Kolkata Breast cancer cases in India have more than doubled over the past three decades, experts said at an international oncology conference in Kolkata on Friday (March 7, 2026), while warning that gaps in access to treatment continue to affect many patients. Experts participating in the India edition of the St. Gallen International Breast Cancer Conference said that there is...
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‘How do I know I am insulin resistant?’
4 min readNew DelhiMar 7, 2026 06:00 AM IST On his podcast, Raj Shamani asked author and researcher Karan Sarin a question many silently wonder about: “How do I know that I am insulin resistant?” Responding, Sarin pointed to visible markers — skin tags around the neck, increasing waist size, high blood pressure, erectile dysfunction...
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Beyond the uterus: What rare male endometriosis cases reveal about the disease
4 min readNew DelhiMar 7, 2026 12:00 AM IST Endometriosis is widely understood as a condition affecting women, but emerging conversations in medical education are highlighting that biology does not always fit neatly into expected categories. London-based general physician Dr Sermed Mezher recently addressed this little-known phenomenon in a video shared on Instagram, explaining that...
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‘I have a runny nose almost every day for years. What should I do?’
4 min readNew DelhiMar 6, 2026 08:00 PM IST A running nose can be very discomforting, and one can only imagine the woe if it goes on for a prolonged time. So when a person recently asked on Quora: “I have a runny nose almost every day for years. What should I do?” we spoke...
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Why your ears, forehead, and mouth aren’t identical in size
3 min readNew DelhiMar 6, 2026 03:58 PM IST Social media continues to surprise us every day in more ways than one. This time, it is content creator Bobbiejo Floyd claiming that the ears, forehead, chin, and mouth are the same size. “How old were you when you realised your ears, your forehead, and your...
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The clinical differences between developing diabetes in your 20s, 30s, and 40s
Diabetes is no longer a condition confined to middle age. Across India, doctors are increasingly diagnosing people in their 20s and 30s — and experts warn that earlier onset is not simply “earlier diabetes.” It often represents a more aggressive and complex clinical challenge. According to Dr Rajiv Kovil, Head of Diabetology and weight loss...
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The 20s gut check: Why you shouldn’t ignore recurrent stomach pain
3 min readNew DelhiMar 5, 2026 09:00 PM IST A stomach ache in your 20s is easy to brush aside — blame it on late nights, fast food, or too much coffee. But if the pain keeps returning, it may be your body signalling that something isn’t right. According to Dr Pawan Rawal, Senior Director,...
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‘Free’ vaccines, single-dose nudge pushes India-made HPV vaccine to back of the line
A relaxation by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the prescribed dosage for the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine and ‘free’ doses may have pushed back the inclusion of an India-made vaccine into the national programme to inoculate children against HPV. This, despite the Health Ministry in 2023 committing to preparing the India-made vaccine for...
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‘Finally found the courage to tell my parents’: Trial by Fire actor Rajshri Deshpande reveals breast cancer diagnosis, how preventive checkup gave her a ‘fighting chance’
Trial by Fire actor Rajshri Deshpande has revealed she was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer at 43 in two separate notes on Instagram, which detail how the diagnosis came through a routine preventive health checkup. “As you’re reading this, it means I’ve finally found the courage to tell my parents that I have been diagnosed by Infiltrating...
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‘I tested a patient’s urine and it showed sugar. After that, I tested blood sugar and it was 85 mg/dL, which is normal. What is the reason for this?’
3 min readNew DelhiMar 5, 2026 09:30 AM IST Can urine sugar and blood sugar produce two different results? And what if only one is on the higher side? A Quora query got us thinking on the same lines when a user asked: “I tested a patient’s urine, and it showed sugar. After that, I...
