Category: Health

3 min readNew DelhiMay 13, 2026 06:00 AM IST Is there a specific HbA1c range that Type 2 diabetics should aim for? In response to the common Quora query, ‘What is a good HbA1c level for Type 2 diabetes?’, experts explain that the target varies from person to person based on a mix of health,...

3 min readNew DelhiMay 13, 2026 12:00 AM IST Recently, Sonali Bendre candidly spoke about the physical changes she experienced after childbirth and cancer treatment. During a conversation with Bharat Singh and Harsh Limbachiyaa, she shared, “Mere treatment ke baad, steroids ki wajah se, I had weight on…” Her statement resonated with many cancer survivors...

3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: May 13, 2026 01:47 PM IST Recently, Sonali Bendre candidly spoke about the physical changes she experienced after childbirth and cancer treatment. During a conversation with Bharat Singh and Harsh Limbachiyaa, she shared, “Mere treatment ke baad, steroids ki wajah se, I had weight on…” Her statement resonated with many cancer...

Since time immemorial, women have grown up hearing that certain health problems are simply part of being a woman. But what we forget is that this normalisation can lead them to ignore symptoms that may signal an underlying medical condition requiring attention. Recently, UK-based NHS general practitioner Amir Khan addressed this issue in a social...

3 min readNew DelhiMay 12, 2026 08:00 PM IST Archana Puran Singh was recently seen pacing at home post-dinner. “Mummy abhi chal rahi hai room mein (Mom is now walking in the room),” apprised her son Aaryamann Sethi on his YouTube vlog. Sharing her new routine, Singh said, “I have done this new thing. Eating...

3 min readNew DelhiMay 12, 2026 09:30 AM IST In his latest blog, actor Shoaib Ibrahim — while relishing a plate of homemade dal bhati churma by Dipika Kakar — revealed that he plans to go on a stricter, “time-wise” diet soon.  “I did a blood test 15 days ago. My cholesterol is now normal, having been...

3 min readNew DelhiMay 12, 2026 06:00 AM IST Is an HbA1c (which shows average blood sugar over 2-3 months) of 5.8 per cent concerning? To gain informative insight into a similar Quora query, we reached out to a diabetologist, who said the number falls in the pre-diabetes range. “This means your average blood sugar...

Lifestyle medicine expert Dr Achyuthan Eswar recently shared the case of a 33-year-old asthmatic who went swimming for the first time in her life. “As a child, she was discouraged from swimming due to her asthma and low lung function. She had carried her inhaler everywhere since her childhood. Swimming was something ‘other people did.’...

The death of 37-year-old Indian tech professional Chiranjeevi Kolla after a month-long battle with Valley fever has drawn attention to this fungal infection that many people have never heard of. Based in California’s San Francisco Bay Area and working in the healthcare technology sector, Chiranjeevi initially developed symptoms that reportedly resembled a regular flu, including...