2025
Dr. Geeta Trilok Kumar, Senior Faculty Fellow at KCDH-A contributed to a paper published in The Lancet Diabetes Endocrinology titled “Vitamin D supplementation to prevent acute respiratory infections: systematic review and meta-analysis of stratified aggregate data.”
Link to the publication- https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587(24)00348-6/fulltext
Dr. Shraddha Karve, Faculty Fellow at KCDH-A got featured in Nature through a research publication on Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
Read the full article on https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-84832-z
2024
Dr. Kanika Agarwal, Faculty Fellow at KCDH-A featured in The Hindu
Dr. Kanika Agarwal, Faculty Fellow at the KCDH-A has recently contributed an insightful Op-Ed to The Hindu. The article, titled “A Nutrition Strategy Would Have Averted Olympic Agony,” discusses the crucial role of precision nutrition in optimising athlete performance and preventing setbacks like the recent unfortunate disqualification of Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat from the Paris Olympics 2024.
Dr. Agarwal’s piece highlights the importance of personalised nutrition strategies tailored to individual athletes’ needs and the integration of advanced technologies such as continuous glucose monitors. Her expert analysis underscores the potential of precision nutrition to enhance athletic performance and prevent health risks associated with extreme weight management practices.
Link to the article- https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-nutrition-strategy-would-have-averted-olympic-agony/article68513443.ece
Dr. Anurag Agrawal, Head- KCDH-A featured in the Economic Times
Anurag Agrawal, Dean of Biosciences and Health Research and Head of Koita Centre for Digital Health at Ashoka, in a conversation with Economic Times, has claimed that every resident of Delhi is developing lung damage as deadly smog continues to blanket the Capital city.
Read the full article here- https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/lung-damage-to-affect-every-delhi-resident-says-ashoka-university-dean-nc-124112600606_1.html
Professor Debayan Gupta, Associated Faculty at KCDH-A got featured in the PLOS Computational Biology on his contribution to the research publication titled “BharatSim: An agent-based modelling framework for India”
Read the full article on https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012682
Professor Debayan Gupta, Associated Faculty at KCDH-A got featured in the PLOS Computational Biology on his contribution to the research publication titled “Seasonal variations in social contact patterns in a rural population in north India: Implications for pandemic control”
Read the full article on https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0296483
Dr. Kanika Agarwal, Faculty Fellow at KCDH-A contributed to two book chapters on multiple aspects on Health and Nutrition.
1. Agarwal K and Heirangkhongjam MD. Energy. In: Applied Nutrition and Dietetics for BSc Nursing. Arya Publishing
2. Agarwal K. Management and Prevention of Malnutrition. In: Applied Nutrition and Dietetics for BSc Nursing Arya Publishing.
Dr. Kanika Agarwal, Faculty Fellow at KCDH-A contributed to two book chapters on multiple aspects on Health and Nutrition.
1. Sharma S and Agarwal K. Nutrition and Health. In: Seth V and Singh K (eds) Principles of Medical Nutrition Therapy for Positive Clinical Outcomes (2nd edn). Elite Publishing House. New Delhi.
2. Verma L and Agarwal K. Food Allergy and Food Intolerance. In: Seth V and Singh K (eds) Principles of Medical Nutrition Therapy for Positive Clinical Outcomes (2nd edn). Elite Publishing House. New Delhi.
Dr. Geeta Trilok Kumar, Senior Faculty Fellow at KCDH-A contributed to the following research publications
1. Singal A, Sahu MK, Kumar GT, Aeri BT, Manral M, Agarwala A, et al. Efficacy of early enteral feeding with supplemented mother’s milk on postoperative outcomes of cardiac surgical infants: A randomized controlled trial. Ann Pediatr Card 2024;17:320-30.
Link to the article- https://journals.lww.com/aopc/fulltext/2024/17050/efficacy_of_early_enteral_feeding_with.2.aspx
2. Gusain Y, Malik A, Filteau S, Pathak R, Sachdev HS, Trilok-Kumar G. Markers of chronic disease risk in term low birthweight Indian children aged 8-14 years. Front Pediatr. 2024 Aug 29;12:1339808. doi: 10.3389/fped.2024.1339808. eCollection 2024.PMID: 39268361
Link to the article- https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pediatrics/articles/10.3389/fped.2024.1339808/full
Ashish Makani, Consultant (ML & AI) at KCDH-A, along with Dr. Anurag Agrawal and Dr. Anjali Agrawal wrote an editorial for the The National Medical Journal of India, titled “Artificial Intelligence-powered Healthcare for India: Promises, opportunities and challenges.”
Link to the article- https://nmji.in/artificial-intelligence-powered-healthcare-for-india-promises-opportunities-and-challenges/
