Histopathological Features of Chronic Gastritis and its Association with Infection.

Background/aims: A () infection is the most common cause of chronic gastritis (CG), with approximately 50% of the world's population infected. Long-term infection increases the risk of progression to gastric cancer. This study evaluated the histopathological changes in CG using the Updated Sydney System (USS) to estimate the prevalence and correlation of gastritis with other histological variables.

Interventions on informal healthcare providers to improve the delivery of healthcare services in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review.

Objective: Informal healthcare providers (IHCPs) play a big role in health systems in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) and are often the first point of contact for healthcare in rural and underserved areas where formal healthcare infrastructure is insufficient or absent. This study was performed to systematically review the literature on interventions targeting IHCPs in improving the delivery of healthcare services in LMICs.

Methods: PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane CENTRAL databases were searched for studies that assessed any type of intervention among IHCPs to improve the delivery of healthcare services in any LMIC.

Assessment of Long-Term Pulmonary Function and Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a prevalent respiratory condition portrayed by persistent airflow limitation and correlated symptoms. Despite advances in treatment, COPD remains a significant global health burden, necessitating ongoing research to understand its long-standing impact on pulmonary function and quality of life (QoL).

Methods: This longitudinal research enrolled 200 COPD and followed them over a 5-year period.

Noninvasive neuromodulatory effect on cognition in individuals with traumatic brain injury: A single-blinded, two-arm parallel randomized clinical trial.

Objectives: The study aimed to compare the effect of cranial electrical stimulation (CES) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in improving cognition among individuals with mild traumatic brain injury.

Patients And Methods: The pretest-posttest randomized controlled study was conducted between November 2020 and March 2022. Seventy-two patients (64 males, 8 females; mean age: 40.

Gastrointestinal Amyloidosis as a Cause of Anemia: Rare and Rarely Considered.

Gastrointestinal involvement in amyloidosis is reported in 3% of cases, mostly associated with multiple myeloma. An elderly man with chronic kidney disease presented to the hospital after a large melenic bowel movement. The patient was tachycardic and anemic to 3.

Prevalence of internet gaming addiction and its association with sleep quality in medical students.

Background: In Asia, there are approximately 2.3 billion internet users. Addiction to internet gaming takes a multifaceted toll on an individual's physical and mental well-being, casting a long shadow over their daily endeavors and also their sleep cycle.

Academic stress in high school students during the transition from online to offline exams: A retrospective study from post-COVID-19 era.

Background: Stress is a common phenomenon. Everyone faces stress, albeit of different intensity and due to different reasons. Stress in students can be due to many reasons-non-academic and academic.

Post COVID sequelae among COVID-19 survivors: insights from the Indian National Clinical Registry for COVID-19.

Introduction: The effects of COVID-19 infection persist beyond the active phase. Comprehensive description and analysis of the post COVID sequelae in various population groups are critical to minimise the long-term morbidity and mortality associated with COVID-19. This analysis was conducted with an objective to estimate the frequency of post COVID sequelae and subsequently, design a framework for holistic management of post COVID morbidities.

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Dermatology Teaching Program in India: A Survey on the Faculty and Residents' Perspective.

Background: Impact of COVID-19 pandemic has been immense. An innocent casualty of this disaster is medical education and training. Dermatology, which primarily deals with out-patient services, medical and surgical interventions, and in-patient services, was one of the worst hit.

Prevalence and Determinants of Excessive Screen Viewing Time in Children Aged 3-15 Years and Its Effects on Physical Activity, Sleep, Eye Symptoms and Headache.

Screen viewing time is the total time spent by a child on any digital/electronic device. The objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence and predictors of excessive screen viewing time in children in Ujjain, India. This cross-sectional, community-based study was conducted through a house-to-house survey using the three-stage cluster sampling method in 36 urban wards and 36 villages of Ujjain District, India.

Antibiotic concentrations and antibiotic resistance in aquatic environments of the WHO Western Pacific and South-East Asia regions: a systematic review and probabilistic environmental hazard assessment.

