In this episode our senior editor Apoorva Dharmendra talks to Dr. Ashish Kumar, A Professor and Senior Consultant of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and of the Diabetes and Liver Interest Group (India) about his new research on the burden of liver fibrosis among people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus in India .The conversation covers what inspired this research, the key insights from the study, and how the findings can shape policy and practice around this growing clinical concern (TB) elimination in the country. Join us for this episode as we explore the burden advanced liver disease in diabetes mellitus.

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In this episode our senior editor Bhavani nivetha talks to Dr. Kunchok Dorjee, Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine about his new research on comprehensive tuberculosis screening and preventive treatment in congregate settings of India. The conversation covers what inspired this research, the key insights from the study, and how the findings can shape policy for Tuberculosis (TB) elimination in the country. Join us for this special World Tuberculosis Day episode as we explore how TB preventive treatment could play a transformative role in India’s TB elimination efforts. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lansea/article/PIIS2772-3682(26)00010-7/fulltext

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In this episode, the editorial team of The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia, reflect on the research published in the journal in 2025. They discuss key scientific publications and population-specific evidence which had potential policy implications for the region. Looking ahead, the team shares their goals for the journal and offers perspectives on what they expect in the regional research landscape for 2026. Click here to read the full articles:

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lansea/article/PIIS2772-3682(25)00175-1/fulltext

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March 24 serves as a reminder to evaluate our progress in eliminating the centuries-old scourge of tuberculosis.

Dr Swarup Sarkar, Dr Anurag Bhargava, and Dr Mohammed Yassin speak with Shalini Garg on the historical efforts to eliminate TB alongside the challenges in controlling the disease in the WHO south east Asia region, despite having achieved commendable success in controlling HIV. They also share their vision of how we could achieve the SDG goals and targets on TB.

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Anurag Agrawal on one year of a regional journal in Southeast Asia and its value in addressing data inequity. Read the editorial marking one year on The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lansea/article/PIIS2772-3682(23)00103-8/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lansea

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