Category: Health

As air quality in Delhi-NCR continues to swing into the poor and severe range, everyday living has started to feel like a health negotiation. For many residents, air pollution is no longer an abstract environmental issue but a daily, physical experience marked by irritation, fatigue, congestion, and breathlessness. In this reality, people are increasingly looking for...

Do morning headaches get more frequent once people reach their 40s and 50s? Answering, Dr Honey Savla, consultant in internal medicine at Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai Central, said that doctors tend to see this more often in the mentioned age group. “At this age, people commonly experience early cervical spondylosis, poor sleep posture, increased stress, and...

Kidney disease is one of the most common complications seen in people with diabetes. Unfortunately, most patients miss the earliest signs. This is because kidney damage doesn’t start with dramatic symptoms. “In early-stage kidney disease, symptoms are usually minimal or vague, such as slight swelling, mild fatigue, or foamy urine due to protein leakage, explains...

Jet lag is more than just feeling tired after a long flight. It is a physiological condition that occurs when your body’s internal clock, or circadian rhythm, is thrown off balance due to crossing multiple time zones. Dr Bikky Chaurasia, Consultant, Internal Medicine at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai, explains the science behind jet lag,...

After Sohail Khan’s video of riding a bike on the streets of Mumbai without a helmet went viral, he apologised to his fans in an Instagram post. Stressing that he feels “claustrophobic” if he wears a helmet, Sohail wrote, “I would like to request all the bike riders please wear helmets. I avoid wearing them...

Neck and back pain are often blamed on long hours of sitting, poor posture, or lack of exercise. But an often-overlooked factor may be playing a bigger role than many realise: smoking.  Dr Jay Jagannathan, a neurosurgeon at the Michigan Neurosurgery Institute who specialises in multidisciplinary neurosurgery and pain management, recently shared an Instagram video...