J Med Public Health. 2021;1(1):JMPH-01-1009 | Open Access
Fareena Yasir
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) is an infrequent but a potentially life-threatening emergency, associated with the use of neuroleptic and antipsychotic medications. It is characterised by tetrad of symptoms including fever, rigidity, altered mental status and autonomic dysfunction. Although NMS is most commonly seen as a reaction to neuroleptics, its development has also been seen with use of non-neuroleptics agents that ... Read more
CASE REPORT Updated Jan 07, 2021 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2020;1(1):JMPH-01-1008 | Open Access
Kapil Goyal, Parakriti Gupta and Mini P Singh
Few of the recent articles have underscored the recompenses of universal screening among women admitted for delivery. Nonetheless, this approach has limitations in resource-limited countries, where it is not possible to screen one and all. A negative test doesn’t exclude the infection, and moreover, mass testing upsurges the chances of false positivity, owing to cross-contamination and non-adherence to ... Read more
LETTER TO EDITOR Updated Dec 18, 2020 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2020;1(1):JMPH-01-1007 | Open Access
Christos Eftychiadis, Anastasios Philalithis, Constantinos Moustakas and Constantinos Trompoukis
Abstract Medicine was impressively developed during Byzantine period (330-1453AC) including social medicine with its practical implications. The aim of this study is to offer a brief description of the pharmaceutical preventive aspects and of the other social preventive measures taken for the safety of the public health during that period. Data used for this study is taken from original ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Dec 15, 2020 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2020;1(1):JMPH-01-1006 | Open Access
Andrea Horta-Barba, Jaime Kulisevsky and Juan Marín-Lahoz
In January, first COVID-19 cases were reported in Wuhan, China. Although local authorities have received criticism because of lack of transparency and delay to take the first actions, afterwards China was praised by the World Health Organization (WHO) because of the strength and effectiveness of the measures they took. Currently, there are almost no local cases in China and the ... Read more
OPINION Updated Dec 07, 2020 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2020;1(1):JMPH-01-1005 | Open Access
Elijah Umaru, Victor Enang Ndikpongkeabasi and Kenneth Bitrus David
SARS-CoV-2 is the organism that causes the COVID-19 infection whose include pneumonia, fever, dry cough, fatigue and diarrhea. Most people who contract COVID-19 do not get very sick. However, being infected with the Coronavirus could pose a life threatening danger and be of colossal damage to patients with compromised immune systems or chronic diseases. Chronic diseases are diseases that persist ... Read more
SHORT COMMUNICATION Updated Nov 30, 2020 PDF