ABOUT THE JOURNAL

Eastern Heartland Journal of Medicine (EHJMED) is a peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary medical journal published by the Federal Teaching Hospital Owerri, Nigeria. EHJMED is dedicated to advancing medical knowledge and improving clinical practice through the publication of high-quality research, reviews, case reports, and clinical studies across all fields of medicine and health sciences...

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Editor-In-Chief: Dr. Eberechukwu Achigbu

ISSN: 2734-2875 (Print)

ISSN: XXXX-XXXX (Online)

Distribution: Open Access

Frequency: Quarterly

Featured Articles from Previous Issues
MEDICAL ETHICS AND THE EXPECTATIONS OF A PHYSICIAN IN COURT: CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

Category: Research Article Published: January 2020 Vol. 1, Issue 1

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It is the candid wish of the authors that medical practitioners at the end of this discourse will be handy with the principles of medical...

PATTERN OF HEAD AND NECK CANCER PRESENTATION AND MANAGEMENT IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN OWERRI, SOUTH-EAST NIGERIA.A 5 YEAR REVIEW.

Category: Research Article Published: June 2020 Vol. 1, Issue 2

Abstract:

Background: Head and neck cancers are increasingly becoming a prominent part of oncological practice in Nigeria owing partly to the advances made in this area of...

A CASE OF HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM WITH INFANTILE GENITALIA IN A 16YEAR OLD NIGERIAN MALE

Category: Research Article Published: June 2020 Vol. 1, Issue 2

Abstract:

Background: Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism or secondary hypogonadism is a clinical syndrome that results from gonadal failure due to abnormal pituitary gonadotropin levels. It usually results from...

Keywords: Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, undescended testes, infantile genitalia

CURBING DEBILITATING GENDER ISSUES: THE DEBACLE OF GENDER MUTILATION (FGM) IN NIGERIA

Category: Research Article Published: April 2021 Vol. 2, Issue 1

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Commonly known as female circumcision or female cutting, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a primitive and brutish practice which involves cutting off a part or...

CLASSIFICATION OF DIABETES MELLITUS: WHY THE FLUX - A REVIEW

Category: Research Article Published: June 2020 Vol. 1, Issue 2

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The word diabetes is derived from the Greek word that signifies a syphon. This draws attention to the increased urine (Polyuria) and thirst (Polydipsia). This...

COEXISTING PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS AND INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE: A TALE OF TWO DISEASES

Category: Research Article Published: June 2020 Vol. 1, Issue 2

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Tuberculosis (TB) remains a common lethal infectious disease globally. On occasion, it occurs alongside interstitial lung disease (ILD), or following treatment of ILD. Report We report a case...

CASE REPORT: A 74-YEAR-OLD COVID-19 PATIENT PRESENTING WITH HYPERGLYCAEMIA, STROKE AND GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME

Category: Research Article Published: November 2024 Vol. 3, Issue 1

Abstract:

Covid-19 infection is an airborne infection caused by SARS-CoV-2, a positive stranded RNA virus. The disease which started in Wuhan a commercial city in China...

Keywords: Covid-19, Infection, Hyperglycaemia, Stroke, Polyneuropathy

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