Background: Antibiotic resistance poses human health risks, and there are concerns about the effect of environmental antibiotic residues in the selection and spread of antibiotic resistance. The aim of this study was to identify antibiotic residue levels that are likely to select for resistance and relative contributions from different aquatic sources, of various aquatic environmental compartments of the WHO Western Pacific region (WPR) and the WHO South-East Asia region (SEAR), including in China and India.

Methods: A systematic review of empirical studies that measured antibiotic concentrations in aquatic environments, published between 2006 and 2019, and a probabilistic environmental hazard assessments approach, were used to identify antibiotic concentrations that are likely to select for resistance in various aquatic environmental compartments of the WPR and SEAR, including in China and India.

Association between Polypharmacy and Cardiovascular Autonomic Function among Elderly Patients in an Urban Municipality Area of Kolkata, India: A Record-Based Cross-Sectional Study.

We assessed the association between polypharmacy and cardiovascular autonomic function among community-dwelling elderly patients having chronic diseases. Three hundred and twenty-one patients from an urban municipality area of Kolkata, India were studied in August 2022. The anticholinergic burden and cardiac autonomic function (Valsalva ratio, orthostatic hypotension, change in diastolic blood pressure after an isometric exercise, and heart rate variability during expiration and inspiration) were evaluated.

Methylene blue in management of COVID19.

Unlabelled: Many novel drugs were used in COVID19 pandemic to improve outcome. One such molecule is Methylene blue which is a, tricyclic phenothiazine compound approved for the treatment of acquired methemoglobinemia and some other uses US FDA. This molecule was found to inhibit the interaction of COVID19 virus and target cells in dose dependent manner.

Electrical vestibular nerve stimulation (VeNS): a follow-up safety assessment of long-term usage.

Objectives: This retrospective, open-label study was undertaken to assess the safety of repeated, long-term electrical vestibular nerve stimulation (VeNS). The primary outcome for this study was assessment of hearing function as reported by formal audiometry testing.

Methods: Assessments were conducted on n=25 long-term users of daily 1.

Effectiveness of immersive virtual reality training to improve sitting balance control among individuals with acute and sub-acute paraplegia: A randomized clinical trial.

Objectives: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a disabling condition with physical, psychological, and financial consequences. The study's goal is to compare the effectiveness of immersive virtual reality (VR) training in balance among individuals with incomplete paraplegia to that of functional electrical stimulation (FES).

Design: Two groups, randomized clinical trial.

Surveillance of adverse drug reactions at an adverse drug reaction monitoring centre in Central India: a 7-year surveillance study.

Objectives: To analyse and present the occurrence and severity of spontaneous adverse drug reaction (ADR) reports prospectively registered at an ADR monitoring centre (AMC) in Central India.

Setting And Data: The survey was conducted between 2013 and 2019 at an ADR Monitoring Centre in Central India. ADRs were recorded using the standard 'Suspected ADR Reporting form'.

Global impact on dermatology practice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This contribution focuses on the effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on dermatology practice. We discuss the impact on practice volume and procedures and on the considerable increase in teledermatology use. We also describe the important roles that dermatologists have played in enhancing infection prevention and on the frontline.

Availability of personal protective equipment among dermatologists in the COVID-19 pandemic: Assessment and risk factors in a web-based, global study.

Background: The availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) among dermatologists during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has not been studied.

Methods: We have assessed PPE availability among dermatologists and relevant aspects of hospital service by surveying 733 dermatologists.

Results: Considerable percentages of respondents had to purchase their own PPE (40.

Effectiveness of an Educational School-Based Intervention on Knowledge of Unintentional Injury Prevention and First Aid Among Students in Ujjain, India.

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of an educational intervention on the knowledge of adolescents on prevention of unintentional injuries and first aid.

Methods: The study used one group pre-post intervention design, without external controls. A two-stage (at schools and classes) cluster sampling was used to enroll 1944 high school students in Ujjain district.

Effects of improved information and volunteer support on segregation of solid waste at the household level in urban settings in Madhya Pradesh, India (I-MISS): protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial.

Background: Segregation of household waste at the source is an effective and sustainable strategy for management of municipal waste. However, household segregation levels remain insufficient as waste management approaches are mostly top down and lack local support. The realisation and recognition of effective, improved and adequate waste management may be one of the vital drivers for attaining environmental protection and improved health and well-being.