A national competence framework has been developed by medical schools in the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia. The framework has seven domains – approach to daily Practice, Dr and …

This cross-sectional study aimed to estimate the prevalence of obesity and its association
with diabetes and hypertension among beneficiaries in the National Guard Health Affairs …

Childhood obesity is considered as a serious health problem worldwide. The aim of this
review is to evaluate the prevalence and the trends of obesity among Saudi children. A full …

Thyroid hormones are essential for normal growth and development in children. Nutritional
factors are closely related to thyroid dysfunction due to deviation from normal physiology of …

• Pre-Ramadan education should address insulin type and action, glucose monitoring,
nutrition, physical activity, sick day and hyperglycemia, and recognition and treatment of …

Purpose With the increasing burden of noncommunicable disease, adolescence is viewed
as an opportune time to prevent the onset of certain behaviors and promote healthy states. …

This retrospective study was carried out to assess the correlation between admi-ssion
criteria to health science colleges, namely, final high school grade and Saudi National Apti-tude …

Aim. (i) To estimate the prevalence of the metabolic abnormalities among Saudi college
students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and (ii) to investigate the association between different …

Aim To measure the health related quality of life (HRQoL) among Saudi Arabian adolescents
with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and the impact the disease has on the family. …

Background Turner syndrome (TS) is a common genetic disorder caused by abnormalities of
the X chromosome. We aimed to describe the phenotypic characteristics of TS patients and …