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2026-10-31
CASE REPORT
Drug-induced duodenal perforation in the paediatric patient with thalassemia major, an unreported side effect of iron- chelating agent- a case report
Fatima Tuz Zahra Shakir, Rizwan Sultan, Riaz Siddiqui, Mohammad Zubair Shah, Ayesha Javed, Natasha Maryam
A rare double-delta sign in a bucket handle tear of lateral meniscus: a case report
Romasa Zeb, Uswa Zeb, Rafiya Sibtain
Giant lipoma of submandibular region; an unusual presentation
Muhammad Zubair, Awais Amjad Malik, Danish Ali , Qasim Farooq , Muhammad Imran khokhar , Muhammad Farooq Afzal
1-8
The accessory fallopian tube, a rare Mullerian duct anomaly: two case report
Ibrahim Kale
1-7
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The journey from drug addiction to drug recovery; a case report of an inpatient rehabilitation
Muhammad Yasir Masood Afaq, Tasnim Rehna, Zubaa Akhtar
Full Text Article
Synchronous pancreatic cancer and pancreatic serous cystic neoplasm: a case report
Yi Zong, Wenbo Xiao, Yadan Ma, Bo Wang, Weihua Yu
Full Text Article
Hepatitis-associated aplastic anaemia: a case report from a tertiary care facility of Pakistan
Laima Alam, Sarah Khan
1-7
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Neuroendocrine tumour of the ampulla of Vater: a rare neoplasm at an atypical site
Abrar Zahid, Danish Ali , Muhammad Zubair, Irfan Ahmed, Tauseef Fatima, Muhammad Farooq Afzal
1-10
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Successful pregnancy and delivery in a woman with achondroplasia
Nasira Tasnim , Madeeha Ghani , Suresh Kumar , Shumaila Naeem , Sobia Luqman
1-9
Full Text Article
Intraosseous Schwannoma of fibula, a case report
Salima Mansoor Ali, Kanwal Aftab, Sheema Habib Ul Hassan, Syed Ali Anwar Jilani
CASE SERIES
Lhermitte-duclos disease (dysplastic cerebellar gangliocytoma): a case report
Aribah Atiq, Usman Hassan, Noreen Akhtar, Sajid Mushtaq
1-7
Full Text Article
Clinical and functional outcomes of displaced proximal humerus fractures treated with PHILOS plate system and autologous bone graft
Imran Ali Shah, Zainab Aqeel Khan, Irrum Afzal, Zeeshan Khan, Junaid Ali Shah, Umer Butt
Individualised cognitive behaviour therapy in patients of substance use disorders: three case studies
Mafia Shahzadi , Qasir Abbas
1-10
Full Text Article
Maple syrup urine disease: magnetic resonance imaging findings in three patients
Aliya Allahwala, Sibtain Ahmed, Bushra Afroze
1-11
Everolimus-eluting bioresorbablecoronary scaffold in Asian patients; a 2-yearfollow-up
Muhammad Abdul Salam Azad, Uzma Gul , Asim Javed
1-11
To determine the efficacy of bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling in differentiating Cushing disease from ectopic Cushing syndrome
Muhammad Azeemuddin , Tanveer Ul Haq, Shahmeer Khan , Raza Sayani , Ayesha Shoukat Hussain , Rumaisa Khan
1-11
Criss cross heart; a challenging diagnosis, case series
Abdul Malik Sheikh, Asma Kanwal, Hina Sattar
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INNOVATION
How childhood diseases awareness contributes to minimize the risk of disease severity in children under five age: an evolutionarystudy
Mahvish Ponum, Osman Hasan , Saadia Khan
1-12
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Serratiopeptidase: A drug without clear benefits
Muhammad Umar Raza, Nimra Shakeel, Ramsha Shakeel
1-3
The dire need for improved management of chronic kidney disease – associated hypertension in Pakistan
Hussain Mansoor, Marium Kauser Siddiqui, Imaduddin Sawal
Failure of citizens to return for second dose of COVID-19 Vaccine; gateway to another wave
Moeez Tariq, Syed Noor ul Hasan, Arbaz Zaman
The Dark side of Acetaminophen
Faryal Tariq
Baricitnib: from rheumatoid arthritis to alopecia areata
Omer Ahmed Shaikh, Gulrukh Shaikh, Sadia Asghar Lone
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To kill two birds with a stone
Saara Ahmad, Asra Khan, Prashant Tikmani, Hamna Rafiq
1-3
Wakeup Call: Is Pakistan Ready for the Stillbirths Count Down 2030?
