Correlation of serum Krebs von den Lungen-6 levels with fibrosis score on high resolution chest tomography and pulmonary function parameters in treatment naïve Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Background: While serum Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6) has been found to be a helpful    biomarker in interstitial lung diseases for evaluating disease severity and progression, especially in connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease (CTD ILD) and idiopathic non-specific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP), data on correlation of serum KL-6 levels with radiological fibrosis and pulmonary function parameters is lacking in treatment naïve Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) patients.

Methods: Serum KL-6 levels were measured in thirty-nine treatment naïve newly detected IPF patients using automated immunofluorescence enzyme assay (AIA) by Tosoh Corporation, bioscience division, Tokyo, Japan. Fibrosis score was calculated by independent visual assessment of the pattern and severity of abnormalities on high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) thorax.

Comparison of Sexual Function after Thermal Ablation Versus Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) for Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN 2 and 3): A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: The prevention of cervical cancer can be achieved by treating high-grade cervical precancerous lesions. Treatment options for cervical precancer include excisional procedures, and ablation treatments. Despite the long pre-invasive course of the disease, literature addressing sexual function post-treatment for cervical pre-invasive lesions is scarce.

Prevalence of Stunting and its Biosocial Determinants among Young Children Enrolled at Urban Anganwadi Centers in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.

Background: Stunting is a significant public health problem in childhood in developing countries. Sustainable Developmental Goals have mandated that each country reduce stunting by 50% by 2030. However, despite various nutrition and health programs, India still faces a massive burden of stunting.

Effect of 4-day Online Breath Meditation Workshop on Ballistocardiography-based Sleep and Cardiac Health Assessments among Medical Professionals of a Tertiary Care Hospital in North India during COVID-19.

Background: Medical professionals (MPs) are facing stress, sleep deprivation, and burnout due to pandemic-related high patient inflow and consistent work shifts. Yoga and meditation are feasible, cost-effective, evidence-based, and well-accepted tools having multifold mental and physical health benefits.

Design: In this ongoing open-label single-arm trial, we assessed changes in sleep, heart rate variability (HRV), and vitals before and after a 4-day online breath meditation workshop (OBMW) among 41 MPs at a tertiary care hospital in northern India during COVID-19 pandemic.

Fear, Anxiety, Stress, and Depression of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Among Patients and Their Healthcare Workers - A Descriptive Study.

Purpose: Disease pandemics are known to cause psychological distress. The ensuing mental health issues are not only restricted to the patients and their relatives/friends but affect the healthcare workers (HCWs) as well. Our study aims to assess these psychological trends during the COVID-19 pandemic between the two most affected population groups, that is, patients and frontline healthcare workers.

Antiviral Combination Clinically Better Than Standard Therapy in Severe but Not in Non-Severe COVID-19.

Purpose: Definitive antiviral treatment is not available for COVID-19 infection, with the exception of remdesivir, which still evokes many doubts. Various monotherapy or combination therapies with antivirals or other agents have been tried. The present study aims to evaluate the therapeutic potential of hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir-ritonavir in combination with ribavirin in mild-severe COVID-19.

Men's involvement in women's reproductive health: A community-based mixed-method study.

Background: Female dominion in family planning has underestimated men's participation in female reproductive health.

Objective: To assess male's involvement in female reproductive health with regard to safe motherhood and family planning and to explore the factors influencing the participation of males in reproductive and sexual health.

Methods: A community-based, mixed-method study was conducted from May 2018 to January 2019 in urban Puducherry.

Safety and efficacy of antiviral combination therapy in symptomatic patients of Covid-19 infection - a randomised controlled trial (SEV-COVID Trial): A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: 1. To compare the safety and efficacy of Hydroxychloroquine with Ribavirin and standard treatment in patients with non-severe COVID-19 infection 2. To compare the safety and efficacy of standard treatment, Lopinavir-ritonavir with Ribavarin, and Hydroxychloroquine with Ribavirin in patients with severe COVID-19 infection TRIAL DESIGN: The study is an Open label, Parallel arm design, stratified randomised controlled trial.