Liver Disease, Social Media Harms and ‘Health Taxes’ Dominate Non-Communicable Disease Debate

Liver Disease, Social Media Harms and ‘Health Taxes’ Dominate Non-Communicable Disease Debate

Liver disease, social media harms and health taxes dominated the World Health Assembly’s (WHA) discussion on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on Thursday. For the first time, countries resolved to include steatotic liver disease (SLD), which is closely linked to obesity and diabetes, into NCD plans. Formerly known as fatty liver disease, SLD affects an estimated 1.7 […]

Source: Health Policy Watch
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