Child Not Speaking at 2 Years: Autism, Hearing Loss or Something Else?
A practical guide for parents when a two-year-old is not talking, including hearing loss, autism, speech delay and when to seek help.
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Medicine, stories, and random things I want to write down.
I am Dr. Vivek Karn, a pediatrics resident in Nepal. This blog mixes practical child-health guides, clinical learning, medical tools I build, and the occasional personal note that does not fit anywhere else.
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Jaundice in Newborns: When to Panic and When Not To
A practical Nepal-focused guide for parents on newborn jaundice, phototherapy, warning signs and follow-up.
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Nephrotic Syndrome in a Child: A Parent’s Real Guide
A practical guide for parents of children with nephrotic syndrome, including swelling, urine protein, steroids, relapse and danger signs.
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Asthma in Children: What Inhalers Actually Do and Why Your Child Needs One
A parent-friendly explanation of asthma inhalers, controller medicines, relievers, spacers and common fears in Nepal.
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My Child Was Diagnosed With Thalassemia: A Practical Guide for Parents in Nepal
A detailed parent guide to thalassemia in Nepal, including transfusion, chelation, monitoring, Nepal/South Asia data, BMT, newer medicines, gene therapy and practical clinic questions.
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Why Nepali Children Keep Dying From Things We Know How to Prevent
A Nepal-focused systems piece on preventable pediatric deaths, vaccines, delays, referral gaps, infections and family-level barriers.
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Some posts are practical health guides for parents and patients. Some are clinical notes for doctors and students. Some are simply stories, tools, tech experiments, or thoughts I wanted to keep. The mix is intentional.