Predatory practices in academic medicine
Durga Prasanna Misra, DM, FRCPAssociate Professor, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, SGPGIMS, Lucknow What does the term predatory imply? Predatory practices refer to those associated with some form of “preying” or “deception”. In academic medicine, these could involve preying upon scientists or academic physicians. Forms of predatory practices. These could be predatory journals, which are low-quality […]
Quarter in review – JIA
Dhrubajyoti Sharma, DM (Pediatric Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology)Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Jorhat Medical College, Jorhat, Assam Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) and Kawasaki disease (KD) are two distinct diseases. However, they share many clinical features and biological markers such as IL-1β and IL-6. Arthritis can develop in approximately 7.5% patients with KD. Coronary artery abnormality […]
Quarter in review – Basic science
Sakir Ahmed MD DM, MNAMSAssociate Prof, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Kalinga Institute of Medical SciencesConsultant Rheumatologist, KIMS Super Specialty Hospital, Bhubaneshwar, India Prakashini MV MDKalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India Study in focus 1: Combination of Two Monoclonal Anti–Citrullinated Protein Antibodies Induced Tenosynovitis, Pain, and Bone Loss in Mice in a Peptidyl […]
Quarter in review – Clinical Science
Arghya Chattopadhyay MD, DM Assistant Professor, Department of Rheumatology, North-Bengal Medical College & Hospital, Darjeeling. Study in focus 1: Baricitinib for systemic lupus erythematosus: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial (SLE-BRAVE-I). JAK inhibitors have shown promising results in various arthritic conditions like rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis etc. Baricitinib, a selective Janus […]
The Jarawa tribe on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Padma Shree Ratan Chandra KarRetd. Chief Medical Officer, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India The Jarawa tribe The Jarawa of the Andamans are oldest existing hunter-gatherer tribal populations of the world. They have been surviving self-sufficiently on their ancestral lands for thousands of years in the Andaman archipelago with an enormous forest and marine nutritional reserve […]
Learning from the mistakes
Sukumar Mukherjee MD, FRCP(Lond), FRCP (Edin), HonyD.Sc (CU), FSMF, FICPFormer Professor and Head, Department of Medicine, Medical College, Kolkata, IndiaConsultant Physician, CMRI and GDDI, Kolkata, India Errare humanum est (To err is human) Latin Proverb But people must learn from mistakes It is commonly accepted that we should and do learn from our mistakes or […]
Recent advances in the field of Glucocorticoid Induced Osteoporosis
Ambrish Mithal DMChairman and Head of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Max Healthcare, Saket, New Delhi Changing paradigms and concepts There is no “safe dose” or “safe duration” for glucocorticoids. For example, high dose intravenous methylprednisolone (up to 1 g) is not harmful to bone, but even a single oral dose of 2.5 mg of prednisone has […]
From the Executive Editor
Parthajit Das MD, MRCP(Rheumatology), CCST(UK), MSc (Sports Medicine, UK), FRCP(London), FRCP(Edinburgh),Assistant Professor, Ramakrishna Mission Sevapratisthan, KolkataConsultant Rheumatologist, Apollo Multispecialty Hospital, Kolkata Dear readers, Greetings from the editorial team! I am excited to bring to you this issue of IRA e-Newsletter in 2023, which has a unique blend of practical information, academic updates, lifetime experiences and […]
Pitfalls in the measurement and interpretation of bone mineral density
Puneet Mashru MD, S.C.E Rheumatology UKHead of the Department of Rheumatology, Sir HN Reliance foundation Hospital & Consultant Rheumatologist, Jaslok Hospital and Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai View Video Podcast Pitfalls of DXA and how to overcome them Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is a widely used imaging technology for measuring bone mineral density (BMD) and body […]
Osteoporosis: Sequential Therapy and Lifelong Maintenance
V Krishnamurthy MD, DM, FRCP (London)CEO & Consultant Rheumatologist, Chennai Meenakshi Multispecialty Hospital, ChennaiConsultant Rheumatologist, Apollo Specialty Hospitals, Chennai Osteoporosis, though a common problem affecting adults, it is not well studied or documented in Indian patients. Management is done by health care providers of different specialities. It would be better if it is done based […]
