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The presence of an encouraging number of women in the medical field has resulted in a diverse surgical workforce. A career in surgery has significant lifestyle implications: the profession is associated with a high degree of patient acuity, significant on-call responsibility, and irregular work hours, all requiring a substantial commitment …

“I smoked my first joint at the age of 15 with my school friends out of curiosity. I did that because my friends were doing it. It was at college where I was introduced to other drugs, and I started taking pills and cough syrup on a regular basis. These …

Cancer is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Global Cancer Statistic (GLOBOCAN) 2020 reports 19.3 million new cases of cancer and around 10 million cancer deaths across the globe. One-half of these cancer incidences and mortality is reported to happen in Asia alone. Female breast cancer is now …

2020 will always be remembered as the year that COVID-19 pandemic spread across the world. The SARS-CoV-2 virus was transmitted from bats to humans and started a pandemic that is still ongoing almost two years later, and is sure to be remembered in the history books. Transmissible diseases have long …

The word cancer evokes a rather fearful response in most of us. Breast cancer is a leading cause of death in women worldwide and is the most common form of cancer in women. For a long time, women have had the message drilled into them through various mediums that they …

“The world’s biggest killer is ischemic heart disease, responsible for 16% of the world’s total deaths. Since 2000, the largest increase in deaths has been for this disease, rising by more than 2 million to 8.9 million deaths in 2019. Stroke and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are the 2nd …

Fohor Kathmandu Every year, 42,100 Nepalese die due to the effects of air pollution. Globally, the number of deaths caused by reaches 6.67 million. These numbers might be startling to many who are unfamiliar with the devastating effects of air pollution, but the death count stands as a reminder that …

Although there is no universal definition of a rare disease, a disease is considered rare if it affects only a small proportion of the population. For example, in Europe, a disease is considered to be rare if it affects 1 in 2000 people; in the USA, 1 in 1600; and …

In Nepalese society children are considered a gift from god –a blessing that every couple looks forward to. As soon as a couple gets married, they immediately encounter questions from well-meaning family and friends about when they plan on having a baby. In Nepali society, often the answer is, within …

I’m a bit puzzled myself as to why the mortality rate due to COVID-19 is significantly lower in our country compared to other parts of the world.” Dr. Bipin Nepal, transfusion medicine expert, has over 10 years of experience in clinical and research medicine and has been working at different …