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27/08/2026

Are We Selling Fear in the Name of Cancer? | Dr. Ramila Shilpakar Dongol 🚨
“Cancer has become a way to scare people and get views.”
Cancer को नाममा डर बेचिँदैछ? डा. रमिलाको महत्वपूर्ण कुरा! 🚨
“आजकल Cancer को डर देखाएर views कमाउने trend बढेको छ!”

Open social media today and you'll probably see countless claims about cancer:
“This cosmetic causes cancer.”
“That food causes cancer.”
“Stop using this product or you'll get cancer!”
But Medical Oncologist Dr. Ramila Shilpakar Dongol highlights a growing problem:

There are well-established cancer risk factors that deserve serious attention, including to***co, alcohol, obesity, physical inactivity, certain infections, ultraviolet radiation and some occupational and environmental exposures.

🎙️ Medical Oncologist Dr. Ramila Shilpakar Dongol × Prof. Dr. Uttam Kumar Sharma
Beyond the WhiteCoat
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27/08/2026

25/08/2026

Work Indoors All Day? You Might Need to Think About Vitamin D ☀️
“If you spend almost your entire day indoors, this is something you should know.”
दिनभरि Office भित्र बस्नुहुन्छ? Vitamin D को बारेमा यो कुरा जान्नुहोस्! ☀️
“तपाईंको काम नै दिनभरि भित्र बस्ने हो भने, यो कुरा एकपटक सोच्नुहोस्।”
Do you spend most of your day sitting at a desk?
Work from home?
Or have a job that keeps you indoors for most of the day?
Prof. Dr. Uttam Kumar Sharma has a simple health reminder for you:
Sunlight exposure matters for Vitamin D.
Our skin can produce Vitamin D when exposed to UVB radiation from sunlight. But with modern lifestyles, desk jobs, remote work and spend
Vitamin D plays an important role in bone and muscle health and maintaining adequate levels is an important part of overall health.
So if your lifestyle means you rarely get exposed to sunlight, it may be worth discussing your Vitamin D status with your doctor.

🎙️ Prof. Dr. Uttam Kumar Sharma
Beyond the WhiteCoat | Where Medicine Meets Meaning

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24/08/2026

“They Told Me Nepal Would Pull Me Down!” | Dr. Rameshwar Pokharel
“Before returning to Nepal, they warned him: ‘They won't let you succeed here.’”
“नेपाल फर्किएपछि तिमीलाई नै तल झार्छन्!” | डा. रमेश्वर पोखरेल
“विदेशबाट नेपाल फर्किनुअघि उनलाई भनिएको थियो: यहाँ आएपछि सफल हुन दिँदैनन्!”
After spending many years working abroad, Dr. Rameshwar Pokharel was warned about what might happen if he returned to Nepal.
He was told:
“You won't be able to work the way you did abroad. Nepali people have a habit of pulling others down, not wanting others to succeed and making it difficult for people to move forward.”
But he came back anyway.
Looking back, Dr. Rameshwar says that some of the warnings did eventually make sense to him. He discusses his experiences with the tendency to discourage people who try to move forward and the wider challenges that professionals can face after returning to Nepal.

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24/08/2026

Sleeping 8 hours but still waking up tired? 😴

You went to bed. You slept. You technically got enough hours.

So why do you still feel exhausted the next morning?

For students especially, feeling tired can become so normal that we start thinking it's just because of studying too much, being “lazy” or not having enough motivation.

But sleep isn't only about the number of hours you spend in bed.

Sleep quality matters too.

Your sleep schedule, stress levels, late-night studying, screen habits, caffeine, physical activity and overall routine can all influence how rested you feel.

And during exam season, the cycle can become even worse:

📚 Study late
📱 Scroll before sleeping
🧠 Keep thinking about the exam
😴 Sleep poorly
🥱 Wake up tired
☕ Depend on caffeine
📚 Study late again

Sound familiar?

One of the simplest things you can try is keeping your sleep and wake time relatively consistent, even when your schedule gets busy.

Give yourself some time to wind down before bed instead of going directly from studying or scrolling into sleep.

