Urbanisation driving inflammatory bowel disease in young Indians: Lancet

IANS | August 5, 2023 9:01 PM

Hyderabad, Aug 5 (IANS) Increased urbanisation is leading to a surge in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) among young adults and even adolescents in Indians, according to the world’s largest population-based study on 30,000 symptomatic patients, published in the journal Lancet.

How hepatitis is linked with diabetes, HIV

IANS | July 28, 2023 8:01 PM

New Delhi, July 28(IANS) While hepatitis primarily affects the liver, it is also linked with other chronic diseases like diabetes and HIV and often leads to worse outcomes, said doctors on World Hepatitis Day on Friday.