The field of medicine is complex. Its interwoven structure of clinical practice, medical education and biomedical research, coupled with intricacies of the health system, makes it challenging for one to navigate through without any help. In any academic medical centre (AMC) or hospital, there is an imperative for senior,...

Neonatologists were caught looking the other way in the early part of the millennium. While they were keenly following the progress of extreme preterms and their travails, preterms born at the other end of the spectrum were being quietly ignored as “well babies”. In July 2005, the National Institute...

Work-related low back disorders consist of both low back pain (LBP) and low back injuries. They are a significant and increasing problem all over the world. Studies estimate that between 60% and 90% of people will suffer from low back disorders at some point in their life. Among the...

Draw-over anaesthesia is an attractive option in a resource poor environment.1 The Diamedica Draw-over Vaporiser (DDV) by Diamedica UK is a modern reiteration of the venerable Oxford Miniature Vaporiser (OMV).2 The OMV can be used with halothane, trichlorethylene, enflurane, isoflurane and sevoflurane. The DDV comes in 2 versions,3 one...

Outpatient dropout can be defined as the act of “stopping before completing the recommended course of treatment”. In comparison to barriers to treatment access, relatively less is known about the prevalence and predictors of treatment dropout. Nevertheless, the study of treatment dropout is important for several reasons. Firstly, previous...