This year’s World Blood Donor Day falls on the 14 June. The World Blood Donor Day commemorates Karl Lansteiner (14 June 1868 – 26 June 1943) who was the first person to have discovered the first blood group in 1900, the ABO blood group, and he was awarded the...

HIV/AIDS is now the third leading cause of disease burden worldwide. Risky sexual behaviours acquired during adolescence, such as early sexual initiation, unprotected intercourse, and multiple sexual partners, can place young people at risk of HIV infections and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). About 50% of new HIV infections and...

Male breast cancer is a rare disease entity, traditionally said to represent <1% of all diagnosed breast cancers. Recent statistics, however, suggest that its incidence may be on the rise, although the clinical significance of this is unknown. This rarity has precluded large randomised controlled trials, and most treatment...

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stents (DES) has demonstrated improved clinical outcomes compared with bare-metal stents (BMS) in many randomised controlled trials and observational registries. The improved outcome is mainly limited to reduced clinical and angiographic restenosis without significant reduction in cardiovascular mortality or myocardial infarction. The second...

Mental health issues have taken on greater importance with the growing awareness among policy makers of the importance of mental health for the development of human, social and economic capital of a country and the realisation that it is illogical to introduce health-sector reforms without paying due attention to...