Volume 47 Issue 1
Published: 2025-06-01
Contents
Research Paper
A Comparative Study of Toxoplasma gondii Infection: Urban versus Rural Areas in Duhok Province
Arshad Mohammad Abdullah, Jegr Waad Farj, Huzan Hashim Arsalan, Marwa Jabar Ahmed, Barin Younis Bilall
Background: Toxoplasmosis is a condition resulting from the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma Gondii, which can impact the health of humans and animals in various ways. Aim: This study aimed to assess...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2024.152316.1279
The Reference Value Of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone For Children Under Age Of Five Years In Nineveh Province, Iraq
Asmaa Talal Mahmood, Hazim Mohammed Allawi, Ahmed Hekmat Shakir
Background: Reference ranges of thyroid-stimulating hormones are needed for diagnosing and monitoring children's thyroid disorders based on age and sex.Aims: The main objective of this study is to...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2024.153701.1284
Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Pre-Diabetes in Mosul City, Northern Iraq: Changes over 20 years!
Ismael MT Abdulrahman Aga, Amjad Hazim Al-Naemi
Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and pre-diabetes represent a major health problem around the world, and their incidence and prevalence rates are rising. Data about changes in their...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2025.157150.1303
Reproductive Behavior Changes in the Current Iraqi Community and its Influencing Factors
Omaima Abdulrazzaq zubair
Background: Regional factors influence reproductive behavior worldwide, including political instability and social, economic, and cultural factors. Recently, Iraq has been subjected to a different...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2024.153744.1286
The Effect of Maternal Health Problems on the Health Outcomes of Children Attending Special Education Schools in Sulaimani City
Pary Mohammad Aziz, Bekhal Abdalwahid Amin, Nassren Ahmad Karem
Background: Maternal health problems significantly impact child development, influencing physical, cognitive, and emotional well-being. This study investigates the effect of maternal health issues...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2025.157675.1305
Influence of Age and Body Mass Index on Spirometry Parameters in Women with Hypothyroidism
Dalal Ayad Al-Alaf, Afraa Mohammed Alameen, Janan Abdalrazzak Alrefaee
Background: Thyroid hormones are essential for the function of the respiratory system. Hypothyroidism affects respiration by a decrease in lung compliance, muscle weakness, and a reduction in...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2025.155613.1295
Assessment of Reproductive and Gynecological Risk Factors in Ovarian Cancer Development
Dalal Azmi Fadhil, Omaima Abdulrazzaq Zubair
Background: Ovarian cancer (OC) is the most deadly gynecological cancer in women. It is usually presented with non-specific symptoms leading to late diagnosis. Aim: To investigate some reproductive...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2025.156876.1300
The Left Ventricular Wall Dimensions & Mass in The Early Post-Natal Life: A Comparison between Term and Preterm Neonates
Heba Khaled Hatem AL-Hashimi, Zayd omer, Mazin Fliah
Background: The early post-natal period is critical for left ventricular (LV) development, with significant structural differences between term and preterm neonates. Gestational age and birth...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2025.154200.1289
Frequency of Incidental Prostatic Carcinoma in Transurethral Resection Biopsies
Aynoor Abdulkareem Mohammed, Zainab Waleed Aziz
Background: Incidental prostate malignancy can be detected in men who are undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate for nodular hyperplasia. Consequently, it is crucial to thoroughly...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2024.152215.1278
Physiological Analysis of Haemoglobin Electrophoresis and Complete Blood Picture in Pregnant Women
Alyaa Farouk Al-Omari
Background: Different types of Haemoglobin is synthesized as consequence of the differences in oxygen (O2) demands at different stages of growth to mantis optimal O2 delivery to the tissues. Thus,...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2025.156560.1299
Analytic Interpretation of Multiple Choice Questions in Embryology among Students in The College of Medicine, University of Mosul
Omar Riadh Al-jalily
Background: Many methods are used to perform tests for students, but the best are those that achieve the highest level of deep and high learning for students and ease of analysis. One of the most...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2024.153990.1288
The Role of Colchicine in Treatment of knee Osteoarthritic Patients
Fakhir Yousif Hussein, Ali Abdul-Rahman Younis, Zahraa Amer Assim, Khalid Naf'i Mustafa
Background: The treatment of osteoarthritis was analgesia, and physiotherapy with intra-articular steroid injection improved the symptoms of the disease. It was found that cartilage damage will...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2025.152494.1280
Evaluation of the Level of Tumor Necrosis Factor -α in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients in Mosul
Noor Basim Al-Siraj, Sadeel Osama Al-Shabkhoon
BACKGROUND: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an abnormal clonal proliferation of early hematopoietic precursor cells leading to maturation arrest and accumulation of immature myeloid cells in the...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2024.152771.1282
Mortality Rates of COVID-19 Disease A Biometric Study
Humam Ghanim Zubeer
Background: COVID-19 disease has been associated with disproportionate mortality amongst the world population. National and international health agencies have been monitoring the mortality of this...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2025.158304.1309
Evaluation of Interleukin 6 and Interleukin 10 in Patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia
Hiba Khalid Mhemid, Zainab AL Hatim
Background: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is marked by the abnormal clonal expansion of early hematopoietic precursor cells in the bone marrow. In Mosul City, acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2025.157777.1307
The Role of Lumbosacral Spine MRI in Evaluation of The Low Backache of Patients in Mosul City
Marwa Ismail Al-khafaji, Rasha Nadeem Ahmed, Mohammed Tahseen Yahya, Mohammed Ayad Almeran
Background: Low back pain is one of the most common presentation encountered by physicians. Reaching a correct diagnosis and reducing patient's pain is priority. The yield of routine lumbosacral...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2025.156918.1301
Biochemical Study of Omentin-1 in Breast Cancer Patients of Mosul City-Iraq
Amna Ali Jajju, Safaa Abdulazeez Taha Alameen
Background: Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies diagnosed in women, and its incidence is increasing every day. Omentin-1 is a new class of adipocytokine expressed in the...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2024.153800.1287
Case Report
Central Precocious Puberty as a Complication of Peripheral Precocious Puberty due to Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia in a Boy: A Case Report from Iraq
Wasnaa Hadi Abdullah, Dawood Abd, Basma Ibrahim
The transition from peripheral to central precocious puberty may occur from prolonged exposure to sex hormones from gonadotropin-releasing hormone-independent etiologies, including congenital...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2024.154670.1291
Extraskeletal Ewing Sarcoma- A Case Report with Review of Literature
Elaf Abdulwahhab Hamdi, Rabea Salim Abd Aljabbar Sofi Ali, Wahda Mohammad Taib Al-Nuaimy
Extraskeletal Ewing sarcoma is a rare malignant soft tissue tumor. It belongs to a group of small round blue cell tumors known as the Ewing sarcoma family of tumors, with common histological and...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2024.152645.1281
Review Paper
Relation of Body Mass and Dental Caries Indices in Children: A Review Study
Mazin Mahmoud Fawzi, Faehaa A.Al-Mashhadane, Ghaith Wadhah Hamdoon
Background: Body weight and dental caries are shared risk factors in diet. They are worldwide public health diseases that affect kids and continue throughout their lives. A number of studies have...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2025.158583.1311