Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences

Establishing a Routine Teleconsultation Follow‐Up Clinic in a Tertiary Care Hospital of a Low‐Middle‐Income Country: An Operational Blueprint and Implementation Experience

ABSTRACT Literature on teleconsultation is rich in outcome data, and only a smaller body of work has described the operational setup of specific teleconsultation services, mainly from the COVID‐era. However, publications on a routine, non‐pandemic, low‐cost, and asynchronous depa...

Association between parental socioeconomic characteristics and overweight and obesity among adolescents

OBJECTIVES: Adolescent overweight and obesity are rising global concerns, with prevalence increasing from 8 % in 1990 to 20 % in 2022. In India, adolescents constitute 21 % of the population and face growing risks of obesity-related complications. Parental education and occupatio...

Serum Angiopoietin-1 and Angiopoietin-2 as Biomarkers of Pulmonary Hemodynamic Burden in COPD-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study

Purpose: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a serious complication of COPD associated with worse outcomes. Reliable circulating biomarkers of pulmonary vascular involvement are lacking. Angiopoietin-1 (ANGP-1) and angiopoietin-2 (ANGP-2) regulate endothelial homeostasis, but their re...

Efficacy of Chest Radiograph in Comparison to no Intervention in Screening for Lung Cancer in People who Smoke: A Systematic Review

ABSTRACT: Smoking is the primary risk factor for lung cancer, which remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Although chest radiography (CXR) is widely available and inexpensive, its role in lung cancer screening remains uncertain. This systematic...