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Exploring clinical reasoning in child language assessment through decoloniality

Samaraweera, B.P.; Pillay, M.; Muttiah, N.; Moodley, L. (Taylor & Francis Group, 2024)

PURPOSE: Clinical reasoning has been taught, practised, and researched under Western epistemologies, which have been fallible in addressing the complexity of clinical reasoning within Indigenous cultures and societies. We ...
Development of a complex intervention package for dengue prevention

Rajapaksha, R.M.N.U.; Abeysena, C.; Balasuriya, A.; PannilaHetti, N.; Alagiyawanna, A.; Manilgama, S. (Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka, 2022)

INTRODUCTION: Complex interventions are widely used in public health practices with noteworthy health impacts. Communication for Behavioural Impact (COMBI) plan is an effective method directed at enacting behaviour change ...
Exploring the pros and cons of integrating artificial intelligence and ChatGPT in medical education: A comprehensive analysis

Lakshan, M.T.D.; Chandratilake, M.; Drahaman, A.M.P.; Perera, M.B. (College of Otorhinolaryngologists and Head and Neck Surgeons of Sri Lanka, 2024)

The rise of AI and chatbots in medical education is undoubtedly going to impact the traditional ways of learning. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly evolving and revolutionizing various fields, and the healthcare ...
Values-based education: Integrating professionalism into the curriculum

Mohanna, K.; Perera, D. (Taylor & Francis Group, 2023)
A rare case of abrupt onset vascular lump in the newborn; neonatal kaposiform haemangioendothelioma

Dayasiri, K.; de Abrew, G.; Samaraweera, S.; Thadchanamoorthy, V. (Batticaloa Medical Association, 2023)
Metatropic dysplasia; A case report.

Dayasiri, K.; Thadchanamoorthy, V. (Batticaloa Medical Association, 2023)
Button battery ingestion in a child: is it always necessary to perform urgent endoscopy

Dayasiri, K.; de Abrew, G.; Thadchanamoorthy, V. (Batticaloa Medical Association, 2023)
Two cases of “Rusty pipe syndrome”; a potential barrier for establishment of breastfeeding

Vijayakumar, V.; Dayasiri, K.; Thadchanamoorthy, V.; Gunathilake, M.D.A.S. (Batticaloa Medical Association, 2023)
Primary mediastinal diffuse large B-Cell lymphoma presenting with pyrexia of unknown origin in a 13-year-old boy – A case report

Pathiraja, H.; Dayasiri, K. (Batticaloa Medical Association, 2023)
Rationale for a new low-dose triple single pill combination for the treatment of hypertension

Rodgers, A.; Salam, A.; Cushman, W.; de Silva, A.; Tanna, G.L.D.; Gnanenthiran, S.R.; Grobbee, D.; Narkiewicz, K.; Ojji, D.; Oparil, S.; Poulter, N.; Schlaich, M.P.; Schutte, A.E.; Spiering, W.; Williams, B.; Wright, J.T.Jr.; Whelton, P. (Elsevier, 2024)

Two recent large trials showed the potential of single pill combinations (SPCs) with ≥3 low-dose components among people with hypertension who were untreated or receiving monotherapy. In both trials, these 'hypertension ...
Improving psychological well-being among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic with an online mindfulness intervention: A randomised waitlist-controlled trial

Baminiwatta, A.; Fernando, R.; Solangaarachchi, I.; Abayabandara-Herath, T.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Hapangama, A. (Wiley, 2024)

The high prevalence of psychological problems observed among healthcare workers (HCWs) during the COVID-19 pandemic called for interventions to safeguard their mental health. We assessed the effectiveness of a 6-week online ...
Efficacy and safety of deferoxamine, deferasirox and deferiprone triple iron chelator combination therapy for transfusion-dependent β-thalassaemia with very high iron overload: a protocol for randomised controlled clinical trial

Premawardhena, A.; Perera, C.; Wijethilaka, M.N.; Wanasinghe, S.K.; Rajakaruna, R.H.M.G.; Samarasinghe, R.A.N.K.K.; Williams, S.; Mettananda, S. (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2024)

INTRODUCTION: Despite the improvement in medical management, many patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassaemia die prematurely due to transfusion-related iron overload. As per the current guidelines, the optimal ...
Challenges faced in establishing a pediatric liver transplant program in a lower‐middle‐income country with free healthcare service

Fernando, M.; Tillakaratne, S.; Gunetilleke, B.; Liyanage, C.; Appuhamy, C.; Weerasuriya, A.; Uragoda, B.; Welikala, N.; Ranaweera, L.; Ganewatte, E.; Dissanayake, J.; Mudalige, A.; Siriwardana, R. (Wiley, 2024)

