Intermittent fasting is increasingly practiced by adolescents for religious, cultural, and lifestyle reasons, yet its implications for diabetes management during this critical developmental period remain insufficiently defined. Adolescents wi Read more

Patient satisfaction is a major indicator of healthcare quality and an essential outcome of patient-centered care, particularly in outpatient departments where service encounters are brief and time-sensitive. Outpatient waiting time is the be Read more

Background: There is a paucity of information on the determinants of stroke and severity among indigenous Africans, which is largely preventable. Knowledge of its determinants and severity would influence practice, prevention Read more

Maternal and perinatal mortality remain unacceptably high in South Sudan, with a maternal mortality ratio of 692 deaths per 100,000 live births, far exceeding the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target. In line with World Health Organizati Read more

This study investigates the biomechanical and clinical effects of the Goshgarian-type Transpalatal Arch (TPA) on inter-molar distances in patients with maxillary dental posterior crossbite. A sample of 100 patients was analyzed to enhance sta Read more

Chondromas are benign cartilaginous tumors most commonly arising in the small bones, while sacral involvement remains exceedingly rare. We report the case of a 53-year-old male patient presenting with pelvic pain. Imaging studies revealed a p Read more

The growing global burden of metabolic diseases alongside recurrent infectious disease outbreaks has exposed fundamental limitations in disease surveillance systems that remain siloed, reactive, and disease specific, despite increasing eviden Read more

Relapse remains a defining challenge in the long-term management of substance use disorders, underscoring the need for approaches that move beyond episodic treatment and retrospective assessment. Our review examines the emerging role of digit Read more

The widespread adoption of universal antiretroviral therapy has transformed the global HIV response and led to substantial reductions in HIV-related mortality. However, advanced HIV disease continues to contribute disproportionately to deaths Read more

Background: The HIV care cascade is widely used to monitor national HIV responses, yet persistent losses across cascade stages continue to undermine epidemic control. Methods: We conducted a structured narrat Read more