January 18, 2026
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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: 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: 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: April 2021 Vol. 2, Issue 1
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Physicians' migration has existed for decades. Current trend in Nigeria however reveals an exponentially increasing migration of physicians from Nigeria to high income countries such as...
Keywords: Migration, doctors, healthcare
Category: Research Article Published: January 2020 Vol. 1, Issue 1
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Objective: To determine the relationship between intraocular pressure and systemic blood pressure as a justification for making recommendations for better clinical investigation and management of patients. Methods:...
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...
Category: Research Article Published: June 2020 Vol. 1, Issue 2
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Non-availability of medical consumables is a challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. Difficult weaning of a child off tracheostomy is illustrated in this case. Case report A 3-month-old female with...
Keywords: Upper Airway Obstruction, Endotracheal tube, Temporary Tracheostomy, Improvised (preformed) tracheostomy tubes, Decannulation
Category: Research Article Published: April 2021 Vol. 2, Issue 1
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a systemic disease that affects 1 in 2,000 individuals and is the most common hereditary kidney disease. ADPKD...
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