One in Five Schoolgirls Reported Irregular Periods. Does That Mean PCOS?

An AIIMS screening has put adolescent menstrual health in the news. But an irregular period is not a diagnosis. Here is what the number really tells us, when parents should pay attention, and what they can do without turning a normal part of growing up into a cause for fear.

Rare Disease Drugs: Can India Make Treatment More Affordable?

India already has a global reputation for making medicines affordable. Rare diseases present a harder challenge: can the country use its pharmaceutical strength, manufacturing capacity and policy tools to make high-cost treatments more accessible to patients who need them?

India Needs Rest: When the Global Workday Never Ends

Indian professional working through dinner while his wife and child wait during an after-hours global work call

It’s 8:30 pm in Bengaluru, and dinner is on the table but one chair is still empty. As Indian professionals increasingly work across Asia, Europe and North America, the workday has quietly stopped ending. This piece follows the money behind the “infinite workday” and asks who is really absorbing the cost when a company runs 24 hours but its people cannot.

Can AI Refill Your Prescription? What India Must Decide Before Saying Yes

Artificial intelligence is transforming healthcare, but should it be allowed to refill prescriptions in India? As AI becomes more capable of analysing medical records and supporting clinical decisions, questions about patient safety, legal accountability, ethics, and public trust become increasingly important. This article explores the opportunities and risks of AI-assisted prescription systems in the Indian healthcare context, examining whether technology should assist doctors—or begin replacing some of their routine responsibilities. AI Prescription in India…