Category: Health

Filmmaker and YouTuber Farah Khan recently sat down with tennis icon Sania Mirza for a chat on her podcast, where she detailed her IVF (in vitro fertilisation) journey in vivid detail. Recalling how it was considered a taboo back then, Khan shared, “It was common, but people didn’t talk about it. It was completely legal....

Coffee and tea play a key role in our daily routines. It’s hard to say which is better since both can give you an energy boost. But what actually happens if you drink five cups of each every day? Is one healthier than the other? To find out, we asked Dr Amit Saraf, Director of...

Sushmita Sen recently shared that she “remained conscious” during surgery after her heart attack while filming Aarya 3 in 2023. On a podcast with Divya Jain, the former Miss Universe revealed, “All my doctors will tell you, I was very impatient with them. I said I didn’t want to be unconscious during the procedure. The...

Kidney health can be effectively assessed through simple blood and urine tests. In most cases, this is the first and most important step. So, are imaging like ultrasound or CT scans necessary? That’s exactly what a Quora user wanted to know: “Can kidney damage be detected through a blood test or is imaging (ultrasound, CT...

Celebrity nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar recently shared three simple yet powerful habits that, according to her, can “make a large impact on your health, fitness, well-being, body composition, and fat loss.” In her Fitness Project 2025 video, she introduced the November guidelines, encouraging people to focus on small, sustainable changes rather than extreme routines or restrictive...

Raipur-based oncologist, Dr Jayesh Sharma, recently urged people to pay closer attention to seemingly small or everyday changes in their bodies. In an Instagram video, he listed some of the early warning signs of the most common cancers seen in India and explained why catching them early can make all the difference. He said, “The...

Epilepsy is a complex, chronic neurological disorder marked by recurrent seizures, resulting from sudden bursts of electrical activity in the brain. Affecting individuals across all age groups, epilepsy poses significant challenges; yet, it is important to recognize that with appropriate medical care, approximately 70% of people living with epilepsy can lead normal, productive lives. In...

Former tennis player Sania Mirza recently revealed that she reached out to Farah Khan, a close friend, when she decided to freeze her eggs. “I wanted to freeze my eggs. And I reached out to you and you connected me with your doctor…Dr Firuza Parikh,” Sania said in a conversation with the filmmaker. Speaking on...

As of 2025, India has approximately 25.5 million (2.55 crore) reported tuberculosis (TB) — an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis — patients, according to the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) and data shared by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. “It mainly affects the lungs but can also spread to other...