January-A 2021, Volume 71, Issue 1
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
It was an unusual year, 2020, working with COVID-19 and its consequences. It must have been an unusual experience with other colleague editors too. We had to shut down our office from April to June, 2020. All of us were working from home, flexible timings due to electricity load shedding and wifi availability. We pulled through successfully. There were no gross delays and all were safe. It was a unique experience. It also proved that all of us need motivation to work in all circumstances no matter how adverse they may be. The lockdown provided amp
Editorial
The scenario is of a doctor’s office. An anxious looking middle-aged lady sits opposite the physician, trying to relate her challenges, expecting re-assurance and sympathy. This is a normal feeling, expecting encouraging words from the health care provider, to address the fear of an unexpected, unwelcome illness. The doctor is busy: she has a long waiting list of patients. She curtly informs the patient: “I have written your prescription; how you handle your domestic problems is really not my concern. Wish you success”
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
RESEARCH ARTICLES
Obstetric outcomes of Human Immunodeficiency Virus positive mothers in tertiary care hospital
Shahida Husain Tarar , et al
Frequency and types of haemoglobinopathies in children with microcytic anaemia
Sabeen Abid Khan , et al
Estimates of gelotophobia and perceived stress among obese individuals
Mubeen Akhtar , et al
IN THIS ISSUE
Short Reports
Haissan Iftikhar , et al
Xaher Gul , et al
Digitalisation provisions for controlling depression in developing countries: Short review
Naureen Akber Ali , et al
Qurat ul Ain , et al
Evaluation of practices of macular ganglion cell complex scan in early detection of glaucoma
Syed Takmeel , et al
Utilisation of blood products at a centre in Pakistan. Is donating better than wasting?
Haya Ul Mujtaba , et al
Short Communication
Letter to the Editor
Case Series
KAP Study
Sonia Almas , et al
LAB RESEARCH
REVIEW ARTICLES
Systematic Review
CASE REPORTS
Successful pregnancy and delivery in a woman with achondroplasia
Nasira Tasnim , et al
Giant lipoma of submandibular region; an unusual presentation
Muhammad Zubair , et al
Neural tube defects, their implications and solutions in Muslim society
Muhammad Fayyaz , et al
STUDENTS' CORNER
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