Connecting the Dots: Exploring the Relationship between Optical Coherence Tomography and Tc-TRODAT-1 SPECT Parameters in Parkinson's Disease.

Background And Objective: While optical coherence tomography (OCT) is explored as a potential biomarker in Parkinson's disease (PD), technetium-99m-labeled tropane derivative (Tc-TRODAT-1) single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging has a proven role in diagnosing PD. Our objective was to compare the OCT parameters in PD patients and healthy controls (HCs) and correlate them with Tc-TRODAT-1 parameters in PD patients.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study included 30 PD patients and 30 age- and gender-matched HCs.

Cost of Surgical Care at Public Sector District Hospitals in India: Implications for Universal Health Coverage and Publicly Financed Health Insurance Schemes.

Background: In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), provisioning for surgical care is a public health priority. Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri-Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) is India's largest national insurance scheme providing free surgical and medical care. In this paper, we present the costs of surgical health benefit packages (HBPs) for secondary care in public district hospitals.