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What is laparoscopy? Laparoscopy is a surgical procedure used to examine the organs inside the abdominal region. A laparoscope is a long, thin tube with a high-intensity light and a high-resolution camera that inspects the abdomen through an incision of one centimeter in the surgical area. This new-age procedure is …

summary: A 27 year old unmarried, sexually active, obese woman with irregular menstrual cycle presented with symptoms of acute intermittent lower abdominal cramps for one day. On examination, general condition was fair and vitals were stable. On abdominal examination, it was soft and tender in right iliac fossa. P/S examination …

It is a comprehensive health supervision of pregnant woman from the time of conception to the time of delivery. It consists of examination, observation, and guidance given to the pregnant woman. Pregnancy is divided into three trimesters. Each trimester has its own physiological and biological changes. The aim of good …

An opioid epidemic has been declared in the United States, with opioid-related drug overdose deaths reaching 47,600 in 2017. In 1999, such deaths numbered 8,048. According to a CNBC report under the heading, “Americans consume vast majority of the world’s opioids” (April 27, 2016, https://cutt.ly/QF5da2), 80% of the roughly 300 …

Like a hunger you can never quite fulfill or satisfy, so is drug addiction. Nepal has had a close relationship with drugs, especially after the hippie movement in the sixties and seventies. Which even gave way to coining the name Freak Street in Basantapur, where many of the hippies would …

Addiction is a medical disorder that affects the brain and causes changes in an individual’s behavior, and it is a problem that affects a large number of people around the globe, with youth being particularly susceptible to the scourge. Broadly speaking, illicit drugs, tobacco, and alcohol are substances that may …

On June 25, 2019, the Endometriosis Foundation of America (EndoFound.org) announced that its year-long campaign to encourage New York State elected officials to pass endometriosis legislation has been approved unanimously in both the Assembly and the Senate. The bill will bring endometriosis education to New York’s school and medical practitioners. …

In a recently published paper in Nature Communications, a group of researchers from Brunel University, London, and Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands, stated that in the near future, doctors will be able to predict an individual’s life span. Their study, involving data from 44,868 people aged between 16 years to …