Kavita Batra (Medicine), along with collaborators Srikanta Banerjee (Walden University), Jagdish Khubchandani (New Mexico State University), May A. Baydoun (National Institutes of Health), and Stanley Nkemika (Thomas Jefferson University), published the study “Depression, C-Reactive Protein, and the Risk of Mortality During Middle and Late Adulthood” in Epidemiologia. The study highlights the increased mortality risk associated with coexisting depression and systemic inflammation, underscoring the importance of integrated approaches to mental and physical health. Batra’s research reflects strong interdisciplinary collaboration across institutions nationally and internationally.
