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Over the years, Usha Sriram, a senior city-based endocrinologist, has seen an increasing number of young women becoming susceptible to non-communicable diseases. Diabetes, hypertension, weight issues and mental illnesses, she says, seem to be more common now than they were a few decades ago. “Women these days are balancing careers and traditional roles and high levels of stress, lack of sleep and social isolation are increasing,” she said. Read More