WebLog Journal of Community Medicine

Background/Aim: While periodontal disease (PD) has been linked to various systemic malignancies, extensive research regarding its association with gliomas is currently lacking. The aim of the present study was to evaluate potential differences in periodontal status between patients diagnosed with diffuse astrocytomas and oligodendrogliomas (WHO Grade 2 and 3), and healthy controls.

Materials and Methods: In this retrospective case-control study, 85…

Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) remains a major contributor to chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Pakistan is considered an intermediate-burden country with heterogeneous regional prevalence and genotype distribution. This study summarizes clinical, demographic, serological, and treatment-related patterns in a Pakistani HBV dataset and interprets the findings in the context of known genotype distribution in Pakistan. De-identified electronic health-record data were…

Financial hardship is still one of the biggest hurdles to getting health care in low- and middle income countries. The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), now the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) with the enactment of the NHIA Act 2022, was founded in Nigeria to promote access to quality healthcare through financial risk protection. While the enrolment of public sector workers has increased, questions remain about how satisfied beneficiaries are with the quality of healthcare…

Persons with disabilities have significantly lower life expectancy compared to the general population. Concerning wheelchair users, the main causes of premature death are heart attack and cancer. The main risk factors are physical inactivity and obesity. Factors such as depression and social isolation seem to play also an important role. This project evaluates a religious and spiritual intervention and examines the correlation between physical, social and spiritual variables that seem to be…

Background: Fertility nurses assist infertile couples through cryopreservation, enabling healthy behavior changes and informed decisions. They educate women on oocyte cryopreservation, procedures, and medications, and emphasize the age-fertility relationship, integrating them into evidence-based medicine and technologies.

Aim: The current study was conducted to evaluate the effect of an educational program on females’ attitudes toward postponed…

Background: Pregnancy loss adversely affects women's psychological health, resulting in challenges like hospitalization and lifestyle adjustments. Issues such as poor nutrition, smoking, sleep disturbances, and emotional difficulties are prevalent among women post-abortion, highlighting the need for lifestyle counselling. Additionally, high alcohol and sugar consumption is linked to negative reproductive health outcomes, impairing oocyte quality and implantation…

Background: Digital feedback systems are increasingly integrated into school-based cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training. Prior research has largely emphasized mean performance outcomes, whereas assessment theory suggests that distributional characteristics—particularly lower-tail reliability—may be equally relevant in safety-critical competence contexts.

Purpose: This study examined whether different instructional configurations under…

To synthesise current evidence on professional burnout among physicians, with a focus on epidemiology, causes, clinical manifestations, diagnostic approaches, prevention strategies, and management. The review also examines the role of work–life balance as a modifiable determinant of burnout risk.

Design: Narrative review.

Methods: A targeted literature search was conducted using MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, and grey literature sources.…