Health Sciences

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted global health, with particular concerns for patients with pre-existing respiratory conditions such as asthma and allergic rhinitis (AR). This study conducts a bibliometric and visual analysis to map the knowledge structure, research trends, and key themes in the intersection of COVID-19, asthma, and AR. Using data from Web of Science and Scopus, we analyzed publication trends, authorship networks, keyword co-occurrence, and thematic evolution.

Background: Hereditary amyloidosis is a rare systemic disorder with variable organ involvement, including the liver, kidney and nervous system. Recent evidence suggests that central nervous system involvement in amyloidosis may exacerbate psychiatric symptoms via vascular and structural brain changes. Case presentation: We describe a 35-year-old woman with this condition who developed chronic affective instability, suicidality, and anxiety which were aggravated after the liver transplantation she underwent five years prior.

Introduction: This article investigates how college entrance exam-related anxiety evolves throughout high school, especially among public school students. Adolescence is a period of intense emotional change, and the entrance exam becomes a significant stressor, directly impacting young people's psychological well-being.

Introduction: Toxic positivity and the constant pursuit of high performance have led high school students to internalize excessive self-pressure, contributing to the development of mental disorders such as anxiety and depression. Mental health, historically neglected, has become a central topic in contemporary discussions about youth well-being, especially in contexts of social vulnerability.

Rare gynecological pathologies can closely mimic more common conditions, leading to delayed diagnosis and treatment. We report the case of a 37-year-old woman with a decade-long history of secondary infertility who presented with a large uterine mass. Radiology suggested a fibroid with cystic degeneration, but histopathology revealed a cavernous hemangioma within an intramural leiomyoma, confirmed by CD34 immunostaining.

Background: walking pattern is the most important factor associated with stroke whether it's about diagnosing the posterior circulation stroke, it's about predicting the patient’s comeback in normal life. Gait is an unbiasedly most relevant thing that plays a very crucial role in making a patient independent and improving his/her quality of life.

Background: Female genital mutilation (FGM), a harmful practice prevalent in some communities in Kenya has significant psychological, physical and reproductive health consequences for survivors. Prevalence of FGM in Kenya is on a downward trend, reportedly from 21% in 2014 to 15% in 2022(1). FGM can result in complications, including sexual dysfunction, chronic pain and complications during childbirth(2).

La resección endoscópica del osteoma frontal es un procedimiento que ofrece ventajas con gran seguridad, fácil acceso y visualización, dando como resultados cicatrices pequeñas, no visibles, reduciendo el riesgo de hematomas, lesiones nerviosas y parestesias. Objetivo: Este estudio tiene como objetivo evaluar la factibilidad de utilizar un puerto único para extirpar los osteomas frontales asistidos por endoscopia.

The current rapid deterioration of air quality in most cities can be attributed mainly to ongoing urbanization. This study simulates the dispersion of atmospheric pollutants in the city of Bamako using a HYSPLIT model, taking into account a case of total suspended particulate (TSP) emission in the environment assumed to be 180μg / m3 which exceeds two times the WHO standards. Wind climatology was established using the Wind Rose Plot (WRPlot) view.

The study focused on the comparative determination of the effects of the combination of leaf extracts of Carica papaya (CP) and Vernonia amygdalina (VA) and Artemether-based combination therapy (ACTs) on Plasmodium berghei infected male wistar rats. Fifty (50) male wistar rats, weighing 100 to 150g, were allotted into 5 groups (n=7). Group 2 (negative control) was infected but not treated, groups 3-5 which were infected received 250mg/kg b.w each of CP and VA in combination and 4mg/kg b.w of the two reference ACTs.