Publications by authors named "V Karthikhaa Shree"

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  • Many people with tuberculosis (TB) also struggle with depression, but it often goes unnoticed or untreated in some countries where healthcare could help.* -
  • Researchers held workshops with patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan to find out what makes it hard or easy to provide depression care in TB clinics.* -
  • Some challenges included a lack of knowledge about depression and financial issues, but having support from the government and more resources like trained staff could help doctors treat both TB and depression together.*
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This article highlights a client with sensorineural hearing loss reported after 2 days of 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccination. The audiological evaluations suggest unilateral hearing loss which recovered after the treatment. This article focuses on spreading awareness about the complications after vaccination and the importance of treatment.

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  • - The 2nd wave of COVID-19 in 2021 led to lockdowns in higher education institutions in India, with some campuses becoming containment zones to curb the virus spread.
  • - A study with 432 students showed that living in environments with better features—like views of greenery, indoor plants, and art—can lower risks of anxiety and depression.
  • - Results indicated a significant decrease in depression and anxiety levels with improved Built Environment scores, highlighting the need for more research on how these environments affect student mental health during crises.
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Objective: Outcomes mentioned on online health communities (OHCs) by patients can serve as a source of evidence for off-label drug usage evaluation, but identifying these outcomes manually is tedious work. We have built a natural language processing model to identify off-label usage of drugs mentioned in these patient posts.

Materials And Methods: Single patient posts from 4 major OHCs were considered for this study.

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Pressurised IntraPeritoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) is a novel surgical technique to administer aerosolized chemotherapy into the abdominal cavity as treatment for peritoneal metastasis from various cancers. As the surgery is unique and there are concerns about occupational hazards, specific anaesthetic setup and techniques are required. Notably, our institution's experience with PIPAC has enlightened us that anaesthesia requirements during PIPAC are generally uncomplicated and that the majority of the patients undergoing PIPAC do not require invasive monitoring, advanced intra or postoperative analgesia like epidurals or PCA.

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