Content Posted in 2026
Understanding the transition to motherhood among adolescent mothers in rural Pakistan: Implications for mental health, Amber Hussain, Tanya Park, Zahid Memon, and Salima Meherali
Universal health coverage and priority diseases diagnostics: A case study of essential package of health services from Pakistan, Mohammad Zeeshan, Sadia Shakoor, Amna Rehana Siddiqui, and Rumina Hasan
Unlocking the potential of Sub-Saharan Africa in globalized cancer clinical trials: A perspective from the 2024 AORTIC-ASCO stakeholder meeting, Abiola Ibraheem, Adedayo Joseph, Miriam Mutebi, Mansoor Saleh, Sitna Mwanzi, and Olusegun Alatise
Unnoticed early pregnancy during myomectomy with favorable outcome: Case report, Ronak Mulji, Lusajo Mwagobele, Farhat Seif, Zainab Fidaali, and Munawar Kaguta
Unplanned return to the operating room after keratoplasty, Faiqa Binte Aamir, Malik Muhammad Hamza Khan, Muhammad Jehanzeb Khan, Muhammad Ali, Anam Akhlaq, Allen O. Eghrari, Isa S K Mohammed, Michael E. Sulewski, Uri Soiberman, Yassine J. Daoud, Divya Srikumaran, and Fasika A. Woreta
Unresectable moderately differentiated gallbladder adenocarcinoma in an adolescent: A case report, Muhammad Sabih, Ishfaq Ahmad Shah, Zarafshan Zakir, Abdul Moez, and Zeeshan Uddin
Unusual CNS relapse of plasma cell leukemia manifesting as multiple extra-axial brain lesions: A case report with literature review, Kashish Ali, Kumail Khandwala, Aisha Memon, Natasha Bahadur Ali, Asim Hafiz, and Shayan Sirat Maheen Anwar
Unusual presentation of fungal infective endocarditis as the first manifestation of HIV in a child with a structurally normal heart, Amber Kamran, Yusra Tariq, Waris Ahmad, Saleem Akhtar, and Rumana Sangi
Unusual sex differences in tuberculosis notifications across Pakistan and the role of environmental factors, M S. Khan, Rumina Hasan, and P Godfrey Faussett
Unveiling clinical and genetic landscapes of MMA and CBS: Insights from whole exome sequencing in a tertiary care setting, Muhammad Wasim, Iram Javed, Afia Iqbal, Nadia Mustafa, Haq Nawaz Khan, Tipu Sultan, Yajun Wang, and Guoda Ma
Unveiling the global urban virome through wastewater metagenomics, Nathalie Worp, David F. Nieuwenhuijse, Ray W. Izquierdo-Lara, Claudia M E Schapendonk, Christian Brinch, Emilie Egholm Bruun Jensen, Patrick Munk, Rene S. Hendriksen, Frank Aarestrup, Rumina Hasan, and Sadia Shakoor
Unveiling the heterogeneity of T2DM: A narrative review of clustering algorithms in stratifying comorbidity and complication risk, Namra Aziz, Aysha Almas, Asma Ahmed, and Z Samad
Uptake of COVID-19 vaccination and associated factors among patients attending oncology services at the Ocean Road Cancer Institute in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania: insights from mixed design methods’ trajectory, David Makoko, Anthony Kapesa, Micheal Mugerwa, Mamsau Ngoma, Mark Mseti, Mary Lyimo, Lucy Kisaka, Ntuli Kapologwe, and Jeremiah Seni
Uptake of lumbar puncture and mortality among patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus disease who screened for serum cryptococcal-antigen in Africa, Lynn Moshi, Haji Mbwana Ally, Hafidha Mhando Bakari, Jackline Vicent Mbishi, Zuhura Mbwana Ally, Mariam Salim Mbwana, Rahma Musoke, Swalehe Mustafa Salim, Hassan Fredrick Fussi, and Aboubakar Omar Mustafa
