Creating Backup Management Resources for Spine Care during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic.

During this unprecedented time of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID 19) pandemic, most countries are struggling to optimize their healthcare resources. Although the prevention and treatment of COVID 19 has become the priority for the majority of the population, most medical professionals are facing the challenge of balancing the management of this pandemic and treating patients with other diseases. Healthcare professionals from all specialties are facing this situation and designing guidelines and recommendations that are contributing to the literature that is crucial for disease management at the current time.

An Unusual Presentation of Hemophilia A: Pseudotumor of Distal End Radius-Masquerading as Giant Cell Tumor.

Hemophilia is a coagulation defect caused by a functional or absolute deficiency of coagulation factors. Deficiency of factor VIII leads to hemophilia A; deficiency of factor IX causes hemophilia B. Pseudotumor may arise from hemorrhage into the muscle and within the subperiosteal space and can lead to destruction of the adjacent muscle, bone, nerves, and vessels.

Immunotherapy for non-responders among patients of spinal tuberculosis.

Background: Combined chemo- and immunotherapy are the major advancement in the treatment of tuberculosis. Immunotherapy supposedly increases cure rate while reducing the duration of treatment and tissue damage. Non-responders are those patients of tuberculosis who do not respond to anti-tubercular therapy (ATT) in the desired manner despite the mycobacteria showing sensitivity to the given drugs.

Vehicular pollution modeling using the operational street pollution model (OSPM) for Chembur, Mumbai (India).

Megacities in India such as Mumbai and Delhi are among the most polluted places in the world. In the present study, the widely used operational street pollution model (OSPM) is applied for assessing pollutant loads in the street canyons of Chembur, a suburban area just outside Mumbai city. Chembur is both industrialized and highly congested with vehicles.

Air quality mapping using GIS and economic evaluation of health impact for Mumbai City, India.

Unlabelled: Mumbai, a highly populated city in India, has been selected for air quality mapping and assessment of health impact using monitored air quality data. Air quality monitoring networks in Mumbai are operated by National Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). A monitoring station represents air quality at a particular location, while we need spatial variation for air quality management.