What is the coverage of your health insurance plan? An audit of hospital billing by Aswin Sugunan, Rajasekharan Pillai K, Anice George

“…We examined the one-year billing information of private health insurance holders hospitalized in a multi-specialty teaching hospital. We found that private health insurance fails to provide full coverage, leading to underinsurance though minimal financial protection was extended. …”
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How Did We Deal with the Pandemic? - Experience from a Tertiary Health Institute in Eastern India by Jawahar S. K. Pillai, Biswajeevan Sahoo, Thean Singh, Siddharth Mishra, Ramkrishna Mondal, Kiran MV Kumar

“…This narrative analysis study was made in a 960-bedded teaching hospital during the pandemic. The challenges were identified from the minutes of meetings, circulars issued, and various strategic decisions made to combat the pandemic. …”
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Hamman syndrome. A case report by Osvaldo Barrios Viera, Marleny González Machín

“…The case of a 19-years-old male patient, referred to the General Surgery Service of the Leopoldito Martínez General Teaching Hospital, presenting with moderate intensity dyspnea, accompanied by a sudden increase in volume of the neck and anterior region of the thorax, after a coughing fit during an acute attack of bronchial asthma is presented. …”
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Acquired Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia and Pure Red Cell Aplasia in Thymoma by Sumit Dahal, Eliza Sharma, Suyash Dahal, Binav Shrestha, Bikash Bhattarai

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Primary retroperitoneal schwannoma. Case presentation by Annia Rivacoba Betancourt, Yusnier Varona Varona, Javier Cruz Batista

“…After carrying out imaging and complementary studies, he received surgical treatment at the María Curie Provincial Oncological Teaching Hospital, in Camagüey, Cuba. He was diagnosed with a retroperitoneal schwannoma, confirmed by the Pathology report. …”
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Proposal of an objective formula-based model for equitable ranking of veterinary colleges by Robert M. Gogal, Steven David Holladay

“…Numbers fed into the formula parameters, for instance teaching hospital case load, faculty number and research expenditures, derive from real and measurable qualities of each college and drive an objective final ranking score for each veterinary college. …”
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Granuloma Multiforme: A Rare Granulomatous Disease by Yogesh Poudyal, Anita Shah

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Primary Tracheal Schwannoma With Extension to the Thyroid Gland: Management by Srijana Thapa, Ranjan Sapkota, Srijana Khati, Aayush Adhikari

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Outcome and Determining Characteristics of ICU Patients with Acute Kidney Injury in a Low-Income Country, a Multicenter Experience by Ballah Abubakar, Mohammed Jika, Njidda Gyadale Abdulhamid, Yahaya Halima Bidemi, Rosemary Nwokorie Mabong, Naziru Ibrahim, Baffah Adamu Yusuf, Maina Hassan Ali, Galadima Hajara, Mohammed Abdullahi Maryam, Andibanbang Franklin, Abdullahi Adam Ibrahim

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Vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (vNOTES): a new chapter in vaginal surgical innovation by Sarah Wylie, Eric Mutema, Wai Yoong

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Extraocular Muscles Tension, Tonus, and Proprioception in Infantile Strabismus: Role of the Oculomotor System in the Pathogenesis of Infantile Strabismus—Review of the Literature by Costantino Schiavi

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Prevalence and determinants of intimate partner violence in pregnancy: a multicentre, binational study by Akaninyene E. Ubom, Chidinma P. Ohachenu, Suraiya S. Auwal, Safiyya F. Usman, Akwasi B. Opoku, Caesar A. Ansing, Jamiu S. Shehu, Peter C. Oriji, Komommo O. Okpebri, Ademola S. Olutoye, Rasheedat O. Balogun, Joshua E. Ifebude, Oluwole D. Obadina, Solomon Nyeche, Abdurrahman A. Bunawa, Ukeje J. Ifeanyi, Fatima A. Mahmud, Hauwa S. Gumbi, Akeem O. Ojugbele, Olubusayo O. Areo, Olakunle E. Ogunjide, Mariam M. Shiru, Ada C. Okpighe, Chia Iornengen, David M. Aqua, Suleiman Z. Abubakar, Fadekemi O. Gabriel-Raji, Oyiana I. Gregory, Lukman O. Lawal, Mathias Abude, David Walawah, Aderopo I. Adelola, Akpofure H. Ese, Jane C. Orijani, Ephraim A. Suobite, Olire C. Afon, Obinna P. Ekwebalam, Baderinwa O. Akanji, Emmanuel E. John, Ibraheem O. Awowole, Omotade A. Ijarotimi, Ngozi Thompson, John I. Ikimalo, Olusola B. Fasubaa

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Occupational skin diseases among bricklayers and brick masons in a resource poor setting, Southwest Nigeria: prevalence and correlates – a case–control study by Michael Gbenga Israel, Oluwaseyi Kikelomo Israel, Adeolu Oladayo Akinboro, Peter Kehinde Uduagbamen, Sebastien S Oiwoh, Olanrewaju Olayemi, Fatai O Olanrewaju, Mufutau M Oripelaye, Stephen Olawale Aiyedun, Olumayowa Oninla, Olayinka Olasode, Olaniyi Onayemi

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Stroke Outcome and Determinants among Patients with and without Diabetes in a Tertiary Hospital in Ghana by Josephine Akpalu, Alfred E. Yawson, Foster Osei-Poku, Yacoba Atiase, Ernest Yorke, Patrick Adjei, Kodwo Nkromah, Albert Akpalu

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Psychological profile of infertile couples eligible for in vitro fertilization by Diego Ramón Hernández Fernández, Yisel Alé Otero

“…Methods: an investigation was carried out with a prospective longitudinal quantitative-qualitative approach in infertile couples treated at the Provincial Center for low-complexity assisted reproduction of the “Mariana Grajales” Gynecobstetric Teaching Hospital in the period from January 2022 to June 2023. …”
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Emergency Peripartum Hystrectomy and Postnatal Depression by Tabinda Khalid, Sobia Nawaz, Malik Irfan Ahmed, Saima Nawaz Malik, Ruqyyah Salim, Shahla Manzoor

“…Material and methods: This case control study was conducted at District headquarters teaching hospital Rawalpindi between July 2020 and June 2021.We compared postnatal depression among patients who underwent emergency peripartum hysterectomy (EPH)versus control group where surgical procedures other than hysterectomy (B-Lynch, uterine artery ligation or internal iliac artery ligation) were performed.  …”
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Prevalence of Brucellosis among Women Presenting with Abortion/Stillbirth in Huye, Rwanda by Nadine Rujeni, Léonidas Mbanzamihigo

“…The study was done in Huye District, in the Southern Province of Rwanda, and the patients were recruited from both the University Teaching Hospital of Butare (CHUB) and Kabutare District Hospital. …”
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Poorly Differentiated Uterine or Cervical Sarcoma in a Young Dog by Michelle C. Cora, Jennifer A. Neel

“…A 1.5 year old, female, spayed, Labrador retriever with a history of three abdominal surgeries within the previous two months presented to the North Carolina State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital for evaluation of a pelvic inlet mass causing fecal tenesmus, obstipation, and dysuria. …”
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Studying Some Factors That Increase the Risk of Thalassemia in The City of Baquba by Sara Fawzi Sahm

“…Case samples were obtained from persons listed for Baquba Teaching Hospital / Hematology Center from November 1st, 2019 to January 31, 2020. …”
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Tendon Graft and Platelet Concentrate for Chronic Achilles Tendon Rupture. A Case Report by Yovanny Ferrer Lozano, Pablo Oquendo Vázquez, Yanett Morejón Trofimova, Daniel Díaz Torres

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