Many people take comfort in seeing ‘normal’ cholesterol numbers on their blood reports, assuming this automatically means their heart attack risk is low. However, this assumption can be misleading. In an Instagram post, Dr Priyanka Sehrawat, a general physician and neurologist, highlighted that cholesterol alone does not always tell the whole story of cardiovascular risk. Addressing...
Many people notice a frustrating pattern after crossing 30: the waistline expands even though eating habits and workouts haven’t changed much. Addressing this common concern, Dr Saurabh Sethi, a California-based gastroenterologist trained at AIIMS, Harvard, and Stanford Universities, recently explained why belly fat tends to increase with age, and why it often feels more complicated to...
Kidney specialist Dr Arjun Sabharwal urged people to stop taking antibiotics like azithromycin for sore throats. “Science is clear, antibiotics don’t work for viral infections. In 3-5 days, the body recovers by itself. We are not giving the body a chance to fight. If there is a viral, take supportive treatment and let the body...
Perimenopause is a life stage that many women experience but few openly talk about, despite its wide-ranging physical and emotional effects. Unlike menopause, which marks a specific point in time, perimenopause is a gradual hormonal transition that can begin as early as 35 and continue for several years. Actor Soha Ali Khan recently spoke about navigating...
Congratulations are for tennis ace Venus Williams and actor Andrea Preti. Following an Italian celebration in September, the couple tied the knot during a week-long celebration with close friends and family in Palm Beach, Florida. Talking to Vogue magazine, the athlete revealed that for the courthouse ceremony, she slipped into a stunning classic short skirt...
Hina Khan, who has been undergoing treatment for breast cancer stage 3, recently shared a health update, revealing her family has a history of cancer. “Recovering. Healing. Getting better. It’s been a long journey. Chemotherapies and immunotherapies are almost over. We keep a check on it. We do scans and everything. So far so good,”...
How should creatinine levels be read and analysed? This is what we were left wondering when we came across a post on Quora asking: ‘I have a creatinine level of 4.77. Is it dangerous, or do I need dialysis?’ So we reached out to Dr Mahesh Prasad, a senior consultant in nephrology at KIMS Hospitals, Thane,...
Winter can be particularly challenging for people with asthma, with cold weather often triggering flare-ups and breathing discomfort. To understand why this happens and how asthmatics can stay safe during the colder months, we spoke to Dr Sunil Kumar K, Lead Consultant – Interventional Pulmonology at Aster CMI Hospital, Bangalore. “Many times, asthma symptoms increase...
Like every other important marker, blood pressure also needs to be controlled for a healthy heart. As such, when we came across a Quora query: ‘Is a blood pressure of 150/80 mmHg dangerous for those who are 65 years old and older?’, we decided to ask a cardiologist. Dr Parin Sangoi, consultant, interventional cardiologist, Wockhardt...
Ageing has been treated in public conversation as something to delay, deny or disguise. Wrinkles, grey hair, sagging skin and slow joints have often been discussed as aesthetic problems to be fixed. But in 2025, the narrative shifted toward a more honest, holistic and practical conversation about ageing: one that acknowledges both the realities of growing...
