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: 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: January 2020 Vol. 1, Issue 1
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Background: Malnutrition is a major public health issue in most parts of the developing world because it is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in children....
Keywords: Malnutrition, stunting, underweight, wasting.
Category: Research Article Published: January 2020 Vol. 1, Issue 1
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Aim: To evaluate the knowledge of tuberculosis transmission and effect of TB on University and Polytechnic undergraduates managed for tuberculosis (TB) in a treatment centre in...
Keywords: Tuberculosis, Awareness, effect, tertiary institution, South-East Nigeria.
Category: Research Article Published: November 2024 Vol. 3, Issue 1
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Background. The WHO 2019 classification of diabetes mellitus introduced two new subgroups: Hybrid forms and the unclassified. This means that some cases of diabetes mellitus (DM)...
Keywords: Hybrid forms of diabetes, Unclassified diabetes, New type of diabetes, C-peptide, Beta cell function.
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: April 2021 Vol. 2, Issue 1
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The COVID-19 pandemic has become a major public health emergency of international concern with various countries of the world implementing unprecedented measures to curb the rapid...
Keywords: Awareness, Covid 19, Pandemic, Practices Introduction
Category: Research Article Published: April 2021 Vol. 2, Issue 1
Abstract:
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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