Anuradha Mascarenhas

#Semaglutide is clinically proven for managing #diabetes and #weight. As the global formulation goes off patent in #India,doctors in #Pune and #Mumbai caution it is not a quick fix. Read Why in 👇 indianexpress.com/article/cities… @MoHFW_INDIA @IntDiabetesFed @IndianExpress

A review of some recent studies suggests that worries about hiring bias due to menstrual leaves may not be unfounded. But, there are other ways of improving working conditions for women. @runaanu explains: indianexpress.com/article/explai…

A 24/7 lifestyle, prevalent use of electronic devices, social media. On #worldsleepday experts flag concern as to why have we forgotten to switch off or disconnect. "Have we lost touch with our innate need to sleep?" indianexpress.com/article/cities… @MoHFW_INDIA @EduMinOfIndia

#March is observed as the #birthdefectsawarenessmonth in India and on Monday, the Birth Anomalies Network of India (#BIND), a national collective, will be launched in #NewDelhi. Read about this collective in👇 indianexpress.com/article/cities… @_SPPU @SmileTrainIndia @MoHFW_INDIA

Young #Indian adults (18-34) ranked 60th globally in mental health and well-being as per #GlobalMindHealth 2025 report covering 84 countries. They have a Mind Health Quotient score of 33. Read in👇 indianexpress.com/article/health… @SapiensLab @NIMHgov

After building own `#TajMahal', educationist develops 10-acre garden with 4000 trees, marble statues of Rafi, Lata at MP's #Burhanpur Read in👇 indianexpress.com/article/cities… @mvisionacademy @MinOfCultureGoI @EduMinOfIndia

#DrDigantAmte and #DrAnaghaAmte awarded #DrKVDesikanMemorialAward2026 for work in reducing the incidence of cerebral malaria within #Gadchiroli’s tribal communities . #DrSuwashBaral awarded for work on #leprosy diagnosis in #Nepal indianexpress.com/article/pune/a… @LEPRA_Society

`#Aai’ (mother) that sound was music to her ears when her 16-yr-old daughter, whispered after ten months of silence. Diagnosed with #depressivestupor, read about a mother's journey and how her daughter recovered indianexpress.com/article/cities… @BjgmcSgh @NIMHgov @IndianExpress

Researchers with #YoungLivesMatter project say for many youth, the #suicide attempt is not necessarily about wanting to die, but a desperate effort to force a change. Read in👇 indianexpress.com/article/cities… @harvardmed @SangathIndia @Team_PCMC @NIMHgov

At #Pune’s District Hospital, a new kind of conversation about women’s bodies and the way they change with advancing years is taking place after years of silence. Read about #Maharashtra 's new initiative #MenopauseCafe indianexpress.com/article/health… @CMOMaharashtra @MeghnaBordikar

#Flashback How the #MumbaiPune road shaped 3 generations of #cyclists from this family Read in 👇 indianexpress.com/article/cities… @IndianExpress @KOELpumps @Bajaj_Finance

#DrArmidaFernandez on being conferred the #PadmaShri says it is never a one-man or one-woman show and recalls how "reducing neonatal mortality was a collective effort."Read in 👇 indianexpress.com/article/health… @PadmaAwards @SNEHAmumbai @IndianExpress

With the #US officially quitting the @WHO, Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of @TheLancet, has called the move a “self-inflicted problem for America”. @doctorsoumya the inaugural chief scientist terms it as 'big loss'. Read in 👇 indianexpress.com/article/india/… @POTUS45 @PMOIndia

He was India’s best-known ecologist and environmentalist who amalgamated ethics and compassion with science and data. At home,#MadhavGadgil was a doting grandfather. He passed away in #Pune. Read in 👇 indianexpress.com/article/cities… @doctorsoumya @csd_gipe @Ram_Guha @IISERPune

@mhemachari @Warriormomsin @WMMaharashtra @suratkal @vandymini @ChaloPmc @parisarpune @AneraoKailash @BhavreenMK @TamhiniGhat @VinitaDeshmukh indianexpress.com/article/cities…

For years, air pollution in Pune has been treated like background noise. Something we “manage”, “adjust to”, or ignore. Voters are done with that. Garbage burning, construction dust, zero local monitoring, no follow-up on complaints. This is not invisible anymore. It’s an emergency. And it deserves a place on the election agenda. #CleanAir #Pune @runaanu

As we bid adieu to #2025, here's a story I wrote on #womenempowerment. Do read when free😊 ‘Why not her?’: A military nursing officer’s 8,800-km solo ride after retirement redefines what women can do indianexpress.com/article/cities… @Tri_Service @IaSouthern @IndianExpress

Dheeraj Akolkar, #uk-based award-winning filmmaker who hails from #Pune, has received an honorary #doctorate from the @unibirmingham. Read in👇 indianexpress.com/article/cities… @NFAIOfficial @FTIIOfficial

''Intimate Partner Violence & Sexual Violence Against Children remain among India’s urgent and least-addressed public health crises.'' #GBD 2023 study provides refined prevalence estimates ,reveals an attributable disease burden. Read in👇 indianexpress.com/article/cities… @TheLancet

‘Dead’ in ,#Kedarnath floods to theft charges: Man is united with family 12 yrs later. Clue about his school helped govt mental hospital at #Pune piece together his past. indianexpress.com/article/cities… @CMHLPIndia @MoHFW_INDIA @IndianExpress

@astro_roamer @IndianExpress Amazing work Prof Debarati @astro_roamer indianexpress.com/article/cities…

Women scientists often do not get recognition and visibility for their achievements as their male peers. Thanks to @IndianExpress @runaanu for highlighting stories like ours which go unnoticed, that hopefully will help to change the gender bias that still exists in society.