Epidemiological Data of Postcricoid Cancers from a Tertiary Cancer Hospital: First Report from Northern Andhra Pradesh by Venkata Krishna Reddy Pilaka, K. G. K. Deepak, Sushmitha Chowdary, Kanhu Charan Patro, Partha Sarathi Bhattacharya, Murali Krishna Voonna

“…The incidence of PC cancers reported at Mahatma Gandhi Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Visakhapatnam (VSKP), was 3.5, 2.7, and 3.3 cases per one lakh population in the districts of VSKP, Srikakulam (SKLM), and Vizianagaram, respectively. …”
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Mapping of mental health care facilities and psychiatrists in a North Indian district of India by Aninda Debnath, Harshal Ramesh Salve, Rajesh Sagar, Anand Krishnan, Rakesh Kumar, Shashi Kant

“…The number of psychiatrists per lakh population was 1.1 in urban, compared to 0.54 in rural Faridabad. …”
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Factors Associated with High Prevalence of Multibacillary Leprosy in West Bengal: A Case–Control Study by Dipta Kanti Mukhopadhyay, Tarun Kumar Sarkar, Supantha Chatterjee, Soumalya Ray, Pritam Roy, Asit Kumar Biswas

“…Materials and Methods: This case–control study was conducted from August 2020 to December 2022 in three high-endemic districts (annual new case detection rate ≥10/lakh) of West Bengal. Objectives: MB cases registered under the National Leprosy Eradication Programme were considered as case and paucibacillary (PB) cases were considered as control. …”
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Sociodemographic, clinical, and other serological profile of opioid-dependent intravenous drug users infected with hepatitis C virus: A cross-sectional study by Piyush Mahajan, Malvika Dahuja, Manjit Singh, Medi Nagapadma, M Ramasubba Reddy

“…Introduction: As per the 2023 National Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Control Programme report, there are 8.5 lakh intravenous drug users (IDUs) in India, although the figures have varied greatly from the year 2009 to 2023. …”
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Sulfasalzine in the management of pure axial spondyloarthritis: Need to have a relook! by Subramanian Shankar, Arun Hegde

“…Considering that in a country with a per Capita GDP of just Rs 1.44 lakhs/ year, where 80% of people have to meet their medical expenses out of pocket and the cheapest anti TNFs cost over Rs 2 lakhs per annum, the western guidelines are clearly impractical in Indian context. …”
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Nationally representative epidemiological study of social anxiety disorder from India by Satish Suhas, Pavithra Jayasankar, Rahul Patley, Narayana Manjunatha, Girish N. Rao, Gopalkrishna Gururaj, Mathew Varghese, Vivek Benegal, NMHS National Collaborators group

“…Conclusions: A considerable portion of India's population (approximately >65 lakhs) is affected by SAD. Surprisingly, the NMHS 2016 report indicates a higher risk of SAD among males compared with females, a trend that warrants further investigation. …”
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14-18 éves középiskolai tanulók fizikai aktivitásának összetevőit befolyásoló tényezők vizsgálata Hajdúböszörményben by Zoltán Szerdahelyi, Nóra Laoues-Czimbalmos

“…A fizikai aktivitást befolyásoló külső tényezőket (oktatási intézmények hatásai, szülői minta, baráti minta, jövedelmi viszonyok, lakhely adottságai, szabadidő mennyisége) a nemek és a korosztályon belüli életkori csoportok függvényében értelmeztük, saját készítésű kérdőív felhasználásával. …”
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