The fear of death has made us a Coward Nation as some are worried on losing the luxurious life-PM AJK
MUZAFFARABAD (AJK): The fear of death of has made us a coward Nation as some of us are not prepared to lose the luxurious life we are living. Everyone started crying after few weeks of lockdown but we must remember what is happening to our brothers and sisters living in occupied Jammu and Kashmir who are facing the worst situation for the last over one year.
Medical Educationists should replace Governors as Chancellor of Medical Universities
ISLAMABAD: If the government is serious to promote research culture and improve the standards of medical education, functioning of medical institutions in the country, let the medical educationists be appointed as Chancellor of medical universities replacing the Governors.
Students who qualify should have the choice to get admission to any institution - Prof. A.J. Khan
MUZAFFARABAD: (AZAD JAMMU & KASHMIR). Students who qualify for admission to medical and dental colleges as per the government policy should then have the right to get admission to the institutions of their choice.
Let us all work to make Pakistan a Great Nation-Sardar Masood Ahmad Khan
MUZAFFARABAD (AJK): We all must have tall ambitions. We have a very young population and if we all work with devotion, we are capable of becoming one of the Top-Ten economies of the World and join the developed Nations.
Aspirin alone best bet for majority of Post-TAVR patients
People not requiring anticoagulation after Transcathetere aortic valve replacement (TAVR or TAVI) had worse outcomes when given dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) instead of aspirin alone, the POPular TAVI trial found.
COVID-19 Risk Tolerance
As the number of reported cases of Corona have dropped, the people have questions: Will it be safe to travel by bus train or plane. Visit the hair Saloon, to have indoor meetings, to attend Muharram gatherings or to open schools etc. These are vital decisions about lives and livelihoods.
Assessment of trends in the design, accrual, and completion of trials registered in clinicaltrials.gov by sponsor type, 2000-2019
Question: What are the characteristics and trends of clinical trials registered in ClinicalTrials.gov over time, and how do they differ by sponsor type?
Risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases in various Ethnicities of Pakistan
Objective: To estimate the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD) in various ethnicities of Pakistan using Astronaut Cardiovascular Health and Risk Modification (Astro-CHARM) risk calculator and the Pooled Cohort Equations (PCE).
WHO’s Guidelines for use of Corticosteroids in COVID-19
Summary Clinical question: What is the role of systemic corticosteroids in the treatment of patients with COVID-19?
Target audience: The target audience consists primarily of clinicians, and, secondarily, health care decision-makers.
Hemolytic Uremic syndrome associated with pregnancy: Outcome from acute Kidney Injury
Objective: To report here, case series of women developing acute kidney injury (AKI) in association with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) during pregnancy or within days postpartum.
Rare hyper inflammatory syndrome in children with COVID-19
Researchers at Karolinska Institute and Science for Life Laboratory in Sweden and Tor Vergata University of Rome in Italy have mapped the immune response in children affected by a rare but life-threatening inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19.
New links found between diabetes blood markers and Alzheimer’s disease pathology
A new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease provides insight into the association of blood markers of diabetes with brain beta-amyloid accumulation among older people at risk of dementia.
To be or not to be an Obstetrician/Gynaecologist
Objectives: This qualitative study aimed to explore motivational sources of physicians, at the time of selection and while pursuing ObGyn career. Secondary aim was to explore challenges and strategies adapted by these physicians to overcome these challenges.
Dual versus mono antiplatelet therapy for acute non-cardio embolic ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack, an efficacy and safety analysis-updated meta-analysis
Background: New evidence on the efficacy and safety of dual antiplatelet therapy for secondary stroke prevention have been realized in the recent years. An updated meta-analysis was done to determine the effect of the various dual antiplatelet vs aspirin alone on recurrence rate of ischemic stroke,