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Liver transplant is the cure for children with liver failure. Sri Lanka is a lower-middle-income country with a predominant free, state health system. Pediatric liver transplant program in Sri Lanka ...
Whole-Blood gene expression profile after hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy

Montaldo, P.; Burgod, C.; Herberg, J.A.; Kaforou, M.; Cunnington, A.J.; Mejias, A.; Cirillo, G.; Giudice, E.M.D.; Capristo, C.; Bandiya, P.; Kamalaratnam, C.N.; Chandramohan, R.; Manerkar, S.; Rodrigo, R.; Sumanasena, S.; Krishnan, V.; Pant, S.; Shankaran, S.; Thayyil, S. (American Medical Association, 2024)

IMPORTANCE: Induced hypothermia, the standard treatment for hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in high-income countries (HICs), is less effective in the low-income populations in South Asia, who have the highest disease ...
Early career psychiatrists' perspectives on managing stigma and discrimination related to suicide

Shoib, S.; Chandradasa, M.; Lengvenyte, A.; Armiya'u, A.Y.; Saleem, T.; Ahmed, S.; Noor, I.M.; Nazari, S.K.; de Berardis, D.; Park, C.; Gürcan, A.; Saeed, F. (Elsevier, 2024)

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Long-term efficacy and safety of a tetravalent dengue vaccine (TAK-003): 4·5-year results from a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Tricou, V.; Yu, D.; Reynales, H.; Biswal, S.; Saez-Llorens, X.; Sirivichayakul, C.; Lopez, P.; Borja-Tabora, C.; Bravo, L.; Kosalaraksa, P.; Vargas, L.M.; Alera, M.T.; Rivera, L.; Watanaveeradej, V.; Dietze, R.; Fernando, L.; Wickramasinghe, V.P.; Moreira, E.D.; Fernando, A.D.; Gunasekera, D.; Luz, K.; Oliveira, A.L.; Tuboi, S.; Escudero, I.; Hutagalung, Y.; Lloyd, E.; Rauscher, M.; Zent, O.; Folschweiller, N.; LeFevre, I.; Espinoza, F.; Wallace, D. (Elsevier, 2024)

BACKGROUND: About half of the world's population lives in dengue-endemic areas. We aimed to evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of two doses of the tetravalent dengue vaccine TAK-003 in preventing symptomatic dengue ...
Climate change and Indigenous mental health in Australia: In the aftermath of the defeat of the Voice referendum

Shoib, S.; Das, S.; Zaidi, I.; Chandradasa, M. (Sage Publishing, 2024)

INTRODUCTION: This manuscript delves into the intricate connection between climate change and Indigenous mental health in Australia, with a focus on the aftermath of the defeat of the 'Voice' referendum. Climate change, ...
Investigating Parkinson's disease with dual high resolution pharyngeal manometry with impedance and videofluoroscopy

Saleem, S.; Miles, A.; Allen, J. (Blackwell Publishing, 2024)

PURPOSE: To characterize pharyngeal function in people with Parkinson's Disease using both high resolution impedance manometry (HRIM) and videofluoroscopy (VFSS) and to explore correlations between VFSS and HRIM metrics. ...
Distribution and seasonal variation of malaria vectors in the Mannar and Jaffna Districts; an entomological investigation during the phase of prevention of re-establishment of malaria in Sri Lanka

Jude, J.; Gunathilaka, N.; Wijerathna, T.; Fernando, D.; Wickremasinghe, R.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Springer Link, 2024)

Sri Lanka has been declared “malaria-free” since 2016. The presence vectors and the cent establishment of new vectors are key challenges. This study documents the distribution of malaria vectors in previously high malaria ...
Duration of birth depression and neurodevelopmental outcomes after whole-body hypothermia for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh - an exploratory analysis of the HELIX trial

Burgod, C.; Mazlan, M.; Pant, S.; Krishnan, V.; Garegrat, R.; Montaldo, P.; Muraleedharan, P.; Bandiya, P.; Kamalaratnam, C.N.; Chandramohan, R.; Manerkar, S.; Jahan, I.; Moni, S.C.; Shahidullah, M.; Rodrigo, R.; Sumanasena, S.; Sujatha, R.; Sathyanathan, B.P.; Joshi, A.R.; Pressler, R.R.; Bassett, P.; Shankaran, S.; Thayyil, S. (Elsevier, 2024)

BACKGROUND: Effect of duration of birth depression on neurodevelopmental outcomes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is not known. We examined the association of birth depression with brain injury, neurodevelopmental ...

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