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The golden hour: Why every minute counts during a heart attack
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The golden hour: Why every minute counts during a heart attack

3 min readNew DelhiApr 16, 2026 09:00 PM IST Heart attack symptoms don’t always follow a predictable pattern, making it crucial to understand how long they can last and when to act. According to Dr Parin Sangoi, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai Central, timely recognition of symptoms can significantly reduce heart damage and...

Shoaib Ibrahim reveals battle with ‘health anxiety’ after wife Dipika Kakar’s cyst recurrence: ‘Ghabraahat si hone lagi hai bahut zyaada’
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Shoaib Ibrahim reveals battle with ‘health anxiety’ after wife Dipika Kakar’s cyst recurrence: ‘Ghabraahat si hone lagi hai bahut zyaada’

Shoaib Ibrahim, 38, recently opened up about his struggle with ‘health anxiety’ following the recurrence of his wife Dipika Kakar‘s cyst, which required her to undergo surgery for a second time. “I have started gym again. I also need to take care of my health. Ever since Dipika’s recurrence, I have started facing health anxiety....

Telugu actor Varun Tej sustains ‘severe knee fracture’, undergoes surgery; sister Niharika Konidela says, ‘Currently recovering’
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Telugu actor Varun Tej sustains ‘severe knee fracture’, undergoes surgery; sister Niharika Konidela says, ‘Currently recovering’

3 min readNew DelhiApr 16, 2026 02:00 PM IST Telugu action star Varun Tej recently suffered a “severe knee fracture” and underwent surgery, according to his sister and actor Niharika Konidela. In an Instagram post, Niharika mentioned that he sustained the injury while practising volleyball for their upcoming sports drama, Bhari. “He has successfully undergone...

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Are microplastics in ovaries impacting reproductive health?

We are all aware of the fact that the use of plastics causes harm to our environment, and dangerously so. But not many people think about what happens when plastics enter our bodies. As far as gynaecological reproductive health is concerned, while the major emphasis continues to remain on genetics, hormonal imbalances, diet and exercise,...

Selma Blair shares health update, says she’s ‘relapse-free’ amid Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis: ‘Going out isn’t so scary’
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Selma Blair shares health update, says she’s ‘relapse-free’ amid Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis: ‘Going out isn’t so scary’

For years, actor Selma Blair spoke openly about the exhaustion, uncertainty and quiet resilience that came with living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). In this autoimmune disease, the body attacks the nerves, causing symptoms like fatigue, weakness, and difficulty with movement or thinking. Blair shared how much of her time after diagnosis was spent simply trying...

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Medical information presented by chatbots inaccurate, incomplete: Study

New Delhi: An analysis of five chatbots’ responses to health and medicine questions has revealed that a substantial amount of medical information is inaccurate and incomplete. The findings, published in The British Medical Journal (BMJ) Open, also show that nearly half of the responses were problematic in aspects such as presenting a false balance between...

Vikram Bhatt recalls health scare in Udaipur Central Jail, says he stopped eating oil, salt to tide over fever: ‘One particular night in Barrack Number 10’
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Vikram Bhatt recalls health scare in Udaipur Central Jail, says he stopped eating oil, salt to tide over fever: ‘One particular night in Barrack Number 10’

Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt, 57, recently recalled facing a health scare in Udaipur Central Jail, where he was lodged due to an alleged Rs 30 crore cheating and fraud case. Bhatt, who admitted to having “a serious autoimmune disorder called axial spondyloarthritis”, opened up about suffering from fever for nights together. “It must have been three...

‘How can you check if you have a heart blockage. My blood pressure is always good, but aren’t there blood tests that can give us clues?’
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‘How can you check if you have a heart blockage. My blood pressure is always good, but aren’t there blood tests that can give us clues?’

Does a normal blood pressure mean all is well? This is a common and dangerous misconception: the belief that a healthy blood pressure reading is a clean bill of health for the entire cardiovascular system. While blood pressure is a vital metric, it is only one piece of a complex puzzle. To get an insight...

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