Kufa Medical Journal

16/12/2024

Dear Colleagues/Readers

We are pleased to announce that Kufa Medical Journal (KMJ) has published its latest issue Vol. 20 No. 2 (2024): Kufa Medical Journal-December-2024.
We invite you to visit KMJ website to read articles of interest.
https://journal.uokufa.edu.iq/index.php/kmj

Many thanks for continuing support and interest in our work.

KMJ team

15/06/2024

Dear Colleagues/Readers

We are pleased to announce that Kufa Medical Journal (KMJ) has published its latest issue Vol. 20 No. 1 (2024): Kufa Medical Journal-June-2024. We invite you to visit KMJ website to read articles of interest.
https://journal.uokufa.edu.iq/index.php/kmj/index

Many thanks for continuing support and interest in our work.
KMJ team

Kufa Medical journal (KMJ) is a peer-reviewed journal that publish original articles to advocate changes in, or illuminate aspects of medical and health sciences. It accept submission of State of the art full length research papers\articles, Review articles, Case reports, and Communication articles....

15/06/2024

Image Challenge #13

A 45-year-old female with a 30-year history of numerous keratotic papules accompanied by severe pruritus.
https://journal.uokufa.edu.iq/index.php/kmj/announcement/view/36

01/05/2024

Image Challenge 12 #: Answer

"Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs)"

Image Challenge #12 01-02-2024 A 76-year-old male presented with melena and anemia. He needed 10 pints of blood. Upper GI endoscopy showed a large fundal submucosal mass projecting into the lumen of stomach (see image A). A CT scan of his Abdomen revealed a well-defined mass arising from gastric fun...

09/04/2024

Dear Colleagues and readers,

Eid Mubarek to you and your family! May this special day be a source of joy and inspiration for all.

Warmest regards,

KMJ team

06/04/2024

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) occurs due to the compression of the median nerve at the wrist within the carpal canal, resulting in various symptoms such as tingling, numbness, and pain in the fingers supplied by the median nerve. If left untreated, it can progress to loss of sensation, weakness in the thenar muscles, and muscle atrophy. Alshareefi and Shareef investigate the possibility that interleukin-6 concentrations in serum might be linked to the clinical severity of CTS. For more details:

Serum levels of Interleukin-6 in patients with Idiopathic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A case control study in Najaf Province Authors shahad mohammed Al-shareefi Iraqi Fouad Shareef Faculty of Medicine , University of Kufa DOI: https://doi.org/10.36330/kmj.v19i2.12706 Keywords: Carpal tunnel syndrome, cl...

16/02/2024

Image Challenge #12
A 76-year-old male presented with melena and anemia. Discover more!
https://journal.uokufa.edu.iq/index.php/kmj/announcement/view/31

26/01/2024

Unmasking COVID-19: Study explores diverse ear, nose, throat symptoms! Hassan and his team shows how COVID-19 can affect not just your lungs, but also your nose, throat, and ears. Recognizing these varied signs early could lead to faster diagnosis and better treatment. Discover more.....

Clinical Manifestations Of Otolaryngology In COVID-19 Authors Firas Mowaffak Hassan Alkhamaisi , Yasir L. Hassoun Almansoori, Ahmed adhab mayan alzubaidi , Laith Altamimi and Adhwaa Razzaq Muslim Abdulrasool Assistan Professor DOI: https://doi.org/10.36330/kmj.v19i2.14041 Keywords: Covid-19 Infectio...

15/01/2024

Infertility, both in its primary form (never achieving pregnancy) and secondary form (failure after a successful pregnancy), impacts both social and medical aspects of life. While various factors contribute to infertility, s***m abnormalities are a significant male-factor cause. Intracytoplasmic S***m Injection (ICSI), a specialized IVF technique, offers hope for severe cases. Alkhafaji and his colleagues
investigate levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in seminal fluid and study the ICSI outcomes for Normos***mia group and compare it with Oligozoos***mia, Asthenozoos***mia and the Teratozoos***mia Groups. Read more...

A Comparison of ICSI Outcomes and Reactive Oxygen Species Levels in Seminal Plasma between Normozoos***mia and S***m Abnormalities Groups for Infertile Men Authors haider rafea alkhafaji department of urology-clinical embryology/faculty of medicine/university of kufa Israa Abdulnabi Department of Ob...

13/01/2024

Infertility, both in its primary form (never achieving pregnancy) and secondary form (failure after a successful pregnancy), impacts both social and medical aspects of life. While various factors contribute to infertility, s***m abnormalities are a significant male-factor cause. Intracytoplasmic S***m Injection (ICSI), a specialized IVF technique, offers hope for severe cases. Alkhafaji and his colleagues
investigate levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in seminal fluid and study the ICSI outcomes for Normos***mia group and compare it with Oligozoos***mia, Asthenozoos***mia and the Teratozoos***mia Groups. Read more...

A Comparison of ICSI Outcomes and Reactive Oxygen Species Levels in Seminal Plasma between Normozoos***mia and S***m Abnormalities Groups for Infertile Men Authors haider rafea alkhafaji department of urology-clinical embryology/faculty of medicine/university of kufa Israa Abdulnabi Department of Ob...

04/01/2024

The traditional Ghanaian outdoor activity, Ampe, exhibits promising effects on children's anthropometric and physiological characteristics. Daniel and co-workers emphasize its potential to improve sleep quality and body composition indices in obese female adolescents.

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Sleep Quality And Body Composition Indices Of Obese Female Adolescents Improved Using Indigenous Ampe Exercise Programme Authors Daniel AFRIFA Department of Allied Health Science, Nursing and Midwifery Training College, Nalerigu, Ghana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2470-6716 Jerry Clifford QUANSAH htt...