Issue 3 Articles

More Than Meets the Eyes – An Unusual Aetiology for Pan-Proctocolitis

1. Clinical Presentation A middle-age gentleman, residing in Singapore, presented with altered bowel habits for 2-week duration, associated with left iliac fossa pain, hematochezia and significant weight loss of 10kg. There was no significant travel history or sick contact preceding the symptoms. Physical examination was unremarkable, except for digital rectal examination which revealed in duration …

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Quo Vadis Medicina Ex Testimoniis? Part 2. After A Quarter of Century, What Now? Some Questions and Answers

1. Abstract Despite being a young domain with a one-generation history or so, evidence-based medicine has benefitted from thousands of contributions, as reflected in numerous book titles and subjects, and original articles. EBM-related philosophical insights are increasing as are endeavours in reasoning, modern argumentation, considerations of causality, and grading of evidence. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.47829/JJGH.2020.5302

Quo Vadis Medicina Ex Testimoniis? Part 1. A Quarter Century after Its Inception, Where is Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) Today? More Questions than Answers

1. AbstractThe domain of ‘Evidence-based medicine’ (also known as ‘EBM’) is increasingly ubiquitous across the medical literature and experience. It is just about one generation old and worthy of further refinements.Five related insights are outlined here:Among others, clinical epidemiology, fundamental and field epidemiology and biostatistics have led to EBM. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.47829/JJGH.2020.5303

Clinical Case Reports, Case Series, Clinical Vignettes: Where Are We Today?

1. Abstract In the past two or three decades, we have witnessed and built remarkable methodologies not only specific to the growing spectrum of clinical case reporting, but also diversified based on what we are doing, presenting, and evaluating as pertains to our daily experience with clinical cases. Yes, such endeavours are also research. This …

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Acronymization of Evidence-Based and Other Medicines Anything Goes, or Should It?

1. Abstract Evidence-Based Medicine is here to stay, and it is expanding, with evolving modifications, new topics, new research and teaching groups, and new recipients of information. Acronyms, as brief and condensed ways to present and understand ideas related to the above-mentioned phenomena, are also increasing in number and some, serious or funny, are worthy …

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