Healthcare-seeking behaviour of marginalised older people in urban slums: a cross-sectional survey study in Khulna City, Bangladesh.

Objectives: This study aimed to measure healthcare-seeking behaviour and determine its associated factors among older people in the slums of the Khulna City Corporation (KCC) areas of Bangladesh.

Design: Cross-sectional survey.

Settings: Four slums in the KCC areas of Bangladesh.

Diagnosis and management of premature ovarian insufficiency.

Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is a complex clinical syndrome with life-changing physiological and psychological consequence in young women of reproductive age. However, the understanding of the etiology, diagnosis and optimal intervention strategies for this condition remains poorly understood. In recent years advances in epidemiologic and genetic research has improved our knowledge and awareness of POI.

SARS-CoV-2 and the pandemic of COVID-19.

SARS-CoV-2 is a virus that is the cause of a serious life-threatening disease known as COVID-19. It was first noted to have occurred in Wuhan, China in November 2019 and the WHO reported the first case on December 31, 2019. The outbreak was declared a global pandemic on March 11, 2020 and by May 30, 2020, a total of 5 899 866 positive cases were registered including 364 891 deaths.

Patterned charring along the contact points of a metallic locket due to lightning strike.

Superficial cutaneous burns following lightning strike may vary in patterns ranging from linear burns, punctate burns, feathering burns, and thermal burns. Contact with an extrinsic object in the pathway of lightning current can lead to disastrous consequences. The lucky who survive may show bizarre and interesting burn patterns to tell their story.