by Dr Roshan Daniel | Oct 6, 2026 | Rare Diseases
Some families first hear the words “Marfan syndrome” from an eye doctor, after a child’s lens is found to be out of place. Others hear it from a cardiologist, after a routine heart scan shows a widened aorta. And...
by Dr Roshan Daniel | Oct 2, 2026 | Rare Diseases
Many people in India first hear the word “cholesterol” from a routine health check. The report shows a high number, and the usual advice follows: eat less oil, walk more, recheck in three months. For most people, that advice works reasonably well....
by Dr Roshan Daniel | Oct 1, 2026 | Rare Diseases
Most families that have been touched by cancer have seen one type of cancer, usually in older relatives. Some families look very different. A young woman develops breast cancer in her twenties. An uncle had a sarcoma in his thirties. A cousin was treated for a brain...
by Dr Roshan Daniel | Sep 29, 2026 | Rare Diseases
Many families finish genetic testing expecting a final answer. Instead, the report says “no pathogenic variant identified” or lists a “variant of uncertain significance.” A few months or years later, they may hear that the same test data now...
by Dr Roshan Daniel | Sep 29, 2026 | Rare Diseases
When a young, apparently healthy person dies suddenly, the family is left with grief and a question nobody seems able to answer: why? In many Indian families, the explanation given is simply “heart attack.” The file is closed, and life moves on. But...
by Dr Roshan Daniel | Sep 26, 2026 | Rare Diseases
Ancestry and health DNA kits are easy to buy. You spit into a tube, post it back, and a few weeks later an app tells you where your ancestors came from, what your “genetic diet” should be, and sometimes whether you carry a risk for cancer or another...