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Vol. 76 No. 07 (2026): JULY

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Published: 2026-06-23

EDITORIAL

Loneliness; a risk factor for neurological diseases and death

Mohammad Wasay, Safa Yonis

1004-1005
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Randomised controlled trial of intravenous magnesium sulfate versus terbutaline for children in the management of acute exacerbation of asthma

Arif Zulqarnain, Ayesha Fayyaz, Muhammad Tariq Aziz, Muhammad Salman Zafar

1006-1010
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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Effect of positive fluid balance on acute kidney injury and in-hospital mortality in patients admitted to ICU after major surgery or trauma

Sumaira Nawaz, Sehrish Latif

1015-1018
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Neonatal hypernatremic dehydration: clinical spectrum, risk factors and immediate outcomes at a tertiary care center, Karachi, Pakistan

Nazia Shamim, Vinod Kumar, Suneeta Namdave, Maliha Salim, Hina Mumtaz Hashmi, Hafsa Zaheer

1077-1083
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Factors implicated in underutilization and poor persistence with hypomethylating agent therapy in myelodysplastic syndromes and chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia in Pakistan

Zoya Ziad, Aisha Arshad, Laraib Majeed, Muhammad Nizamuddin, Aisha Jamal, Quratulain Rizvi, Nida Anwar

1061-1068
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Duration of surgery and length of stay in patients undergoing robotic versus laparoscopic achalasia surgery

Shahriyar Ghazanfar, Aftab Ahmed Leghari, Erum Kazim, Rabia Feroz, Muhammad Faisal Ibrahim

1050-1054
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Work family conflict, mental wellbeing, and social support among doctors in Pakistan

Tooba Kayani, Siddrah Irfan

1033-1037
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Emergency department’s resource utilization by the neonates: experience from emergency department at a tertiary care hospital of a LMIC

Wasif Ilyas Vohra, Muhammad Nasheet Sagri, Ahmed Raheem, Rida Jawed, Jawad Fazal, Surraiya Bano

1098-1102
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Comparison in quality of life and pain between fixed and mobile bearing implants in total knee arthroplasty

Hussain Mustafa, Zohaib Nadeem, Sohail Hafeez, Arsal Sami, Mahrukh Afreen

1019-1025
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Assessing the educational quality of laparoscopic appendectomy videos on YouTube used in surgical training

Aybegum Kalyoncu Aycenk, Volkan Altinok, Onur Yalcin, Ceren Topsakal, Merve Aybuke Emral, Imge Benzes

1084-1089
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Comparative evaluation of gutta-percha removal efficiency of Protaper gold and Waveone gold systems using orange oil: An In-vitro study

Soha Pirzado, Syed Yawar Ali Abidi, Maham Muneeb Lone, Samira Adnan

1112-1116
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Investigating the attitudes and perceived drivers of research engagement among academicians of private dental institutes of Lahore, Pakistan

Khaloud Tariq, Sana Tahir, Muhammad Hassan, Roshaney Aslam

1038-1043
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Genetic association of rs373001 polymorphism in mir-130b gene with susceptibility to dyslipidaemia and correlation with lipid profile

Nouman Fakhar, Asifa Majeed, Amir Rashid, Uzma Naeem

1103-1106
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Demographic and histopathological features of patients with primary bladder cancer without recurrence in two-year follow-up

Ersoy Uysal, Yuksel Yilmaz, Yigit Akin, Sacit Nuri Gorgel

1026-1032
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Development and usability of functional activities specific training (FAST) table for stroke rehabilitation: mixed method design

Ayesha Afridi, Arshad Nawaz Malik, Farooq Azam Rathore

1090-1097
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The severity of acute viral hepatitis in patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: a case-control study

Mahrukh Ali, Omair Ayaz, Zara Ghos, Om Parkash

1011-1014
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Hyperlipidaemia and its future prospective in district Gujrat, Pakistan: a retrospective study

Muhammad Rashid, Farwa Sultan

1069-1076
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Clinical spectrum and outcomes of autoimmune hepatitis in children: a quaternary centre experience

Nazia Iqbal, Iqtadar Seerat, Sobia Noureen, Hassan Bashir

1117-1122
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Evaluation of serum Cystatin C as a reliable marker of renal dysfunction in chronic liver disease

Anila Bibi, Muhammad Farhan, Sadia Rehman, Santosh Kumar, Abdul Manan Junejo, Afsheen Zehra

1055-1060
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Determination of frequency of Leishmania tropica in laboratory-confirmed cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis using an in-house conventional PCR test

Haroon Ur Rashid, Sakeenah Hussain Naqvi, Asad Zafar, Rabiya Ikram, Anam Imtiaz, Rabia Sajjad

1044-1049
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The impact of Orem self-care theory on health behaviours modification among myocardial infarction patients: a quasi-experimental study

Amir Sultan, Sabiha Khanum, Najma Naz

1107-1111
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SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS

Effect of vitamin D supplementation on thyroid hormones in hypothyroid females of child-bearing age: a systematic review

