Cancer used to be seen as part of ageing: something that mainly afflicted people over the age of 60 or 70. But although it is still true that the majority of new cancer diagnoses affect the over-70s, the pattern is changing in subtle ways. Some cancers are increasingly found in younger people. Take colorectal (bowel) cancer: while rates have declined …
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Bipasha Basu shared her experience with Neha Dhupia about her daughter Devi’s heart condition. Devi was born with a ventricular septal defect. She underwent surgery at three months old. Bipasha and Karan faced a challenging time. Bipasha spoke about the emotional toll. The surgery lasted six hours. She didn’t sleep for 40 days. Bipasha Basu had once opened up about …
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You’d be hard-pressed to find many public health experts who have positive things to say about Donald Trump’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States. Alongside his numerous policy failures, one Cornell University study found that he was the biggest source of Covid-19 misinformation. But if there’s one redeeming feature to Trump’s pandemic record, it has to be …
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