Mehram Khaiser

Tuberculosis remains a major infectious disease worldwide, but it is preventable and curable with timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment. Mycobacterium tuberculosis most commonly affects the lungs and spreads through the air. Clinical suspicion should be supported by microbiological and molecular testing, with rapid molecular diagnostics playing an increasingly important role in early detection and identification of drug resistance.

“I’m just tired.” A 21-year-old college student keeps cancelling plans. She sleeps for eight hours but wakes up exhausted. Her hair seems thinner than before, her nails break easily, and climbing a single flight of stairs leaves her breathless. Friends tell her she is overthinking. Family members say she is lazy or stressed. She starts believing them. She is not lazy. She is iron deficient. Approximately one in three women of reproductive age (15-49 years) worldwide is affected by iron...

Imagine this, you’re sitting in class, tissues stacked like a fortress, eyes watering like you just watched the saddest anime scene ever, and your nose is running like it has a personal vendetta. Every five minutes it’s another “achoo!” You wonder, “Am I cursed, allergic, or just catching a cold AGAIN?” Knowing the difference actually saves you a ton of suffering. A person sneezing. Allergic rhinitis and common cold are often confused. People take the wrong meds, suffer unnecessarily, or make...