India’s population is ageing at a pace never seen before, and with this demographic shift comes a silent health crisis: chronic kidney disease (CKD). For many older adults, kidney problems…
Alzheimer’s isn’t just a medical condition I read about in textbooks—it’s something I’ve lived through in my own family. My grandmother struggled with dementia and eventually Alzheimer’s disease, and as…
When it comes to women’s health, few diseases are as silent and insidious as ovarian cancer. Often dubbed the “whispering disease”, it creeps up with vague symptoms — a little…
In India, stroke has quietly emerged as a major public-health challenge. A recent analysis estimates that the number of people living with stroke in India rose from around 4.4 million…
For more than a decade, a 44-year-old professional in Mumbai lived with a silent but relentless enemy—uncontrolled high blood pressure. Despite taking multiple medications, his blood pressure remained stubbornly high…