Disruptive change in medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic: Challenges and opportunities
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged institutes of higher education in multiple ways, and medical education was no exception. Students had to be sent back home from campuses to restrict the spread o...
Tuberculosis notification: Facilitators and barriers among private practitioners in Trichy, South India
Context: The framework for tuberculosis (TB) notification is one of the components of the World Health Organization's End TB strategy. Notification is essential for estimating the true bu...
Animal bites presenting to the emergency department: Spectrum, seasonal variation, and outcome
Context: Animal bites including insect, reptile, and mammalian bites are common presentations to the emergency department (ED). Although profile and outcome of individual bites are described ...
Mild cognitive impairment and its lifestyle-related risk factors in the elderly: A community-based cross-sectional study
Context: Alzheimer's dementia (AD), an irreversible condition is an important cause of disability in old age. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is an intermediate state between normal cogni...
Association of Down syndrome with major congenital anomalies in the North Indian population
Context: Down syndrome (DS), which usually occurs due to an extra chromosome 21 or a partial trisomy, is the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability. The affected individuals usu...
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ISSN - Print: 0971-9903, Online: 2347-1948
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