A Case of Persistent Urogenital Sinus Pitfalls and challenges in diagnosis

Persistent urogenital sinus (PUGS) is a rare anomaly whereby the urinary and genital tracts fail to separate during embryonic development. We report a three-year-old female child who was referred to the Sabah Women & C...

Non-Invasive Haemoglobin Estimation in Patients with Thalassaemia Major

Objectives: Tis study aimed to validate pulse CO-oximetry-based haemoglobin (Hb) estimation in children and adults with thalassaemia major (TM) and to determine the impact of different baseline variables on the accura...

The Burden of Asthma in Oman

Asthma is a common lung disease worldwide, although its prevalence varies from country to country. Oman is ranked in the intermediate range based on results from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Child...

Prevalence of Uncontrolled Hypertension in Primary Care Settings in Al Seeb Wilayat, Oman

Objectives: Tis study aimed to estimate the prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension (HTN) among Omani hypertensive patients, on treatment and under primary health care (PHC) follow-up in Al Seeb Wilayat, Oman. Socio-de...

Te World Financial Crisis and Human Health