Kangaroo mother care: need of the day
Neonatal mortality figures in developing globally as of 2016 was 19 per 1000 live birth [1], 28% due to preterm birth [2]. Prematurity, babies born prior to 37 weeks of gestation, puts newborns at risk...
View ArticleOvercoming the health system barriers to early diagnosis and management of...
Bashar MA, Aggarwal A, Bhattacharya S. BMJ Case Rep 2020;13:e231009. doi:10.1136/bcr-2019- 231009 According to the World Health organization (WHO), Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top ten causes of...
View ArticleHereditary angioedema: the challenges of cross-border family investigation...
Reference: Brix ATH, Svensson TM, Sandberg M, et alHereditary angioedema: the challenges of cross-border family investigation and treatmentBMJ Case Reports CP 2020;13:e231906. doi:...
View ArticleTraumatic subdural haematoma: integrating case-based clinical judgement with...
Reference: Samitinjay A, Karri SR, Khairkar P, et al. Traumatic subdural haematoma: integrating case-based clinical judgement with guidelines, BMJ Case Reports CP 2020;13:e233197. Samitinjay et al....
View ArticleSpecialist shortage in developing countries: comprehending delays in care
Reference: Khan KJ, Raza VF Specialist shortage in developing countries: comprehending delays in care, BMJ Case Reports CP 2021;14:e235542. In developed countries we take appendectomies or...
View ArticleSurviving violent, traumatic loss after severe political persecution: lessons...
Article Reference: McQuaid JH, Silva MA, McKenzie KC, Surviving violent, traumatic loss after severe political persecution: lessons from the evaluation of a Venezuelan asylum seeker, BMJ Case Reports...
View ArticleAlleviating diabetes distress and improving diabetes self-management through...
Article reference: Chima CC, Swanson B, Anikpezie N, et al, Alleviating diabetes distress and improving diabetes self-management through health coaching in a primary care setting, BMJ Case Reports CP...
View ArticleHow inequity threatens the lives of pregnant women: barriers to accessing...
Article reference: How inequity threatens the lives of pregnant women: barriers to accessing health services during an incomplete miscarriage in rural southern Mexico. Karen Gutiérrez-Peláez, Zeus...
View ArticleIntrapulmonary mature cystic teratoma presenting with haemoptysis treated...
Article reference: Intrapulmonary mature cystic teratoma presenting with haemoptysis treated with right middle lobectomy in a low-resource setting Vijay Anand Ismavel and Ann Miriam Intrapulmonary...
View ArticleGlobal health considerations in time of natural disasters
This month’s blog will differ slightly from the previous ones in that it will refer to the current crisis in Turkey in the aftermath of an earthquake. The humanitarian crisis brought about by natural...
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