As Delhi’s air quality plunges to hazardous levels year after year, the city is witnessing an alarming surge in respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses. What was once considered seasonal discomfort has now escalated into a persistent public health emergency. Doctors across the NCR are reporting an unprecedented rise in cases of chronic cough, breathlessness, and pollution-triggered inflammation, even among young, otherwise healthy individuals.

A New Pattern of Illness Among Young Adults

According to Dr Abhijeet Singh, Senior Consultant, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sharda Care Healthcity, Greater Noida, the current trend is unlike anything seen before. “We are seeing an unprecedented new trend in otherwise healthy people particularly those below 40, with no asthma or allergy hist

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