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• Obesity in children is rising dramatically, and it comes with major, and sometimes lifelong, health consequences

  Because obesity is a known risk factor for serious health problems, its rapid increase during the COVID-19 pandemic raised alarms. Without intervention, many obese adolescents will remain obese as adults. Even before adulthood, some children will have serious health problems beginning in their preteen years. To address these issues, in early 2023, the American Academy of Pediatrics released its first new obesity management guidelines in 15 years.

  

• 48-year-old doctor from Islampur undergoes three surgeries in a single setting

  In a rare feat a multidisciplinary team at Sahyadri Hospitals, Deccan conducted three surgeries Aortic valve replacement (AVR), followed by Bypass surgery (CABG), followed by living donor Liver transplant on same day in the same setting under single anesthesia. The procedures were conducted on a 48-year-old male patient diagnosed with several complications including decompensated chronic liver disease, liver cancer and coronary artery disease. This is one of the very rare cases in the world where all these three procedures were conducted simultaneously.

  

• One in five govt hospital workers vaccinated against hepatitis B

  The vaccines will expire in a year on March 2024. A healthcare worker can be infected if he or she is exposed to blood, semen or other body fluid of a person infected with the virus.

  

• High sugar and fat diet can cause liver disease: Research

  The study, which was conducted at MU's Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health Building, identified the western diet-induced microbial and metabolic contributors to liver disease, advancing our understanding of the gut-liver axis and, as a result, the development of dietary and microbial interventions for this global health threat.

  

• Study reveals antibody therapy for treating liver disease

  The study published in the Journal of Hepatology, indicates that an antibody that blocks the protein VEGF-B presents a possible therapeutic option for fatty liver disease.

  

• Do's and Don'ts for good pancreatic health

  Webinar series by Dr Reddy's & ETHealthworld to increase awareness on the importance of Pancreatic Health.

  

• Study finds even early forms of liver disease affect heart health

  It had been known that nonalcoholic fatty liver disease was associated with cardiovascular death, but the relationship was poorly understood and possibly obscured by risk factors the two have in common, such as diabetes.

  

• Global Hospitals organises conference addressing day-to-day issues in liver care

  India bears the burden of a large population suffering from various liver ailments due to changing lifestyles. The challenges of managing these conditions in an optimal manner are many, including limitations of resources, hepatologists, and adequate healthcare facilities. With the Grand Rounds, we have tried to address specialists across, issues that they face in trying to identify and treat Liver diseases: Dr Samir R Shah

  

• Liver disease linked to higher risk of dementia: Study

  People with liver disease who also had heart disease had a 50 per cent greater risk of dementia. Those who had liver disease and stroke had more than a 2.5 times greater risk of dementia.

  

• Virologists identify better model to examine brain-attacking viruses

  A virus that mosquitos transmit between animals and people, RVFV is endemic to the African continent and belongs to a family of viruses identified by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) workgroup on pandemic preparedness as likely to give rise to future pandemics.

  

• Intercept to go back to FDA with its NASH treatment application

  The FDA declined to approve the therapy in 2020, saying the predicted benefit remains uncertain and does not sufficiently outweigh the potential risks. At the time, the FDA recommended Intercept submit additional data from the late-stage study.