The art and science of research methodology, biostatistics, manuscript writing, and publication ethics: An invigorating training for improving research aptitudes in southern Indian biomedical institutions

The basic concepts of research are learned through systematic literature searches which form the basis of a research statement and research topic.Then the research question, hypothesis, aim, and objectives, as well as the experimental design, are developed.Given the context provided, the primary focus is on the importance of adequately training pos

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Psychological management of vitiligo during the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic has changed our outlook toward the diagnosis and treatment of dermatological conditions.Accessibility to health care facilities has been jeopardized due to lockdowns, fear of contracting COVID infection, here maintaining social distance, and financial concerns.Vitiligo, one of the notorious chronic dermatoses, had a negative impac

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Successful auxiliary two-staged partial resection liver transplantation (ASPIRE-LTx) for end-stage liver disease to avoid small-for-size situations

Abstract Background Risks for living-liver donors are lower in case of a left liver donation, however, due to lower graft volume, the risk for small-for-size situations in the recipients increases.This study aims to prevent small-for-size situations in recipients using an auxiliary two-staged partial resection liver transplantation (LTX) of living-

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