Author: Dr. Ali Ahsan
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Dr. Ali Ahsan
Dr. Ali Ahsan holds a medical degree, MBBS, from Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Pakistan. He is a medical doctor and he plans to pursue pathology in his residency. He has worked with a public health organization where he worked on various projects related to public health issues. He is interested in writing about health topics to create public awareness about medicine as a profession and prevalent health issues. He enjoys medical writing as it serves as a bridge for medical knowledge communication and spreading health awareness between the medical profession and the general public.
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A recent discovery was made at the National Institutes of Health regarding inflammation of the stomach. It was discovered by scientists that androgens or male sex hormones have an …A New Brain-Computer Interface to Help Patients with ALS and Spinal Cord Injuries Communicate
A new brain-computer interface (BCI) was developed recently that is believed to be quicker and more accurate than the previous BCIs and it uses handwriting as an underlying principle …Headaches Latest Facts: Types, Symptoms and Common Causes
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In most cancers, the primary site of origin of the tumor is easily discernable but in some tumors, the primary site of tumor origin is not easily identifiable. In …Acalculous Cholecystitis Latest Facts: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatments
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