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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
TopicLiver cirrhosis

Topic: Liver cirrhosis

Issued amid rising cases, what Centre’s new norms on managing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease say

NAFLD is the most common chronic liver disease globally, estimated to affect up to a third of adults. It is estimated that 30-40% cases of liver cancers in India are due to NAFLD.

Poop has its uses too. Faecal transplants are the new treatment for cancer, liver disease

The procedure, used in several hospitals globally, restores gut bacteria, improving gut & colon health. Kerala institute performs it regularly to treat alcohol induced hepatitis.

Liver disease rose 10-15% under Covid lockdowns as Indians drank more, worked out less

Experts say increased alcohol intake, as seen worldwide, and a sedentary lifestyle has caused the rise in cases. Others say it may be that detection has increased, not disease.

Drishyam director Nishikant Kamat dies at 50 after battling liver cirrhosis for 2 years

Kamat, who had multiple organ failure, was admitted to hospital on 31 July with complaints of fever and excessive fatigue.

On Camera

How the Bagram airbase from the 1950s is geopolitically significant in the 21st century

Days after Trump lay claim to the Bagram base, Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan “firmly opposed the reestablishment of military bases in and around Afghanistan by the countries responsible for the current situation”.

Mumbai’s been driving India’s data centre market, but water shortage, power demand pose risks

According to a report by Macquarie, India’s data centre market is estimated to double by 2027. India currently has 1.4 gigawatts of operational data centre capacity.

Navy Chief calls for collective solutions to maritime challenges in ‘complex & dynamic’ Indo-Pacific

At 11th edition of Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue in New Delhi, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said there are three major currents shaping this maritime 'dynaxity'.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.