Publications by authors named "Kavya Sivakumar"

Emergent Coronaviridae viruses, such as SARS-CoV-1 in 2003, MERS-CoV in 2012, and SARS-CoV-2 (CoV-2) in 2019, have caused millions of deaths. These viruses have added to the existing respiratory infection burden along with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza. There are limited therapies for respiratory viruses, with broad-spectrum treatment remaining an unmet need.

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Treatment of late-stage lung cancers remains challenging with a five-year survival rate of 8%. Immune checkpoint blockers (ICBs) revolutionized the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by reactivating anti-tumor immunity. Despite achieving durable responses, ICBs are effective in only 20% of patients due to immune resistance.

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Background: We explain with the help of examples the many reasons why journal articles that contain patient data need to provide information about where and when the study was conducted. We examined compliance to this requirement in two leading Indian psychiatry journals.

Methods: We examined all issues of the Indian Journal of Psychiatry (IJP) and the Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine (IJPM) for the years 2017-2018 to determine how many articles that required to provide location and period information actually did so.

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