by Dr. Akua MD | Mar 31, 2022 | Health & Wellness
It has been a little over a week since #MatchDay2022 and reality has started to set in for the soon to be doctors beginning residency this summer. Within the past few days I’ve received messages from students who found the Doximity article I wrote a few years ago...
by Dr. Akua MD | Feb 24, 2022 | Health & Wellness
Loving the person within doesn’t just happen, it’s a practice you must seek to do and cultivate daily. And while an entire day in February is spent focusing on love for others, self-love should be readily practiced all year round. To help with that I’ve crafted a list...
by Dr. Akua MD | Feb 14, 2022 | Health & Wellness, Work & Burnout
POWERThat’s the word that’s been repeating in my mind after reading Dr. Uche Blackstock’s story in Essence Magazine over the weekend (Read it Here) Dr. Uche showed great power in her ability to leave her medical career and marriage to relearn who SHE WAS....
by Dr. Akua MD | Feb 7, 2022 | Health & Wellness, Work & Burnout
2022 is here and thankfully so are we. Cheers to making it through the last few years! At the start of a fresh twelve months most people revisit the previous year’s wins, losses, and mishaps. We become engrossed in planning resolutions, intentions, and goals....
by Dr. Akua MD | Apr 13, 2016 | Health & Wellness
Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash The recent events involving black women currently and formerly at Okay Africa and Essence Magazine has stirred up so many conversations over the weekend and thoughts within myself. — Like most, I...
by Dr. Akua MD | Apr 13, 2016 | Health & Wellness
It finally happened. Five-thousand miles away from home, I found myself with a low-grade fever accompanied by piercing abdominal pain and diarrhea. Assuming it was a simple traveler’s diarrhea, I did the same things I recommend to all my patients when they travel...
