Orthopaedic care for bone injury among adults: Why do patients prefer orthodox measures?

Introduction: In developing countries, many patients see traditional bonesetters (TBS) as the first choice for caring for bone injuries. Notwithstanding hospital bureaucracy and supposedly higher cost of care, some patients…

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Factors influencing healthcare workers’ acceptance of voluntary COVID-19 PCR testing during the peak of the pandemic: Insights from a Nigerian tertiary facility

Introduction: COVID-19 surveillance among healthcare workers is vital to prevent hospital transmission. This study assessed healthcare workers' willingness to voluntarily test for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted…

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Pattern of skin diseases in patients attending dermatology clinic at UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Nigeria

Introduction: Skin diseases constitute major health challenge in developing country where low educational level, poverty, overcrowding, unemployment are abundant. This study seeks to evaluate the current pattern of presentation of…

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In utero epigenetic impacts of maternal nutrition, lifestyle and environmental factors and their implications for health in adult life

The understanding of how gene and the environment interact in controlling disease can now be expanded to include epigenetic reprogramming, which is a key determinant of origins of human disease…

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Prognostic significance of preoperative serum albumin level in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy in University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin, Nigeria

Introduction: Preoperative serum albumin level has prognostic value which may aid appropriate risk stratification and planning of the perioperative and postoperative care of patients that undergo emergency laparotomy. This study…

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Echocardiographic patterns in patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection

Introduction: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may cause progressive dysfunction of multiple organ systems including cardiac abnormalities some of which may be subclinical in nature. This study evaluated the echocardiographic patterns…

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Pattern of medical admissions in a tertiary facility in North-East Nigeria: A 5-year review

Introduction: The knowledge of morbidity pattern and its outcome is important for monitoring and evaluation of clinical practice. It is also essential for healthcare authorities to improve on services provided…

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Neuroprotective potential of proanthocyanidins and anthocyanidins against rotenone-induced neurotoxicity: a review across animal and drosophila models

Introduction: Rotenone, a natural pesticide and neurotoxin, is commonly used to replicate key features of Parkinson’s disease in experimental models due to its ability to disrupt mitochondrial function and trigger…

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Occupational hazard exposure and hepatitis B vaccination uptake among police officers in Osun State, Nigeria

Introduction: The high prevalence of hepatitis B infection among crime victims puts police officers regularly exposed to them as a matter of duty at higher risk of being infected. This…

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