Remote assessment and reinforcement of patient awareness of role of lifestyle modification and treatment adherence in polycystic ovary syndrome using an online video based educational module.

Objective: To evaluate the role of an online, video-based, structured, educational module in increasing awareness in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Material And Methods: Patients with PCOS were assessed for baseline awareness about PCOS, quantified as “awareness score”, using a validated questionnaire. Topics assessed included factual and conceptual knowledge of the disease and awareness of behaviour-related lifestyle modification and therapy compliance in PCOS.

Decreased Mortality After Long-Term Treatment With Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors: A Retrospective Study of U.S. Veterans With Type 2 Diabetes.

Objective: The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the United States is 13% of the general population. Among those with CKD, diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease. This is a retrospective study examining the effect of long-term use of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors on all-cause mortality and progression of renal disease in the veteran population.

Lip morphometry in 600 North Indian adults: a data base study for sexual dimorphism.

The study comprised lip morphometry of 600 North Indian adults (300 males and 300 females). The aim of the study was to create base data of various linear and vertical measurements of the upper and lower lips and width of the mouth. This standard may serve as a guideline for sexual dimorphism as well as for restoration or enhancement of esthetic and plastic surgery for the lips in the north Indian population, which will enable the surgeon to offer a better cosmetic result.

Gastric antral vascular ectasia (watermelon stomach) in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome.

Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE), a rare yet treatable cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, has been described in a variety of autoimmune diseases. We describe a patient who had typical Sjögren's syndrome and iron deficiency anemia requiring blood transfusion. An endoscopy showed characteristic findings of GAVE.