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Vol. 75 No. 11 (2025): NOVEMBER - 2025

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Published: 2025-10-26

EDITORIAL

Pakistan’s Dual Crisis: Floodwaters and public health emergency

Amir Sultan, Usama Siddique, Dr Muhmmad Asif

1693-1693
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Rethinking maternal vaccination in the era of climate change

Nazli Hossain

1694-1695
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Cyclical vomiting syndrome in children: condition missed?

Sina Aziz

1691-1692
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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Enteric susceptibility profile: finding hope amidst despair

Ali Sufyan, Hameer Saif Talpur, Fiza Shafi, Shajee Siddiqui

1739-1742
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Evaluation of flexural and impact strength of heat-cured poly methyl methacrylate, acrylic, and vertex resins after immersion in different disinfection solutions

Zarah Siddiqui, Muneeb Ahmed Lone, Bushra Jabeen, Muhammad Khawaja Hammad Uddin, Mah Zul Kaif, Zohra, Ahsan Inayat

1762-1767
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De-escalation training's impact on nurses facing workplace violence in public and private hospitals in Pakistan: a quasi-experimental study

Zohra Imran, Sineer Micah, Sarima Panjwani, Ihsan Ullah

1725-1731
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Hypersensitive C-reactive protein-albumin ratio in endovascular treatment of acute ischaemic stroke clinical prognostic value

Youde Cai, Zhongyong Peng, Xiong Zheng, Fang Gan, Qiansong He, Yunzhi Chen

1732-1738
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Epidemiology of accident and safety concern during arba’een Karbala pilgrimage of 2024: An observational analysis

Fadil Agla Bonyan, Ali Abid Saadoon Al-Ghuzi, Syed Yaseen Naqvi, Ibrahim Saeed Katih Mahdi Al-Hayawi

1768-1771
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Epidemiology and functional dependence of spinal cord injury survivors in Pakistan: a prospective study

Neelam Bibi, Naeem Aslam

1743-1746
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Bowel management program in patients with anorectal malformations

Batool Fatima, Naima Zamir, Touby Khan, Shazia Parveen, Sana Aslam, Abdul Jabbar Baloch

1720-1724
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Role of socioeconomic status on the prevalence of low-birth-weight babies in allied hospital Faisalabad

Aysha Iftikhar, Afifa Ashraf, Aniqa Waheed, Ahada Payam

1757-1761
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Implementation and evaluation of a needs-based faculty development programme in a medical college of Pakistan: A mixed methods action-research

Muhammad Abdullah Qazi, Fatima Aman, Maidha Jadoon, Masooma Rafique, Summara Khan, Raima Bilal Khan

1714-1719
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An evaluation of treatment recommendations: a comparative analysis between tlicss and tlaosis in thoracolumbar spine injuries

Murk Niaz, Muhammad Faaiq Ali, Amina Shamshad Khokhar, Muhammad Sameer Khulsai, Farhad Ali, Inayat Ali Khan

1696-1701
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Statin practices for ASCVD Prevention: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Guideline Adherence in a High-Risk Local Patient Population

Rizwana Kitchlew, Haseeb Mukhtar, Mobeen Farooqi, Muhammad Tayyab Ijaz, Zainab Aslam

1747-1751
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Corneal oedema post phacoemulsification surgery: a comparison between type 2 diabetic and non-diabetic patients

Bisma Qasim, Nisar Ahmed Siyal, Maria Saleem, Muhammad Adnan, Muhammad Nizamuddin

1752-1756
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Entrustment in plastic surgery residents’ informed consent taking for elective surgical procedures: a modified Delphi study

Ayesha Aslam, Maidah Hanif, Humaira Fayyaz

1709-1713
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Factors associated with loss to follow-up and death in patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis

Shamsa Kanwal, Ani Haider, Abdul Majeed Akhtar

1702-1708
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CASE REPORT

ETV6-NTRK3 positive mammary analogue secretory carcinoma of the salivary gland: a case report and literature review

Yachen Yuan, Lixian Zhao, Yun Pan, Bo Gao

1793-1796
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Necrotising sarcoid granulomatosis—a covert disease in mycobacterial infection-endemic area: A case report

Maham Sultan, Javaria Ahmad, Muhammad Arslan

1797-1799
Pulmonary haemorrhage and pleural effusion in an elderly patient with Henoch-Schönlein purpura (IgA vasculitis)-: a case report

Muhammad Tahir, Muhammad Zuhair Tahir , Muhammad Zubair Tahir, Ayesha Salim

1800-1803
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Dysmenorrhoea presentation in Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome: A case study

Maryam Noor Malik, Gulshan Ara, Tasneem Akhtar, Humera Naeem

1790-1792
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KAP Study

Rising tides of resistance: evaluation of healthcare workers awareness regarding artificial intelligence to combat antimicrobial resistance in Pakistan

Guljanan, Iqra Saleem, Sumera Malik, Saba Jamshaid, Farrukh Zaman Shah, Hubza Ruatt Khan

1772-1776
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NARRATIVE REVIEW

Bone regeneration by bioactive glass fibrous threads and glass beads: Narrative review

