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  1. Why Pakistan needs stronger preparedness for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever

    Article • Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, August 2026, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO)

    Yasar Yousafzai

  2. Using whole-exome sequencing to study triple-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms

    Article • Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia, August 2026, Elsevier

    Yasar Yousafzai

  3. Using whole-exome sequencing to study triple-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms

    Article • Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia, August 2026, Elsevier

    Yasar Yousafzai

  4. Lower-cost flow cytometry panels can speed diagnosis of blood disorders

    Article • Revista de Oncología, January 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Yasar Yousafzai

  5. Eid-ul-Adha coincided with a deadly CCHF outbreak in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

    Article • Journal of Infection and Public Health, December 2025, Elsevier

    Yasar Yousafzai

  6. Three neutrophil-trap-related genes form a prognostic signature for AML

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, October 2025, Frontiers

    Yasar Yousafzai

  7. Genetic variants may help predict thalidomide response in beta-thalassaemia

    Article • PeerJ, October 2025, PeerJ

    Yasar Yousafzai

  8. Nanopore sequencing tracked Pakistan's shift from Alpha to Delta variants

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Yasar Yousafzai

  9. A third mRNA vaccine dose produced sustained antibodies with limited blood changes

    Article • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, July 2025, Frontiers

    Yasar Yousafzai

  10. Thalidomide can raise haemoglobin and reduce transfusion needs in beta-thalassaemia

    Article • Blood Cells Molecules and Diseases, July 2025, Elsevier

    Yasar Yousafzai

  11. Empathy levels among postgraduate pathology students varied little by background

    Article • Khyber Medical University Journal, June 2025, Khyber Medical University

    Yasar Yousafzai

  12. Routine blood-count ratios can help indicate COVID-19 severity

    Article • Journal of Saidu Medical College, January 2025, Saidu Medical College

    Yasar Yousafzai

  13. Low-cost testing revealed Delta- and Omicron-like variants during Pakistan's surge

    Article • Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, September 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Yasar Yousafzai

  14. Platelet counts at diagnosis help predict dengue severity and hospital admission

    Article • Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, August 2024, Lahore Medical and Dental College

    Yasar Yousafzai

  15. More than half of Khyber Medical University staff had SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies

    Article • Journal of Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine, June 2024, Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine

    Yasar Yousafzai

  16. Fetal-haemoglobin induction therapy may reduce facial changes in beta-thalassaemia

    Article • Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, April 2024, Elsevier

    Yasar Yousafzai

  17. One in four school-age children in Swabi had SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

    Article • Khyber Medical University Journal, March 2024, Khyber Medical University

    Yasar Yousafzai

  18. Most physical therapy students in Peshawar reported moderate or high stress

    Article • Pakistan Journal of Physiology, December 2023, Pakistan Physiological Society

    Yasar Yousafzai

  19. How beta-thalassaemia mutations and location affect response to low-dose thalidomide

    Article • October 2023, Green Publication

    Yasar Yousafzai

  20. Bacterial contamination found in 2.2% of platelet concentrates in Peshawar

    Article • Journal of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad, August 2023, Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad Pakistan

    Yasar Yousafzai

  21. COVID-19 antibodies crossed from unvaccinated mothers to their newborns

    Article • Biomedicines, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Yasar Yousafzai

  22. Higher-technology tests outperform rapid kits for hepatitis B blood screening

    Article • RADS Journal of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, March 2023, RADS Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

    Yasar Yousafzai

  23. HIF-1α overexpression may help distinguish oral squamous cell carcinoma

    Article • Diagnostics, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Yasar Yousafzai

  24. Medical students respond positively to mixed-reality anatomy learning

    Article • European Journal of Anatomy, January 2023, Loki & Dimas

    Yasar Yousafzai

  25. Deep learning can identify abnormal thalassaemia electrophoresis images

    Article • Diagnostics, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Yasar Yousafzai

  26. Pooling three samples can save PCR reagents during COVID-19 screening

    Article • Journal of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad, September 2022, Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad Pakistan

    Yasar Yousafzai

  27. Two-month sputum clearance did not reliably identify who needs shorter TB treatment

    Article • Antibiotics, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Yasar Yousafzai

  28. A sensitive qPCR test can detect common MPL mutations in blood disorders

    Article • Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, July 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Yasar Yousafzai

  29. How COVID-19 disrupts blood clotting and raises the risk of dangerous clots

    Article • Clinical Reviews & Cases, March 2022, SciVision Publishers LLC

    Yasar Yousafzai

  30. How often suspected SARS-CoV-2 reinfection appeared in a province-wide database

    Article • Journal of Infection, February 2022, Elsevier

    Yasar Yousafzai

  31. How red-cell structure and fragility change during blood storage

    Article • Rehman Journal of Health Sciences, February 2021, Rehman Medical Institute, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan

    Yasar Yousafzai

  32. How stored red blood cells change over time in local blood banks

    Article • Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, October 2020, Pakistan Medical Association

    Yasar Yousafzai

  33. Maternal vitamin D levels strongly predict newborn vitamin D status

    Article • Maternal and Child Nutrition, August 2020, Wiley

    Yasar Yousafzai

  34. Sequencing the full HBB gene can improve beta-thalassaemia diagnosis

    Article • Hemoglobin, July 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Yasar Yousafzai

  35. IL7R and CXCR4 cooperate to sustain Philadelphia-positive acute leukaemia

    Article • Nature Communications, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Yasar Yousafzai

  36. Molecular testing can detect hidden leukaemia cells in cerebrospinal fluid

    Article • Leukemia Research, December 2019, Elsevier

    Yasar Yousafzai

  37. Cardiac rehabilitation improved quality of life after heart attacks in Pakistan

    Article • Journal of College of Physicians And Surgeons Pakistan, September 2019, College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

    Yasar Yousafzai

  38. New gene variants identified in two Pakistani brothers with inherited deafness

    Article • Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, January 2019, Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

    Yasar Yousafzai

  39. International collaboration helped build an affordable advanced haematology laboratory

    Article • Blood Advances, December 2017, American Society of Hematology

    Yasar Yousafzai

  40. CNS and bone-marrow leukaemia contain closely related cell clones

    Article • Haematologica, December 2017, Ferrata Storti Foundation (Haematologica)

    Yasar Yousafzai

  41. Crossing into the CNS appears to be a common ability of childhood ALL cells

    Article • Blood, April 2016, American Society of Hematology

    Yasar Yousafzai

  42. IL-15 helps pre-B leukaemia cells grow and develop features linked to CNS entry

    Article • Blood, May 2014, American Society of Hematology

    Yasar Yousafzai