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...
Editor-In-Chief: Dr. Eberechukwu Achigbu
ISSN: 2734-2875 (Print)
ISSN: XXXX-XXXX (Online)
Distribution: Open Access
Frequency: Quarterly
Category: Research Article Published: June 2020 Vol. 1, Issue 2
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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...
Category: Research Article Published: January 2020 Vol. 1, Issue 1
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Immunization against childhood vaccine preventable diseases is an important public health intervention that averts an estimated 2-3 million deaths annually. Despite its importance, immunization coverage rates...
Category: Research Article Published: November 2024 Vol. 3, Issue 1
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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
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...
Category: Research Article Published: November 2024 Vol. 3, Issue 1
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Aim To report the development of conjunctival inclusion cyst after manual SICS, highlight its features and possible causes. Case Report A 69-year-old gentleman underwent an uneventful small incision cataract...
Keywords: cataract, surgery, conjunctiva, inclusion cyst
Category: Research Article Published: June 2020 Vol. 1, Issue 2
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Subarachnoid block for caesarean section is an acceptable and safe anaesthetic procedure. Cases of high spinal are encountered from time to time; especially in patients...
Keywords: subarachnoid block, Isobaric bupivacaine, hyperbaric bupivacaine, high Spinal
Category: Research Article Published: April 2021 Vol. 2, Issue 1
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National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is a system of healthcare financing in which funds are contributed via premium, taxes or donations into a common pool...
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