Ameer Muhammad, Yasir Shafiq
Community-wide mask-wearing: a realistic approach amidst the second wave of Covid-19 in Pakistan
Bahar Rehan, Maheera Farooqi, Nazuk Eraj Qureshi
1-3
Fostering the need of HPV Vaccination Programmes in Pakistan
Sareema Eman Akhtar, Saad Shakil
Result of Music Therapy on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Sabeeh Khawar Farooqui, Mehak Barolia
Prediction of Post Stroke recovery: Artificial intelligence could be a key of success
Sana Bashir, Hina Shafi, Furqan Ahmed Siddiqi
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) –– A Threat Continues Emerging in Covid 19 Pandemic & Role of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programmes (ASPs)
Maryam Nasrumminallah, Nisha Babar , Muhammad Qasim
The need to establish a national vascular surgery registry
Mishal Shan Siddiqui, Saad Khalid, Fahad Tariq Berlas
Climate Change – A monumental risk to Pakistani health.
Moosa Zulfiqar Ali, Amna Akmal, Laveeza Fatima
Peppermint oil: A herbal solution for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Moiz Ullah Khan, Haris Jawaid, Mustafa Ali
1-3
Novel intrauterine vacuum induced hemorrhage control device; a favorable alternative treatment of postpartum hemorrhage
Samra Sohail, Zainab Rauf, Iflah Ansari
Rolling out COVID-19 vaccine: half the battle won
Alishba Adnan , Chanchal Maheshwari, Syed Muhammad Ashraf Jahangeer
1-.
Can Polycystic Ovary Syndrome render middle-aged females vulnerable to severe COVID-19 infection?
Mohsan Ali, Bushra Khalid
Twindemic - An emerging concern in Pakistan
Sareema Eman Akhtar, Saad Shakil, Azhar Chachar
NARRATIVE REVIEW
CRISPR Cas System: an efficient tool for cancer modelling
Mehran Akhtar, Tazkira Jamal , Mudassir Khan , Shah Rukh Khan, Shohra Haider, Fazal jalil
1-17
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A narrative study on work place based conflicts in obstetrics & gynecology department
Khadija Waheed, Mohamed Al-Eraky, Noor-i-kiran Naeem, Sara Ejaz, Amna Khanum
1-12
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Obstructive sleep apnoea: Potential role of tumour necrosis factor alpha as a circulating biomarker
Ambreen Qamar, Zeba Haque, Sitwat Zehra, Mirza Saifullah Baig
Effect of multi-pronged interventions in reducing low birth weight and maternal anaemia among pregnant women. A community-based interventions research in non-agrarian resource constrained setting of rural Pakistan
Inayat Thaver, Ahsan Maqbool Ahmad , Mariam Ashraf, Syed Kamal Asghar, Muhammad Sarwat Mirza
1-25
Comparison of functional outcome after open and closed reduction of mandibular subcondylar fracture
Samira Shabbir Balouch , Rana Sohail, Sadia Awais, Riaz Ahmad Warraich , Mir Ibrahim Sajid
1-12
Comparison of dual task specific training and conventional physical therapy in ambulation of hemiplegic stroke patients: A randomized controlled trial
Muhammad Iqbal, Aatik Arsh , Syed Muhammad Hammad, Ijaz Ul Haq, Haider Darain
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Comparison of efficiency between Rosuvastatin and Atorvastatin in reducing low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C) in patients with diabetes mellitus
Saad Ahmed Khokhar, Rai Muhammad Farooq ur Rehman , Seemal Masood
Estimates and demographic correlates of hoarding disorder in non-clinical sample in Pakistan
Ayesha Inam , Zubaa Akhtar, Aisha Kashif , Hamna Nadeem
1-10
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Pattern of presentations at psychiatric emergency services of a public sector tertiary care hospital, Pakistan
Rida Hanif , Muhammad Iqbal Afridi , Jawed Akbar Dars, Fariha Iqbal
1-15
Prevalence of Nutritional Anaemia with Association of (BMI) Body Mass Index among Karachi University students, Pakistan
Umme Hani Khan, Ehtisham Asif , Shafaq Aiyaz Hassan , Raheela Rahmat Zohra , Erum Hanif
1-10
Safety of balanced propofol and midazolam in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for sedation in cirrhotic patients
Laima Alam, Mohammad Asif Khattak, Mafaza Alam
1-13
Childhood core binding factor (CBF) acute myeloid leukemia and its association with French American British (FAB) classification
Naeem Jabbar , Neelum Mansoor, Sidra Maqsood, Zaid Muhammad Aslam, Anzal Taufeeq Jangda, Syed Ahmer Hamid
1-11
Endogenous methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus as a source of post operative surgical site infections
1-12
Association of hepatitis E seropositivity and altered progesterone levels in pregnant women of low socioeconomic status from capital region of Pakistan
Nida ul Fatima , Rabia Anwar , Tahir Ahmed Baig, Khalid Mehmood, Saadia Andleeb
1-14
Sensory symptoms on admission as a predictor of respiratory insufficiency in patients of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)
Ayesha Aslam, Iqra Anwar , Adnan Tariq
1-9
Effect of maternal tolerance on behavioral problems in children with enuresis
Mahshameen Munawar , Aasma Yousaf
1-14
Baseline assessment of therapeutic injection practices in Pakistan in 2020: a cross-sectional study
Syed Sharaf Ali Shah, Safdar Pasha, Nikhat Iftikar, Altaf Ahmed Soomro, Nazia Farrukh, Arshad Altaf
16-21
Relationship of BMI with Junk Food, sleep pattern, exam performance and awareness about its ill health effects in healthy teenagers
Saba Tariq, Sundus Tariq, Saffee Tariq, Rehana Rehman
1-16
Association of apoptotic marker cytokeratin18 with blood pressure in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients
Benash Altaf, Shireen Jawed, Rana Muhammad Tahir Salam
1-11
Management of professionalism matters by foreign returned doctors in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.
