Mysore/Mysuru: JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research (JSS AHER) has achieved another major milestone in public health and genetic research.
A pioneering study co-authored by Dr. Deepa Bhat, Professor of Anatomy and Certified Genetic Counsellor at JSS Medical College, has been published in The Lancet Regional Health — Southeast Asia, marking a national breakthrough in stigma research related to sickle cell disease (SCD). The study introduces ICMR-SCD Stigma Scale for India (ISSSI), the first scientifically validated tool from India to assess the multi-dimensional stigma faced by people living with SCD and their care-givers.