U.S. cardiovascular mortality before and during COVID-19: CDC WONDER vs GBD comparison, Mirza Ali Baig, Muhammad Umar, Carol Becker, Salim S. Virani, Dmitry Abramov, Xiaoming Jia, and Abdul Minhas
U.S. cardiovascular mortality before and during COVID-19: CDC wonder vs GBD comparison, Mirza Mohammad Ali Baig, Muhammad Umar, Carol Wright Becker, Salim S. Virani, Dmitry Abramov, Xiaoming Jia, and Abdul Mannan Khan Minhas
Use of antibiotic-loaded bone cement for paediatric chronic osteomyelitis: A scoping review, Muhammad Talal Ibrahim, Muhammed Wahhaab Sadiq, Farah Naz Qamar, and Shahryar Noordin
Use of case-based, problem-based and team-based learning in public health education - a scoping review, Javeria Mansoor, Ameerali Abdul Hameed, Tahani Waqar Zaidi, Farhat Ul Ain Naeem, Faareah Mansoor, Muhammad Bilal, and Muhammad Masood Kadir
Use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in patients admitted to the internal medicine service of a tertiary care hospital, Faheem Shaikh, Moiz Salahuddin, Noreen Zia, Asma Riaz, Noreen Nasir, Aysha Almas, and Annowish Nasir
Use of perioperative scores in predicting postoperative event and selection for discharge after elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A retrospective cohort study, Brian Nyamweya Bundi
Use of preoperative swept-source optical coherence tomography in vitrectomy for advanced diabetic eye disease: A pilot study, Arshad Mehmood, Altamash Shahriyar Ghazanfar, and Rehman Siddiqui
Use of quantitative molecular diagnostic methods to identify causes of diarrhoea in children: A reanalysis of the GEMS case-control study, Jie Liu, Jane Juma, Furqan Kabir, Joseph Nkeze, Catherine Okoi, Darwin J. Operario, Farah Qamar, Najeeha Talat Iqbal, Adil Kalam, Fatima Aziz, Shahida Qureshi, and Anita Zaidi
Use of retinal ischemic perivascular lesions (RIPLS) as a biomarker for cardiovascular disease - a systematic review and meta-analysis, Fatima Zahra, Manahil Malik, Khadijah Abid, Karim F. Damji, and Haroon Tayyab
Usnic acid attenuates inflammation and joint damage in Freund's complete adjuvant-induced arthritis in rats, Ammara Razaq, Ambreen Ishaque, Muhammad Nadeem Alvi, and Emaan Fatima
Uterine rupture: a retrospective analysis of causes, complications and management outcomes at muhimbili national hospital in Dar es salaam, Tanzania, Hussein L. Kidanto, Ipyana Mwampagatwa, and Jos Van Roosemalen
Utility of MUC4 in the diagnosis of secretory carcinoma of salivary glands, Saira Fatima, Arsalan Ahmed, Sahar Suleman, and Nasir uddin
Utility of renal angina index as compared to KDIGO in critically ill children at a tertiary care hospital in a low middle-income country, Muhammad Nasheet Sagri, Bushra Rehman, Abida Akbar, Yusra Jamshed, and Sidra Ishaque
Utilization and familiarity of orthodontic mobile applications among orthodontists and trainees: A cross-sectional survey with implications for low and middle income countries (LMICs), Muhammad Raif Ilyas, Munnal Gulzar, Mubassar Fida, and Rashna Hoshang Sukhia
Utilization of evidence-based secondary preventive therapies post-acute coronary syndrome: a heart registry cohort study in Kenya, Anthony Ochola, Jasmit Shah, Jeilan Mohamed, Harun Otieno, Anders Barasa, Felix Barasa, Constantine Akwanalo, Benard Gitura, and Mzee Ngunga
Utilization of Fetal Hemoglobin Parameters in Predicting Clinical Severity of Sickle Cell Disease: Retrospective Study From a Tanzanian Cohort, Paschal Ruggajo, Hadiya M. Haji, Florence Urio, Siana Nkya, Clara Chamba, Ahlam Nasser, Magdalena Lyimo, Mwashungi Ally, William Mawalla, and Agnes Jonathan