Ramsha Akhtar, Sara Bano, Muhammad Rohail Akhtar, Waleed Ishaq, Sabeen Masood, Muhammad Aamir Ghafoor Chaudhary, Rehan Ahmed

1777-1784
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CASE SERIES

Hypoglycaemia after post-operative oral analgesics administration—a case series

Tashfeen Ahmad, Zehra Abdul Muhammad

1804-1807
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The discovery of two novel near-full-length HIV-1 recombinant forms in Hebei, China

Jianru Jia, Haoxi Shi, Sisi Chen, Zhen Zhang, Penghui Shi, Weiguang Fan

1808-1810
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Endovascular aortic repair: single centre experience of thoracic endovascular aortic repair and endovascular aneurysm repair

Faizan Nihal, Talha Kareem, Omer Ehsan, Muhammad Adeel Ahmed, Nazish Ali, Zahid Amin

1811-1814
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RECENT ADVANCES IN ENDOCRINOLOGY

Chronic complications of diabetes: Contemporary classification

Sanjay Kalra, Saptarshi Bhattacharya, Nitin Kapoor

1815-1816
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BAROCRINOLOGY

Anaesthesia in patients with severe obesity: An uncharted journey

Nitin Kapoor, Mouleeswaran Sundaram, Sanjay Kalra

1819-1821
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EVIDENCE BASED NEURO-ONCOLOGY

Cavernous Malformations of the Brain: Natural History and Surgical Outcomes

Noman Ahmed, Zanib Javed, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

1825-1827
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PRIMARY CARE DIABETES

The 3+3 Meal Pattern

Sanjay Kalra, Leepica Kapoor, Nitin Kapoor

1817-1818
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IMAGING CORNER

Askin Tumour on Tc-99m MDP Bone Scan

Mariyam Waseem, Fatima Yousaf, Aamna Hassan, Ahmad Quraishy

1828-1829
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ADVANCES IN NEPHROLOGY

Gut Guardianship: Recommendations for Rational Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors in Chronic Kidney Disease

Sourabh Sharma, Pawan Rawal, Sanjay Kalra

1822-1824
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REHABILITATION SCIENCES CORNER

Optimizing Restless Legs Syndrome Care: Integrating Rehabilitation into Multimodal Management

Umer Younas, Muhammad Tawab Khalil, Hafsa Abdul Qadir, Farooq Azam Rathore

1830-1833
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REVIEW ARTICLE

Underutilization of GIS in health research in Pakistan: a literature review of Pakistani medline indexed journals

Masood Ali Shaikh, Syed Muhammad Mubeen

1785-1789
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

The association between sleep and migraine

Bakhtawar Khan, Behzad Afzal, Junaid Amjad

1838-1838
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Prioritizing Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty: A Sustainable Glaucoma Treatment Option for Pakistan.

Muhammad Ibrahim, Muhammad Ahmad, Anusha Khattak

1836-1837
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The lack of breast cancer screening programmes (Mammograms) in Pakistan

Eisha Wyne , Ali Ahmar Khan, Azba Israr

1835-1835
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STUDENT'S CORNER CASE REPORT

Navigating obstructive lingual thyroid coexisting with sub-clinical hypothyroidism: a case report

Maryam Ishaq, Muskan Hayat, Umar Fakhar, Wardah Zahoor, Israr Ud Din

1843-1845
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Pyridoxine-dependent early onset seizures associated with rare gene mutations: a case series

Ali Hyder Nazeer, Durray Shahwar Abid Khan, Prem Chand

1846-1849
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STUDENT'S CORNER LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Cell-free haemoglobin in trauma: a potential biomarker with unanswered questions

Muhammad Mustafa, Reja Ahmad

1859-1859
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Naegleria fowleri strikes Karachi: a wake-up call for water safety

Hania Fatima, Maryam Shaukat

1855-1855
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Prospecting the use of tirzepatide in combating obesity in Pakistan

Muhammad Talha, Momina Nouman

1853-1853
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The dual nature of paraphenylenediamine: beauty product or suicidal weapon?

Maheen Sheraz, Rabia Amir, Laiba Amir Shaikh

1860-1860
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Prophylactic mesh placement in stoma formation surgeries: A preventive strategy against parastomal hernias

Abdullah Azam, Muhammad Suleman Abdullah Sulemani, Fahad Rehman

1850-1850
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Revolutionizing resistant hypertension: Unlocking the potential of Aprocitentan.

Rahemeen Goraya, Mahrukh Nadeem

1858-1858
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Journavx (Suzetrigine): A Safer Alternative for Pain Relief?

Saqib Ali, Muhammad Affan Ilyas

1862-1862
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Enhancing medication literacy: a vital step in combating hypertension in Pakistan

Shahzaib Khan, Muhammad Tayyab Malik, Mah Munir, Khadeeja Naz

1856-1856
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Monoclonal antibody against PACAP. The future of migraine prevention?

Raafey Imran

1857-1857
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The silent threat: Karachi’s overlooked high-risk populations in the current H1N1 surge

Adeena Shafique, Sibgha Alam, Maryam Shaukat

1851-1852
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Zepbound: A novel pharmacological approach to Obstructive Sleep Apnea management

Muhammad Bilal Aamir, Alishba Inshal Qasim, Dania Nadeem

1861-1861
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