Ghazala Irshad, Nabeela Kaukab, Mariyah Hidayat

1123-1131
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NARRATIVE REVIEW

Workplace stress and its associated outcomes: ethical responsibilities of healthcare organisations

Muhammad Faisal Khan, Fatima Yasin, Faisal Shamim

1140-1145
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The role of reactive oxygen species metabolism-related genes in mediating cisplatin resistance in ovarian clear cell carcinoma

Wen Deng, Jingwu Wu, Xiaohui Wang, Na Zhao, Kai Hu, Minglei Fu

1132-1139
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SHORT REPORT

Gender composition of editorial boards in Pakistani Medline-indexed journals: a disaggregated analysis

Masood Ali Shaikh, Syed Muhammad Mubeen

1150-1153
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Early post-operative mobilisation to prevent Venous Thromboembolism in laparoscopic surgery: a clinical audit

Asma Burney, Saba Zafar Jawed, Mariah Burney

1146-1149
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CASE REPORT

A 10-year follow-up of therapeutic rehabilitation in a child with LMNA-associated congenital muscular dystrophy: a case report

Zhimei Liu, Shuo Zhao, Ziheng Wang, Minhua Chen, Kelong Cai, Kang Yang

1166-1170
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Familial clustering of type 1 diabetes onset induced by COVID-19: case report

Norah Ali Alshehri

1160-1162
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Colo-urachal fistula with infected urachus; a rare fate of urachus in adults

Samina Gohar, Muhammad Jamaluddin, Rifsha Khalid

1158-1159
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Pitt–Hopkins syndrome (PTHS)– a case report from Pakistan

Asghar Nasir, Bushra Afroze, Saad Ilyas, Zeeshan Ansar, Zahra Hasan

1163-1165
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RECENT ADVANCES IN ENDOCRINOLOGY

Hormones, hormesis, and holistic obesity care

Sanjay Kalra, Shinjan Patra, Lakshmi Nagendra, Nitin Kapoor

1171-1173
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PRIMARY CARE DIABETES

Baroneurosis

Sanjay Kalra, Dina Shrestha, Rocco Barazzoni, Nitin Kapoor

1174-1176
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BAROCRINOLOGY

Baropsychology

Sanjay Kalra, Amandeep Singh, Madhur Verma, Nitin Kapoor

1177-1177
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ADVANCES IN NEPHROLOGY

Water and weight: the role of hydration in weight management

Sanjay Kalra, Sourabh Sharma, Amandeep Singh, Nitin Kapoor

1179-1181
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EVIDENCE BASED NEURO-ONCOLOGY

Endoscopic Versus Microscopic Retrosigmoid Approach for Vestibular Schwannoma Resection

Fareeha Nisar, Zanib Javed, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

1182-1184
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IMAGING CORNER

When voice fades, images speak; imaging diagnosis of recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy on fdg pet-ct

Nadia Nazir, Ayesha Zubair, Aamna Hassan, Kashif Saddique

1185-1186
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REHABILITATION SCIENCES CORNER

From Primary to Tertiary Care: Implementing the WHO Package of Interventions for Rehabilitation

Mary Elizabeth Nelson-Biersach, Abena Tannor, Yunna Sinskey, Farooq Azam Rathore

1187-1190
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

"Integrating structured research training into undergraduate medical education in Pakistan: the need of the hour"

Ayesha Wasim

1197-1198
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The dopamine trap: Effects of short-form video (SFV) addiction on mental health

Muaz Ahmed, Syeda Ramsha Shafi

1193-1194
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Chronic opioid use in females with cholelithiasis due to delayed surgeries in government hospitals

Muhammad Rizwan Farooq

1199-1199
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Addressing procedural pain: A barrier to IUD use in Pakistan

Zainab Pervaiz, Sophia Rafiq

1195-1196
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Addressing the mismanagement of Helicobacter pylori in Pakistan: A call for coordinated action

Zeeshan Umar

1191-1192
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STUDENT'S CORNER RESEARCH ARTICLE

The association between maternal anaemia in the third trimester and low birth weight neonates: a cross-sectional study

Maida Qazi, Bilal Ahmed Khan, Vijay Kumar, Mahnoor Amin, Mahnoor Shaikh, Kanza Ateeque

1200-1205
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STUDENT'S CORNER LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Embracing the heat: endovenous thermal ablation in chronic venous insufficiency

Javeria Kamran, Maryum Imran, Rida Irfan, Noor Ul Huda, Ahmad Akhtar

1206-1207
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Role of social media in delivering medical knowledge to people of Pakistan

Azhan Aziz, Nida Ejaz Ahsan, Muhammad shahid

1212-1212
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Myocarditis after COVID-19: Comparing risks from vaccination and infection

Anass Bari, Jawad Bari

1210-1210
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Integrating ergonomics into surgical education to enhance surgeon wellbeing and career longevity

Eeman Ahmad, Ahsan Zil-E-Ali

1208-1209
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Targeting transthyretin stability for amyloid cardiopathy

Nisar Ahmed, Rehab Bint E Tahir, Sidra Khan

1211-1211
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