Tuberculosis in Gulf Health Council Member States: Opportunities and Challenges Towards TB elimination

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem affecting millions of people globally. In 2016, 10.4 million people developed TB causing 1.7 million deaths. Over 95% of these deaths occurred in low- and middle-income...

Depression: Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors in the United Arab Emirates

Depression is a prevalent mental healthcare problem and a common cause of disability worldwide. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of depression in individuals living in the UAE. W...

 How Much the Quality of Healthcare Costs? A Challenging Question!

Patent Contralateral Processus Vaginalis in Infants and Children: Is Herniotomy Justified?

Objectives: Contralateral inguinal exploration in pediatric unilateral inguinal hernia has been an issue of debate. Controversy still exists on whether contralateral patent processus vaginalis (CPPV) is justifiable for h...

The Correlation of Cardiac and Hepatic Hemosiderosis as Measured by T2*MRI Technique with Ferritin Levels and Hemochromatosis Gene Mutations in Iranian Patients with Beta Thalassemia Major

Objectives: Organ-specific hemosiderosis and iron overload complications are more serious and more frequent in some patients with beta thalassemia major (BTM) compared with others. We investigated whether coinheritance o...