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Lata Mishra

The hidden heart risk in India’s ‘healthy-looking’ adults

At Mumbai’s Nair hospital, a free screening of seemingly healthy adults found elevated sugar or blood pressure readings in nearly 34%, raising concern over undiagnosed metabolic disease among urban Indians in their 30s and 40s

Can chronic stress lower testosterone and libido? Top doctors answer this, and more

Every week, TOI+ subscribers ask questions about their health and India’s top doctors reply with clear, evidence-based guidance. From heart disease to diabetes, cancer to mental health, Hello, Doctor connects you directly with experts you can trust

If you are diabetic, you may suffer a heart attack and not know

Long-standing high blood sugar can damage the nerves that carry pain signals from the heart. This condition, known as autonomic neuropathy, can blunt the body’s warning system, making even a major cardiac event feel milder than it really is

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Can prediabetes be reversed without medicines? Top doctors answer this, and more

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Can arthritis in one knee strain the replaced knee? Top doctors answer this, and more

Every week, TOI+ subscribers ask questions about their health and India’s top doctors reply with clear, evidence-based guidance. From heart disease to diabetes, cancer to mental health, Hello, Doctor connects you directly with experts you can trust

Article image for: New daily pill offers rare hope in advanced pancreatic cancer

New daily pill offers rare hope in advanced pancreatic cancer

A once-daily experimental pill nearly doubled median survival in advanced pancreatic cancer in a global trial. It is not a cure or yet approved in India, but doctors say it marks a rare advance against one of the hardest cancers to treat

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Can a normal ECG rule out a heart attack? Top doctors answer this, and more

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Are you over 50 and often get cough and cold? Consider taking a pneumonia vaccine

It protects against Streptococcus pneumoniae, one of the leading causes of serious lung infections. Doctors say the bacterium is responsible for a significant proportion of severe pneumonia cases that result in hospitalisation among older adults

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Should you drink ORS every day in summer? Top doctors answer this, and more

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Article image for: Can diabetes medicines cause muscle weakness? Top doctors answer this, and more

Can diabetes medicines cause muscle weakness? Top doctors answer this, and more

Every week, TOI+ subscribers ask questions about their health and India’s top doctors reply with clear, evidence-based guidance. From heart disease to diabetes, cancer to mental health, Hello, Doctor connects you directly with experts you can trust

Article image for: Can diabetes medicines cause muscle weakness? Top doctors answer this, and more

Can diabetes medicines cause muscle weakness? Top doctors answer this, and more

Every week, TOI+ subscribers ask questions about their health and India’s top doctors reply with clear, evidence-based guidance. From heart disease to diabetes, cancer to mental health, Hello, Doctor connects you directly with experts you can trust

Article image for: Wedding, vacation, events: Why Indians want weight loss injections

Wedding, vacation, events: Why Indians want weight loss injections

As young and otherwise healthy people turn to GLP-1 drugs to meet weight targets, doctors warn the side-effects can land them in hospital

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Why does nasal congestion get worse at night? Top doctors answer this, and more

Every week, TOI+ subscribers ask questions about their health and India’s top doctors reply with clear, evidence-based guidance. From heart disease to diabetes, cancer to mental health, Hello, Doctor connects you directly with experts you can trust

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Fit, healthy and still at risk of heart disease? Soha Ali Khan has a solution

Doctors say that if there’s a history of heart attacks in your family, routine tests may not capture how much at risk you are even at young ages

Article image for: Is night-time chest pain due to gas, acidity or the heart? Top doctors answer this, and more

Is night-time chest pain due to gas, acidity or the heart? Top doctors answer this, and more

Every week, TOI+ subscribers ask questions about their health and India’s top doctors reply with clear, evidence-based guidance. From heart disease to diabetes, cancer to mental health, Hello, Doctor connects you directly with experts you can trust

Article image for: Can an onion in your pocket stop heatstroke? Doctors say no

Can an onion in your pocket stop heatstroke? Doctors say no

Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia’s viral claim that carrying an onion can beat the heat has drawn medical pushback. Doctors warn such myths can mislead during heatwaves, when hydration, rest and early care — not folk remedies — determine whether heat stress turns dangerous

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Is sudden fainting a heart warning sign? Top doctors answer this, and more

Every week, TOI+ subscribers ask questions about their health and India’s top doctors reply with clear, evidence-based guidance. From heart disease to diabetes, cancer to mental health, Hello, Doctor connects you directly with experts you can trust

Article image for: Another reason for a mammogram. It could be a window to your heart's health

Another reason for a mammogram. It could be a window to your heart's health

Calcium deposits in breast arteries are an early cardiac risk marker; treatment can even prevent heart attacks

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Can new mRNA vaccine improve survival in India’s toughest cancer?

Pancreatic cancer remains one of the deadliest cancers in India, with most cases detected too late for cure. A new mRNA vaccine is showing early promise in trials, but experts say its role, cost and real-world impact remain unclear.

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Are basic health tests enough after 40? Top doctors answer this, and more

Every week, TOI+ subscribers ask questions about their health and India’s top doctors reply with clear, evidence-based guidance. From heart disease to diabetes, cancer to mental health, Hello, Doctor connects you directly with experts you can trust

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