Mental healthcare for young and adolescent LGBTQ+ individuals in the Indian subcontinent.

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a significant change in the way healthcare is dispensed. During the pandemic, healthcare inequities were experienced by various sections of society, based on gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. The LGBTQ individuals were also affected by this inequity.

COVID-19 Vaccination in Autoimmune Diseases (COVAD) study: Vaccine safety in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.

Introduction/aims: In this study we investigated COVID-19 vaccination-related adverse events (ADEs) 7 days postvaccination in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) and other systemic autoimmune and inflammatory disorders (SAIDs).

Methods: Seven-day vaccine ADEs were collected in an international patient self-reported e-survey. Descriptive statistics were obtained and multivariable regression was performed.

Anti-mitochondrial antibodies in Indian patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.

Aims: Anti-mitochondrial antibodies (AMAs) are associated with distinct clinical phenotypes including cardiac and hepatic manifestations in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs). This article studies the prevalence, clinical characteristics and outcomes of AMA in Indian patients with IIM.

Methods: Patients (97: 81 adult, 16 juvenile) clinically diagnosed with polymyositis or antibody-negative IIM were retrieved from the MyoCite bio-archive.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of mycobacterial infections in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.

Objectives: Infections including tuberculosis (TB) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM). We systematically reviewed the prevalence of mycobacterial infections in patients with IIM.

Methods: We screened PUBMED, EMBASE and SCOPUS databases and conference abstracts (2015-20) for original articles using Covidence.

The untapped potential of Instagram to facilitate rheumatology academia.

Instagram allows for graphical and visual information exchange. This paper aims to explore the current landscape of rheumatology on Instagram and analyse the accounts available based on their objectives and level of engagement. The search term "#rheumatology" reveals 62 results, leaving 55 after careful exclusion.

Social Media for Scholarly Communication in Central Asia and Its Neighbouring Countries.

The current digital era has led to a surge in the use of Social Media in academia. Worldwide connectivity has brought to the fore a scarce participation of Central Asia and adjoining regions in scientific discussions. Global perspectives in science may not be recorded due to such communication disparities.

Reporting Survey Based Studies - a Primer for Authors.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a massive rise in survey-based research. The paucity of perspicuous guidelines for conducting surveys may pose a challenge to the conduct of ethical, valid and meticulous research. The aim of this paper is to guide authors aiming to publish in scholarly journals regarding the methods and means to carry out surveys for valid outcomes.