Zaheer -ul- Hassan, Usman Mahboob, Kamran Ashfaq , Naeem Riaz, Bilal Akram, Baber Niazi
1-12
Ivabradine effects on heart rate and quality of life among chronic heart failure patients
Fawad Farooq, Nida Imran, Mahwish Abbas
1-12
Risk factors for intensive care unit admission and mortality among adult meningitis patients
Usama Waqar, Ainan Arshad, Ahmed Ayaz, Muhammad Sarmad Tahir, Daniyal Ali Khan, Russell Seth Martins, Dureshahwar Kanwar, Bushra Jamil
Frequency and types of hemoglobinopathies in children with microcytic anemia
Sabeen Khan, Sahira Aaraj, Syeda Namayah Fatima Hussain
1-10
Spectrum of acute, recurrent and chronic pancreatitis in children
Muhammad Imran, Sabeen Abid Khan, Munir Iqbal Malik
1-11
Assessment of risk factor profile in young patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass grafting surgery in Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology/National Institute of Heart Disease, a tertiary care cardiac facility
Mishal Iqbal, Mehak Iqbal, Muhammad Afsheen Iqbal, Farrah Pervaiz , Hamza Jamil , Syed Hashim Ali Inam
1-9
Indigenous leprosy in Dera Ghazi Khan Division, Punjab, Pakistan
1-11
Regulation of quackery amid unprecedented HIV outbreak in Sindh, Pakistan
Muhammad Ayaz Mustafa, Rehan Khan, Saqib Hussain, Minhaj Ahmad Qidwai
22-25
Nasal carriage of highly resistant methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains by hospital staff in Hazara region of Pakistan
Maria Rukan , Humaira Jamil , Habib Ali Bokhari, Aamer Ali Khattak , Allah Nawaz Khan, Zahid Ullah , Sarfaraz Hussain , Muhammad Ali Syed
1-12
A cross sectional study to observe the diversity of fungal species in Onychomycosis isolated from a tertiary care hospital in Karachi.
Raziuddin Ahmed , Bahram Khan Khoso , Fakhur Uddin , Nida Rehman , Muhammad Sohail , Saleem Hafiz
1-12
Perception on service quality in old age homes: a qualitative study in Karachi, Pakistan
Samina Vertejee , Saleema Allana, Rozina Somani, Saher Aijaz
1-13
Index testing among HIV-positive patients is feasible and successful in identifying additional HIV infections in Pakistan
Arshad Altaf, Syed Sharaf Ali Shah, Safdar Pasha, Altaf Ahmed Soomro, Nazia Farrukh, Rafiq Khanani
6-10
Cesarean-sections and early initiation of breast-feeding practices in tertiary care hospitals of Islamabad
Urooj Aqeel, Ramesh Kumar, Ukasha Ishfaq
1-10
Association of FTO variant with parental history of type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults
Sheh Zano, Zil e Rubab, Saeeda Baig
Estimates of gelotophobia and perceived stress among obese individuals
1-14
Eating behaviors as predictors of satisfaction with food related life
Samia Wasif, Maheen Sohail, Maleeha Zaheer
1-11
Periodontitis is a risk factor in developing cardiovascular diseases
Zeeshan Fatima, Chanda Shahzadi, Ayesha Nosheen, Mirwaise Khan , Haseeb-ur-Rehman
1-8
Full Text Article
Effects of core muscle stability on low back pain and quality of life in post- menopausal women: A comparative study.
