NepMed is a Nepal MEDLINE(Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online) by Nepal Health Research Council(NHRC). It includes bibliographic information for articles from academic biomedical journals covering medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry veterinary medicine, and allied health sciences.
Recent Publications
Quackery in Dental Practice in Nepal
(Nepal Medical Association, 2020) Humagain, Manoj; Bhattarai, Bishwa Prakash; Rokaya, Dinesh
Abstract
Quackery and fraud in dental practice, seen in many countries, is also rampant in Nepal, and they are unethical practices. There is a growing need for strict enforcement of government policy measures to eliminate quackery and fraudulent dental practice in Nepal. The government should mobilize all dental workforce (dental specialists, dentists, and dental auxiliaries) and aware of their responsibilities and limitations. This article presents a brief review showing some cases of malpractice in dentistry in Nepal.
Keywords: dental general practice, dentistry, ethics, Nepal, prosthetic dentistry
Effectiveness of Clinical Postings for Third-year Medical Students
(Nepal Medical Association, 2020) Jha, Pinky
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Quarantine: A Period of Self-discovery and Motivation as Medical Student
(Nepal Medical Association, 2020) Bhusal, Suzit; Niroula, Aliska; Kafle, Rijan
Abstract
The ongoing nationwide lockdown due to the global pandemic COVID-19 started from March 24, 2020, in Nepal. Lots of medical students are in dilemma about how to utilize this time to make it more productive. To live a good life, we must be able to balance our life in general so, we can use this time to discover ourselves. It is equally important to adjust to the global pandemic and help locally to combat the current situation. This difficult time demands resilience. This article focuses on some ideas to discover ourselves and develop resilience within us.
A Lesson to Learn from the History of American Physicians
(Nepal Medical Association, 2020) Khadka, Manoj
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Pediatric Perspective
(Nepal Medical Association, 2020) Shrestha, Rupesh; Shrestha, Laxman
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019, the new public health emergency that originated in China, is spreading rapidly across the globe with limited tools to confine this growing pandemic. The virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, is transmitted by droplet infection from person to person. Our current understanding of the disease spectrum is limited. The proportion of infected children is significantly less compared to adults with the majority of them showing mild symptoms. More than half of symptomatic children present with fever and cough. However, the extent of asymptomatic infection in children and the role they play in community transmission is still undetermined. Although there are case reports of neonates infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, vertical transmission from infected mother to new-born is yet to be proven. The disease is confirmed by demonstration of the virus by real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction in respiratory secretions. Due to the lack of specific antiviral agents, we rely on infection-control measures to prevent disease spread and on supportive care for infected ones. This article has summarized the clinical characteristics of children with coronavirus disease 2019 based on published case reports.
Keywords: coronavirus, pregnancy outcome, vertical infectious disease transmission