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between clinics.

Everything here began as a question a parent asked in a consulting room. Articles are dated, revised when the evidence moves, and always written for the person holding the worry, not for other doctors.

Start hereGrowth & Height

Reading your child's growth chart

What a centile actually means, why the shape of the line matters far more than the number, and the four patterns that make a paediatric endocrinologist sit up.

18 June 20265 min read

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Reading your child's growth chart

What a centile actually means, why the shape of the line matters far more than the number, and the four patterns that make a paediatric endocrinologist sit up.

5 min read

12 May 2026Puberty & Adolescence

Is my child's puberty normal?

The usual order and timing of puberty in girls and boys, what counts as early or late, and the specific signs that genuinely warrant an endocrine opinion.

5 min read

28 Apr 2026Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes at school: a one-page plan

What every school in Kolkata needs in writing before your child with type 1 diabetes walks through the gate: hypoglycaemia, exams, sports, and who to call.

4 min read

30 Mar 2026Bone & Nutrition

Vitamin D in Indian children: who actually needs it

A sunny country with widespread deficiency, a supplement sold on every corner, and a surprising amount of over-treatment. What the evidence supports, and what it does not.

4 min read

14 Feb 2026For Parents

Preparing for a hormone stimulation test

Why one blood sample is often not enough, what a stimulation test involves hour by hour, and how to get a child through a long morning at the lab.

4 min read

20 Jan 2026For Parents

Twelve questions worth asking your endocrinologist

A short list that makes any specialist consultation more useful, whether it is with this clinic or another one entirely.

3 min read

08 Dec 2025Thyroid

The newborn thyroid screening test, explained

Why congenital hypothyroidism is the most important condition India screens for, what an abnormal heel-prick result means, and why the first two weeks matter so much.

4 min read

11 Nov 2025Growth & Height

Short stature: when it is worth worrying

Most short children are healthy. This is how a paediatric endocrinologist separates the ones who are from the ones who need investigating.

5 min read

02 Oct 2025Puberty & Adolescence

PCOS in teenagers is over-diagnosed. Here is why that matters.

Irregular periods are normal in the first years after menarche. Diagnosing polycystic ovary syndrome too early attaches a lifelong label to something that often resolves on its own.

4 min read

25 Aug 2025Bone & Nutrition

Childhood obesity is not a character flaw

Why weight in children is a medical and environmental problem rather than a moral one, what actually needs excluding, and how to have the conversation without harming the child.

4 min read