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23/08/2026

Her Parents Weren't Educated, But They Knew Education Could Change Her Life
“They weren't educated themselves… but they knew their daughter had to be.”
“उहाँहरू आफैं पढ्नुभएको थिएन… तर छोरी पढ्नुपर्छ भन्ने कुरा बुझ्नुभएको थियो।”

Her parents, however, weren't having it.
They made sure she went to school.
What might have felt like an annoying moment to a child became something completely different years later.
Today, she remembers that incident as a source of motivation and a reminder of how strongly her parents believed in the importance of education.
Sometimes children don't understand why their parents insist so strongly on studying.
Years later, we may look back and realize that those small moments of discipline, encouragement and persistence were actually shaping our future.
This isn't simply a story about homework.
It's a story about parents who believed in education even when they themselves didn't have the opportunity to receive it, the power of education, childhood discipline and the sacrifices parents make for their children's future.
🎙️ Watch this personal conversation with Dr. Ramila Shilpakar Dongol and Prof. Dr. Uttam Kumar Sharma on Beyond the WhiteCoat.
Where Medicine Meets Meaning.
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22/08/2026

Exam stress is not always a sign that you haven't studied enough.

Sometimes you've studied for hours, but the pressure itself starts affecting your focus, memory, sleep and confidence.

The answer isn't to completely eliminate stress. It's to learn how to handle it before it starts handling you.

Save this carousel for your next exam week 📌 and send it to someone who needs the reminder.

What helps you deal with exam pressure? Tell us in the comments.

22/08/2026

Parkinson's भएका बिरामीलाई आफू सानो पाइला चालेको थाहा नै नहुन सक्छ!
Parkinson's Patients May Not Realize They're Taking Tiny Steps 😳
“It feels completely normal to them… but they're actually taking very small steps.”
Why do some people with Parkinson's disease appear to take such tiny steps?
Physiotherapist Dr. Prayoush Neupane explains one of the fascinating challenges he encounters while working with Parkinson's patients.
He explains that patients may walk with very small steps, yet when you ask them, their walking can feel completely normal to them. Parkinson's can cause hypokinesia, meaning movements become smaller, slower and less automatic, and people may not always accurately perceive how small their movements have become.
But something as simple as telling a patient:
can sometimes make a remarkable difference.
External cues such as verbal instructions, visual cues or rhythmic cues can help people with Parkinson's overcome some walking difficulties and improve stride length.

But Parkinson's rehabilitation is about far more than walking.
🎙️ Watch the full conversation with Dr. Prayoush Neupane, Physiotherapist and Nepal National Cricket Team Physiotherapist, and Prof. Dr. Uttam Kumar Sharma on Beyond the WhiteCoat.
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21/08/2026

That Child's Chest Was Smaller Than My Senior's Palm…” | Dr. Uttam Sharma
“I've seen worse injuries and worse situations… but I still remember that child.”
“त्यो बच्चाको छाती मेरो Senior को हत्केलाभन्दा सानो थियो…” | डा. उत्तम शर्मा
“धेरै नराम्रा दृश्य देखेको छु… तर त्यो सानो बच्चाको CPR आजसम्म बिर्सन सकेको छैन।”
There are moments in a doctor's career that never completely leave them.
Why does one case stay with us when others don't?
Perhaps because medicine isn't only about clinical knowledge.
Doctors are trained to focus on protocols, decisions, procedures and saving lives. But behind that professional role is a human being who can still be affected by what they witness.
Pediatric resuscitation is particularly demanding. CPR in infants and children requires age-appropriate technique, adequate compression depth and high-quality uninterrupted resuscitation. Current AHA/AAP guidance emphasizes rapid, high-quality CPR for pediatric cardiac arrest.
But this isn't a CPR tutorial.
This is about something much more human:

🎙️ Watch Prof. Dr. Uttam Kumar Sharma and Dr. Amit Bhattarai on Beyond the WhiteCoat.
Where Medicine Meets Meaning.

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20/08/2026

ACL Surgery Isn't the End! Why Rehab Matters | Physiotherapist Prayoush Neupane
“You cn't just have ACL surgery, rest for 3 months and expect to be normal!”
“ACL surgery सकियो भन्दैमा recovery सकिँदैन!”
An ACL reconstruction may repair the ligament, but recovery doesn't end when surgery is over.
Physiotherapist Dr. Prayoush Neupane explains why rehabilitation is such an important part of recovering from an ACL injury.
According to Dr. Prayoush, you can't simply tell a patient to rest for three months and then send them back to normal activity.
The patient needs to progressively learn to walk properly again, rebuild muscle strength, restore movement and control, improve balance, regain confidence and eventually prepare the body for normal activity or sport.
ACL rehabilitation is a process.

🎙️ Watch the full conversation with Dr. Prayoush Neupane, Physiotherapist and Nepal National Cricket Team Physiotherapist, and Prof. Dr. Uttam Kumar Sharma on Beyond the WhiteCoat.
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