Dark-coloured urine can cause panic, leading people to assume the worst. Unreliable information on the internet worsens the situation, and one Quora user shared a similar experience. The post read: ‘I’m peeing dark brown, basically looking like coffee. I think it’s my kidneys. Are there any other symptoms my liver or kidneys show when they...
Older adults who are frail and have depression could be at a higher risk of dementia, with the factors combined contributing to 17 per cent of the overall risk, according to a study. The findings, published in the journal General Psychiatry, suggests that while frailty and depression each increase dementia risk on their own, having...
Meenu was 43 when she first noticed the shift—not in her body, but in her tolerance. “Things I had earlier adjusted to without much thought began to feel heavier,” she recalls. “At the time, I did not immediately label it as perimenopause. I thought I was just tired or becoming less flexible.” Only later did...
In 2025, doctors across specialities repeatedly flagged the same everyday habits that quietly chip away at long-term health. These aren’t dramatic, once-in-a-while mistakes, but small routines that have become so normalised that many people have stopped noticing them altogether. From the way people eat, move, sleep and rest, patterns have begun to emerge that worry...
Orthopaedic and sports surgeon Dr Obaidur Rehman recently shared the case of a woman who ignored “extreme unexplained fatigue” and ended up suffering a heart attack eight hours later. “She was 36. A mother of two. The kind who knew everyone else’s schedules but ignored her own body. That day didn’t start with pain. It...
Anaesthesiologist and interventional pain medicine physician Dr Kunal Sood recently highlighted how subtle shifts in the hands and nails can reflect deeper issues within the body, including chronic diseases that benefit from early diagnosis. In a video shared on Instagram, he explained five distinct changes worth paying attention to. For instance, clubbing causes the fingertips...
The Internet is a strange place with countless new health claims surfacing every day. One such unusual oral-care trend, dominating the landscape of many Western regions like California, Los Angeles, Seoul and Stockholm, is freezing your toothbrush overnight before using it in the morning. The internet claims that the icy bristles can “kill oral bacteria,”...
By 2025, lifestyle choices stopped being quiet, personal decisions and turned into daily debates at family gatherings and on social media. How late should you eat? Should you cut carbs or double down on protein? Is chasing balance wiser than chasing ambition? What was once considered routine now came with strong opinions, studies, counter-studies, and...
Conversations around body image often remain uncomfortable, even as discussions about mental health slowly become more mainstream. In a recent Instagram video, actor Aamir Khan’s daughter Ira Khan spoke about this gap, admitting that talking about her body has been harder for her than opening up about depression. Addressing herself directly, she said, “Let’s address the...
Modern healthcare is fundamentally dependent on a constant supply of known and new drugs, making their discovery and manufacture a profitable business. The Indian pharmaceutical industry plays a key role in making drugs available globally at low prices, reflected in its projected revenue of about $130 billion by 2030. However, it largely manufactures generics that...