Utilizing a co-production strategy to identify multi sectoral priorities for enhancing preparedness against extreme weather events in vulnerable district Badin, Sindh Pakistan, Wardah Ahmed, Narjis Fatima Hussain, Mohammad Waleed Ikram, Shoaib Jagirani, Saima Shahnawaz, Sasha Memon, Khurram Gondal, and Zahid Memon
Vaccination Facts, Aga Khan University Hospital
Vaccines and antimicrobial resistance: From science to policy-summary and outcomes, Calman A. MacLennan, Mateusz Hasso Agopsowicz, Kelvin M. Abuga, Richard A. Adegbola, Annaliesa S. Anderson, Peter Borriello, Ed Buurman, Megan E. Carey, Mwelwa Chibuye, and Farah Qamar
Validation of bedaquiline phenotypic drug susceptibility testing methods and breakpoints: A multilaboratory, multicountry study, Koné Kaniga, Akio Aono, Emanuele Borroni, Rumina Hasan, and Sadia Shakoor
Validation of Kiswahili Version of HOQOLHIVBREF Questionnaire Among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study, Nuru Abdallah Kondo, Tumbwene Mwansisya, Eric Aghan, Godfrey Mutashambara Rwegerera, and Riaz Ratansi
Validation of neonatal birth readiness assessment tool (neo-brat) at a university hospital in Karachi., Hina Mumtaz Hashmi
Validation of polyester nasal swabs for post-mortem sars-cov-2 diagnosis in Karachi, Pakistan: A prospective surveillance analysis, Raheel Allana, Fatima Aziz, Sameer Mohiuddin Belgaumi, Furqan Kabir, Inci Yildirim, Aneeta Hotwani, Fauzia Aman Malik, Obianuju Aguolu, Sahrish Muneer, Nazia Ahsan, Zahra Hasan, and Abdul Momin Kazi
Validation of the comprehensive geriatric assessment tool for post graduate family medicine resident using standardized patient at a univesity hospital-a pilot study, Kashan Uddin Niazi
Validation of the Swahili version of the international prostate symptom score at a private, nonprofit general hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Miten Patel, Masawa Klint, Philip Adebayo, Authar Ali, Jasmit Shah, and Ali Akbar Zehri
Variation in antiviral immunity and inflammation pathways precedes HIV-1 infection in a high-risk African cohort, Mwikali Kioko, Shaban Mwangi, Lynn Fwambah, Amin Hassan, Jason Blackard, Philip Bejon, Eduard Sanders, Thumbi Ndung’u, Eunice Nduati, and Abdirahman Abdi
Variations in basilic vein anatomy in patients undergoing haemodialysis access surgery: A cross-sectional study, Amna Riaz Khan, Zia Ur Rehman, and Waryam Saleh
Verbal versus structured education impact on anxiety and satisfaction during uroflowmetry: A RCT, Ramna Nadeem, Nuzhat Faruqui, Muhammad Hummam Siddique, Noor Ul Ain Zehra, Yasir Rasheed, Sajida Chagani, and Hammad Ather
Visceral adiposity as a key predictor of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: An analytical cross-sectional study in a tertiary care hospital of Karachi, Pakistan, Zainab Hussain, Abdul Rehman Haider, Zafar Sajjad, Saira Samnani, and Aysha Habib
Viscosupplementation for improvement in pain and mobility in knee osteoarthritis : A retrospective cross sectional study, Muhammad Ahsan Sulaiman, Javeria Saeed, Koonj Sundardas, and Masood Umer
Visual and Brainstem Evoked Potentials: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Audit From A Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan, Zuha Amin Alvi, Sundus Mehtab Shafee, Zahra Talib Shah, Dureshahwar Kanwar, and Sajid Hameed
