Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal

The presentation of congenital intestinal stenosis in neonates can vary from mild intermittent feeding intolerance resulting in difficulty of clinical judgment to profound obstruction. This report describes one case of ileal stenosis whose radiological investigations were not favoring intestinal obstruction...

Cytokine storm is the major cause of death in patients with acute respiratory distress caused by COVID-19. Because cytokine storm is a life-threatening condition, it is important to treat patients with the most appropriate drugs depending on their infectious pathogen and medical status. In this short...

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a major challenge for health systems worldwide. Molecular diagnosis is a cornerstone in the management of COVID-19. Clinicians should understand the various aspects of molecular testing that may influence their judgment and management. Cycle threshold, viral shedding,...

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder affecting the central nervous system, characterized by demyelination of the neurons with limited remyelination. There has been a rising trend toward associating a history of allergy with MS. Both MS and type 1 allergies are developed by a hyper-reactive...

Proponents of the Sub-Vastus (SV) approach in primary Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) claim superior extensor mechanism function which results in earlier recovery after surgery. We performed a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing the SV and standard Medial Parapatellar (MPP) approaches...

Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive patients are likely to be at risk of other infectious pathogens such as Hepatitis B Virus (HBV). HIV and HBV are blood-borne pathogens and are transmitted via intravenous drug use, sexual contact, or mother to child during pregnancy or birth. Objective:...

Thanks to the high vaccination rates posted in Israel and the United Arab Emirates since mid-December 2020, by end of March 2021 a significant portion of the population has been vaccinated. This adds to the percentage of those who have been infected and have recovered, protected to a different extent...