Webinar on liver disease to be held on June 8
Metabolic Dysfunction — Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) is an increasingly common yet often undiagnosed liver condition driven by metabolic disorders such as obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and insulin resistance.
Ashok Chacko, Senior Consultant and Head, Department of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Naruvi Hospitals; E. Rabindranath, Consultant, Medical Gastroenterology, Naruvi Hospitals; and R.S. Arun, Head, Medical Gastroenterology, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, will be the speakers at the webinar, which will be held at 11.30 a.m. on June 8. Soma Basu, Deputy Editor, The Hindu, will moderate the session.
E-certificates will be issued to all participants. Registration is open at https://newsth.live/HIHIUIE.
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