Vitality tracking in Kenyan adults using wearable devices and ecological momentary assessments, Karen Blackmon, Benard Alaka, Catherine Onyancha, Litha Musili, Raechel Kamau, Cyprian Mostert, Mansoor Saleh, Zul Merali, Chinedu Momoh, and Thomas Thesen
Vitamin c as an adjunctive therapy in cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes in solid and hematologic malignancies, Moazzam Shahzad, Muhammad Kashif Amin, Hafiz Muhammad Hannan Javed, Amir Kasaeian, Zeeshan Sattar, Jehad Zeidkilani, Iman Menbari Oskouie, Sohaib Irfan, Ruhma Sehar, and Sarmad Zaman Warraich
Vitamin D and calcium pharmaceutical supplements: All we need to know to choose the right one, Hafsa Majid, Nawazish Zehra, Ablooj Khan, Lena Jafri, and Aysha Habib Khan
Vitamin D levels in malnourished children under 5 years in a tertiary care center at Muhimbili National hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania—a cross-sectional study, Nahida Z. Walli, Emmanuel K. Munubhi, Said Aboud, and Karim P. Manji
Water under the bridge: Ureteral injury after robotic versus laparoscopic rectal surgery, Zeyu Liu, Abiha Abdullah, and Mehsa Hashim
We know what we need: Older adults' and stakeholders' perspectives on ageing, health, and wellbeing in Pakistan, , Sonia Sameen; Javeria Mansoor; Maryam Pyar Ali Lakhdir; Muhammad Asim; Rose Munyoki; Bilal Ahmed Usmani; Carolyn Greig; and Justine Davies
Well-being and quality of life of Kenyan nurses, midwives and community health volunteers: Measurement properties and correlates of the BBQ and WHO-5, Paul Mwangi, Sabina Odero, Rachel Odhiambo, Brenda Nzioka, Constance Shumba, Eunice Ndirangu, and Amina Abubakar
‘What about the mother?’ Women׳s and caregivers׳ perspectives on caesarean birth in a low-resource setting with rising caesarean section rates, Helena Litorp, Andrew Mgaya, Hussein Kidanto, Sara Johnsdotter, and Birgitta Essén
What do teachers do? Their workload and its consequences, Mashroofa Navroz Ali
What happens when private general practitioners receive incentivisation offers from pharmaceutical sales representatives? A qualitative study in Pakistan, Muhammad Naveed Noor, Afifah Rahman Shepherd, Sabeen Sharif Khan, Rumina Hasan, Amna Rehana Siddiqui, Iqbal Azam, Sameen Siddiqi, Robyna Irshad Khan, and Sadia Shakoor
What really happens inside literacy classrooms? A critical analysis of early English Literacy practices across public and private schools in Karachi, Shafaq Aftab Ahmed
WhatsApp and YouTube as platforms for facilitating lifestyle modifications among individuals with hypertension in a low-income, urban community in Karachi, Pakistan: A qualitative study, Rabia Jaffar, Asra Qureshi, Yasmeen Noornabi, Shirin Jalaluddin Reshamwala, Unab Khan, Maham Fatima, and Rashida Abbas Ferrand
When a man is stressed, it replicates in the house”: Kenyan women’s perspectives on the influence of male partners on perinatal mental health among women affected by HIV, Hellen Moraa, Joan Mutahi, Winnie Atieno, Grace John-Stewart, John Kinuthia, Manasi Kumar, Mary Marwa, Ben Odhiambo, Felix Abuna, and Jillian Pintye
When the skin speaks: A case of Lupus vulgaris in a toddler, Shabbir Ahmed Mallick, Abia Abdullah, Muneeb Ahmed, Ameera Shabbir, and Ifrah Shabbir
Who is a champion teacher? a comparative longitudinal analysis of teacher practices in teacher professional development programmes in East Africa, Jane Rarieya, Esther Kibga, Omari Abunga, Fredrick Mtenzi, and Nyagwegwe Wango