Sumaira Kanwal, Irum Yaqoob , Syed Shakil-Ur-Rehman, Misbah Ghous, Javeria Ghazal , Nazma Namroz
1-11
Obstetric outcomes of HIV positive mothers in tertiary care hospital
Shahida Husain Tarar , Muhammad Afzal, Hamna Atta , Syed Muhammad Ali Shah
1-13
Perceptions of Saudi medical students regarding self-directed learning: A qualitative study
Muhammad Imran, Sami Anwarfathi Kalantan, Mohammed Salim Alkorbi, Muhammad Shahid Shamim
1-13
Probabilistic measures of HIV-1 transmission in different HIV-1 key population groups of Larkana, Pakistan
Syed Rizwan-ul-Hasan, Abiha Abdullah, Shakil Ahmed, Sharaf Ali Shah, Fatima Mir, Syed Hani Abidi
26-29
Efficacy of intra-articular autologous platelet rich plasma injection in primary knee osteoarthritis; a quasi-experimental study
Uzma Akhlaque , Saeed Bin Ayaz, Noreen Akhtar
1-10
Prevalence of HIV among pregnant women in three HIV-affected districts in Sindh, Pakistan
Ajmal Agha, Fozia Ajmal, Afshan Khurshid, Altaf Ahmed Soomro, Nazia Farrukh, Nikhat Iftikhar
11-15
Parent training for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Shamaila Ijaz, Farwa Rafaq, Sonia Haider
1-17
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Patient’s expectations of privacy and confidentiality in Pakistan: a mixed-methods study
Bushra Shirazi, Sualeha Shekhani
1-6
Is haemodialysis the most feasible dialysis modality for Pakistan?
Salman Imtiaz, Ashar Alam
1-8
Community engagement following a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) outbreak in rural Pakistan: challenges and lessons learned
Altaf Ahmed, Afshan Khursheed, Nikhat Iftikhar, Nazia Farrukh, Sharaf Ali Shah
30-33
Frequency of Dengue Virus Serotype 1 in Lahore by In-house assay
Hajra Farooq , Waheed Uz Zaman Tariq, Sadia Bano, Ali Raza , Omar Rasheed Chughtai , Muhammad Zaheer Iqbal
1-7
Ethical perspective of covert medication in psychiatry
Sohail Nasir; admin
Utilisation of blood products at a centre in Pakistan. Is donating better than wasting?
Haya Ul Mujtaba, Nida Anwar , Naveena Fatima, Imran Naseer, Munira Borhany, Tahir Shamsi
1-8
Antimicrobial Stewardship — Do we need it in Pakistan?
Ali Faisal Saleem, Asma Pethani
1-15
Knowledge, attitude, and practice of breast self-examination among female undergraduate medical students in Poonch Medical College, Azad Kashmir
Arslaan Javaeed , Irum Rasheed, Faiza Shafqat
1-11
Evaluating the effectiveness of ‘MCQ development workshop using cognitive model framework —a pre-post study
Rahila Ali , Amber Shamim Sultan, Nida Zahid
1-8
Patient-related factors associated with severe heat-related illnesses in Karachi: A hospital perspective
1-8
Prevalence of anxiety and depression in medical students of a public sector medical college in Islamabad and coping mechanisms adopted
Rizwan Zafar, Muhammad Raheel , Muhammad Ahmed Mujtaba, Rabia Mahmood, Muhammad Umair Nawaz, Bhavesh Kumar
SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
Effectiveness and radiation dose of computerized tomography virtual hystrosalpingiography in the evaluation of female infertility: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Haider Najim Al-Tameemi, Nada Ridha AL-Haris , Mohammed Saeed Abd-AlZahra, Israa Hadi Alhaddad
1-16
Role of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound on lumbar spondylolysis: a systematic review
Fahad Tanveer, Syed Asadullah Arslan, Haider Darain, Ashfaq Ahmad, Syed Amir Gilani, Asif Hanif
1-10
Resolving mystery behind autonomous retrogression of low-grade gliomas; a systematic review
Syed Ijlal Ahmed , Syeda Beenish Bareeqa, Syeda Sana Samar, Syed Daniyal Ahmed Jilanee
1-28
KAP Study
Perspective of health professionals on hand hygiene in a tertiary care center in Pakistan
Attia Bari, Izza Imran, Nasir Ali Nawaz , Rizwana Kamran , Iqbal Bano , Nadia Sadaqat
1-11
Beliefs and knowledge of Osteoporosis amongst female graduate students in Karachi, Pakistan: A cross-sectional study
Shaheera Kamal, Syed Muhammad Mubeen, Sufiyan Kamal, Syed Muhammad Mubashir
1-11
Knowledge and practices regarding hand-washing among mothers of children less than five years of age in rural areas of District Sialkot
Sonia Almas, Ayesha Babar Kawish, Tahir Mehmood Butt, Subhana Akber Khan
1-13
DAR-GRACE: Diabetes and Ramadan: glycaemic control, physician counselling and patient practices –experience from a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan
Fibhaa Syed, Mohammad Ali Arif, Adil Ramzan, Rauf Niazi, Muhammad Irfan Murtaza , Ayesha Javed
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