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Health advice from Rao Family Clinic, Pune
Plain-language articles written and medically reviewed by Dr. Ananya Rao: the questions families ask us every week. They are for general information, not a diagnosis.
Latest · Preventive care
What a yearly health check should include after 40
The tests that matter after 40 — heart, sugar, thyroid, cancer screening — and the ones you can usually skip.
Dr. Ananya Rao · · 6 min read
Diabetes & BP
HbA1c explained: what your diabetes number really means
What HbA1c measures, what a good target is for you, and practical ways to bring it down — from a Pune diabetes doctor.
Dr. Ananya Rao · · 5 min read
Seasonal illness
Dengue, malaria or typhoid? Telling Pune’s monsoon fevers apart
Monsoon fevers in Pune look alike at first. Here’s how dengue, malaria and typhoid differ, which tests help, and when to get checked.
Dr. Ananya Rao · · 7 min read
