement.

    LIVING WITH OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER

    Talking to family and friends about my OCD was a big help;  something I hadn’t done previously because I was too embarrassed.

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