Demographic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Adolescent Obesity: Insights From the National Survey of Children's Health Database.

Background:  Obesity among adolescents is a significant public health concern. This study analyzes the prevalence of obesity among adolescents using data from the National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH). The analysis focuses on the impact of race and socioeconomic variables on obesity rates.

Exploring the feasibility of integrating health, nutrition and stimulation interventions for children under three years in Nepal's health system: A qualitative study.

Community-based primary care settings are a potential entry point for delivering Early Childhood Development (ECD) interventions in Nepal. Past studies have suggested that integrating stimulation with nutrition interventions is an effective way to deliver multiple benefits for children, but there is limited knowledge of how to do this in Nepal. We conducted a qualitative study in Nepal's Dhanusha district to explore how stimulation interventions for early learning could be integrated into existing health and nutrition programmes within the public health system.

Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on the livelihoods of rural households in the community forestry landscape in the Middle Hills of Nepal.

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has severely affected all sectors of the economy, and the impacts are expected to last-long. One major impact is that migrants return to their original households in rural communities due to loss of jobs. Since rural communities are highly dependent on forest and agriculture for livelihoods, an influx of return migrants likely increases the consumption of forest products and intensifies the agriculture practices, increasing the pressure on forest resources.

Effectiveness of low-dose radiation therapy in COVID-19 patients globally: A systematic review.

 Novel Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) can affect multiple organs, including the lungs, resulting in pneumonia. Apart from steroids, other anti-COVID drugs that have been studied appear to have little or no effect on COVID-19 pneumonia. There is a well-known history of inflammatory disease, including pneumonia, treated with low-dose radiation therapy (LDRT).

Rosai-Dorfman disease in 6-year-old child: Presentation, diagnosis, and treatment.

Rosai-Dorfman disease is referred to as sinus histiocytosis massive lymphadenopathy. We are reporting a rare case of Rosai-Dorfman disease, a case of 6-year-old boy with a history of multiple painless submandibular and cervical lymphadenopathy.

Understanding psychological distress among mothers in rural Nepal: a qualitative grounded theory exploration.

Background: There is a large burden of psychological distress in low and middle-income countries, and culturally relevant interventions must be developed to address it. This requires an understanding of how distress is experienced. We conducted a qualitative grounded theory study to understand how mothers experience and manage distress in Dhanusha, a low-resource setting in rural Nepal.