Who is a champion teacher? a comparative longitudinal analysis of teacher practices in teacher professional development programmes in East Africa, Jane Rarieya, Esther Kibga, Omari Abunga, Fredrick Mtenzi, and Nyagwegwe WWango
Whole slide imaging in genitourinary pathology: A cloud-based digitisation workflow for resource-limited settings, Aisha Memon, Talat Zehra, Sarosh Moeen, Mahin Shams, Anil Parwani, and Saad Nadeem
WHO target product profile for TB detection at peripheral settings: 2024 update, Mikashmi Kohli, Alexei Korobitsyn, Nazir Ismail, Matteo Zignol, Tereza Kasaeva, Puneet Dewan, Morten Ruhwald, and Rumina Hasan
Why do cesarean delivery rates persistently rise despite evidence-based efforts to reduce them?, Samuel Akombeng Ojong, Marleen Temmerman, Christiane Jivir Fomu Nsahlai, Daudi Gidion, and Anne Kihara
Why pronatalism fails the planetary health test, Celine Delacroix, Marleen Temmerman, Nandita Bajaj, Ann Moore, Phoebe Barnard, William Ripple, William Rees, Michael Gerrard, Diana Coole, and Robert Engelman
Why will cancer incidence go on increasing around the world?, Shahid Pervez
‘Without ultrasound you can’t reach the best decision’ – Midwives’ experiences and views of the role of ultrasound in maternity care in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Annika Åhman, Kristina Edvardsson, Hussein Kidanto, Matilda Ngarina, Rhonda Small, and Ingrid Mogrena
Women's health and well-being over the life course: Conceptual framing supported by a scoping review, Aditi Iyer, Gita Sen, Shreelata Rao Seshadri, Rachel Snow, Anushka Ataullahjan, Sarah Baird, Jen Kidwell Drake, Leyla Sharafi, Mengjia Liang, and Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Women with moderate anaemia prior to conception benefited most from nutrition interventions: A secondary analysis of the women first preconception maternal nutrition trial, Sumera Aziz Ali, Ka Kahe, Jeanine M. Genkinger, Linda Valeri, Sarah Saleem, Saleem Jessani, Jamie Westcott, Jennifer Kemp, Ana Garces, and Shivaprasad S. Goudar
Workplace Based Assessment (WPBA), Educational Cell, Anaesthesiology
Workplace stress and its associated outcomes: Ethical responsibilities of healthcare organisations, Muhammad Faisal Khan, Fatima Yasin, and Faisal Shamim
World Health Organization classification of tumours of the breast 6th edition 2026, Cecily Quinn, Puay Tan, Kimberly Allison, Edi Brogi, Sunil Lakhani, Stuart Schnitt, Stephen Fox, Shabnam Jaffer, Aysegul Sahin, and Shahin Sayed
Worldwide procedural variations of primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Insights from the "Stent - Save a Life!" initiative, Hélder Pereira, Ana Pereira, Rita Calé, Dejan Orlić, Rhena Delport, Sayfollah Abdi, Bagrat Alekyan, Khalid Alhabib, Carolina Artucio, and Mzee Ngunga
Worldwide radiation dose in coronary artery disease diagnostic imaging, Andrew Einstein, Michelle Williams, Jonathan Weir-McCall, Leslee Shaw, Ganesan Karthikeyan, Nathan Better, João Vitola, Rodrigo Cerci, Sharmila Dorbala, and Samuel Gitau
X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA):Phenotype, diagnosis, and therapeutic challenges around the world, Zeinab A El Sayed, Irina Abramova, Juan Carlos Aldave, Waleed Al Herz, Liliana Bezrodnik, Liliana Bezrodnik, Rachida Boukari, Ahmed Aziz Bousfiha, Farah Naz Qamar, and Sonia Qureshi