indian doctor for karachi transplant

A renowned Indian surgeon, Dr Subhash Gupta, is all set to perform three to four liver transplant surgeries in Karachi, as per a report by Pakistan media. “Dr Gupta is coming to Karachi this month to carry out three to four liver transplant surgeries at the Ojha campus of DUHS,” announced DUHS Vice-Chancellor Prof Saeed Quraishy at a medical conference on gastroenterology and liver diseases, reportedly. Dr Gupta will also train a team of doctors there to perform complicated surgeries without the supervision of senior foreign doctors. The 56-year-old surgeon, based in Delhi, is currently the chairman of the Liver and Biliary Sciences department at Max Super Speciality Hospital. He had performed liver transplant surgeries in Pakistan in December 2017. “Lack of trained human resources is a basic hurdle preventing us from performing liver transplants locally,” Prof Quraishy added later.

glaucoma: govt takes a step

As part of several initiatives taken by the government, the CM has asked for an action plan to be readied for doing eye check-ups across the state. The plan will be ready in three months and people will undergo eye screening and treatment, apart from being provided spectacles,” said Dr Manoj Mathur at Centre for Sight super-specialty Hospital, on World Glaucoma Day. Stressing on the need for early detection, experts pointed out that 40% damage is already by the time most glaucoma patients reach out to an ophthalmologist. They will be working with the government through anganwadis, 150 vision centres across the state, an ophthalmic centre in each district and tertiary care centre.

high-fibre food to fight diabetes

Now the fight against type 2 diabetes may soon improve just by introducing high-fiber diet in our daily life. As per a study led by a Rutgers University-New Brunswick professor, the promotion of a select group of gut bacteria by a diet high in diverse fibers could led to better blood glucose control, greater weight loss and better lipid levels in people with type 2 diabetes, reported Science Daily. After a rigorous study of six years, it was found out at eating the right dietary fibers could rebalance the gut microbiota or the ecosystem of bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract that would eventually help digest food and are important for human health. “Our study opens the possibility that fibers targeting this group of gut bacteria could eventually become a major part of your diet and your treatment,” said Liping Zhao, the study’s lead author.

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