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Minimally invasive image guided procedures are in a budding stage in our country, and only a few, if none, cases have been done till date. These facilities are now available in our hospital. Patients of brain stroke, brain aneurysm, and brain vascular malformation can be managed by these methods (without …

Due to the alarming opioid crisis in America, doctors are increasingly looking towards non-pharmacologic ways to treat pain. Among the many methods available, such as massage therapy, spine manipulative therapy, music therapy, etc., acupuncture is considered to be at the forefront in managing chronic pain, especially lower back pain, knee …

A global phenomenon, the effects of bullying can be both short- and long-term, resulting in both physiological and psychological symptoms, and it is likely that dental care professionals will encounter children who are subjected to bullying. Clinicians and parents should be aware that children with a malocclusion could be subjected …

Currently, tobacco products are estimated to be responsible for 3 million deaths annually worldwide, or about 6% of all deaths. But, by the 2020s or early 2030s, it is expected to cause 10.9% of all deaths in developing countries and 17.7% of those in developed countries, more than any single …

Background Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital (PMWH) was established with the joint effort of Paropakar Sansthan and the erstwhile royal family in 2016 BS (1959 AD). Construction of hospital was started from 2010 and completed in 2016. This is the central maternity and women’s hospital serving people from all over …

Down syndrome is the most common inherited cause of mental retardation. Prenatal aneuploidy screening can be done in the first or second trimester of pregnancy to evaluate the risk of Down syndrome and other genetic conditions in the fetus. By the time a mother knows she is pregnant, the karyotype …

‘His breath was in short irregular bursts. His face was bathed in sweat and he moaned in pain. His skin was colored a dusky slate grey. His upper arm was swollen and was exuding pus. Death was in the air. Four days ago he had suffered a sword wound in …

The comeback of colistin as “salvage therapy” for multi-drug resistant pathogens is on the rise. Colistin (also known as polymyxin E) belongs to the polymyxin group of antibiotics.1 It is available in two forms, colistin sulfate and colistimethate sodium (CMS).2 In our country, colistin is available as colistimethate sodium (CMS) …