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This happened one Saturday morning. I woke up as usual and went to the washroom, and on my way back, I found myself in excruciating pain that suddenly started from my lower back and traveled down to the back of my right thigh, and to my calf muscles, and heels. …

This metropolis is sick, I will heal it and return to you a rejuvenated and energetic Kathmandu. I am not a cadre of any political party, only a simple citizen working in quality management, who respects the nation’s flag and its citizenship, I am not indebted to anyone, and I …

  Dr. Nutan Sharma, Senior IVF Consultant and Laparoscopic Surgeon, Norvic Hospital, tells us about infertility and IVF treatment—what it is, how it’s done, new technologies in the sector, and more.     What is infertility? When a married couple has unprotected sex for around a year without using any …

Sometimes, depending on age and maybe mood, it does seem like sex is an overrated subject. However, according to the experts, sex is the driving factor of human lives. Great sexual health is a positive force that enhances other dimensions of one’s life, it being fundamental to the overall health …

LGBT rights as fundamental rights was recognized by Nepal’s constitution and legalized in 2007 with the introduction of several new laws. With the introduction of the supportive laws, and formation of the LGBT society, citizens who once feared to express their gender freely have now come upfront to reveal their …

When I was in Florida, U.S.A., some years ago, I was appalled to see hordes of really fat people, which prompted me to write an article on the subject, some lines of which go like this: “After a months’ stay here, I have come to the conclusion that in proportion …

The presence of an encouraging number of women in the medical field has resulted in a diverse surgical workforce. A career in surgery has significant lifestyle implications: the profession is associated with a high degree of patient acuity, significant on-call responsibility, and irregular work hours, all requiring a substantial commitment …

Hair loss is an increasing complaint in Dermatology OPD, and more so after the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. There is a huge rise in number of cases we see that comes with hair loss problems, and not to mention, the psychological impact it has on the patients. While we …

Another year, another step towards mass annihilation. This is it folks, this is the article where I give all of you a vague, vapid, everlasting and never-ending alarm about how the world is going to end—or is it? Is our planet really nose-diving into oblivion? Is this remarkably overblown? There …

On April 14, 2017, the Government of Nepal instituted a ban on vehicle horns in Kathmandu Valley. A couple of years before this happened, around 2015 or 2016, I remember going to work every day around 10 in the morning. And, as soon as the vehicle would reach Baneswor Chowk, …