The Family Man actor Sharib Hashmi opened up about his wife Nasreen Hashmi’s oral cancer relapse for the sixth time. “Nasreen’s cancer is aggressive,” said Sharib, while adding that “She has undergone the surgery 5 times now”. “She has relapsed 5 times. It has come back for the 6th time. This time it has spread...
India is home to more than 1.4 billion people, thousands of communities, hundreds of languages, and five major language families. Many communities have historically practised endogamy and in some regions, consanguineous marriage. This is both a social and a biological fact with medical consequences. India is not one genetic population. Indians carry a layered inheritance...
Cardiologist and content creator Dr Sanjay Bhojraj says one thing has become increasingly clear to him: modern routines are often working directly against heart health. In a recent Instagram post, the longevity medicine physician and board-certified interventional cardiologist shared what he described as a realistic day-long routine — from 7 am to 9 pm —...
3 min readNew DelhiMay 13, 2026 06:00 AM IST Is there a specific HbA1c range that Type 2 diabetics should aim for? In response to the common Quora query, ‘What is a good HbA1c level for Type 2 diabetes?’, experts explain that the target varies from person to person based on a mix of health,...
3 min readNew DelhiMay 13, 2026 12:00 AM IST Recently, Sonali Bendre candidly spoke about the physical changes she experienced after childbirth and cancer treatment. During a conversation with Bharat Singh and Harsh Limbachiyaa, she shared, “Mere treatment ke baad, steroids ki wajah se, I had weight on…” Her statement resonated with many cancer survivors...
3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: May 13, 2026 01:47 PM IST Recently, Sonali Bendre candidly spoke about the physical changes she experienced after childbirth and cancer treatment. During a conversation with Bharat Singh and Harsh Limbachiyaa, she shared, “Mere treatment ke baad, steroids ki wajah se, I had weight on…” Her statement resonated with many cancer...
Since time immemorial, women have grown up hearing that certain health problems are simply part of being a woman. But what we forget is that this normalisation can lead them to ignore symptoms that may signal an underlying medical condition requiring attention. Recently, UK-based NHS general practitioner Amir Khan addressed this issue in a social...
3 min readNew DelhiMay 12, 2026 08:00 PM IST Archana Puran Singh was recently seen pacing at home post-dinner. “Mummy abhi chal rahi hai room mein (Mom is now walking in the room),” apprised her son Aaryamann Sethi on his YouTube vlog. Sharing her new routine, Singh said, “I have done this new thing. Eating...
3 min readNew DelhiMay 12, 2026 09:30 AM IST In his latest blog, actor Shoaib Ibrahim — while relishing a plate of homemade dal bhati churma by Dipika Kakar — revealed that he plans to go on a stricter, “time-wise” diet soon. “I did a blood test 15 days ago. My cholesterol is now normal, having been...
3 min readNew DelhiMay 12, 2026 06:00 AM IST Is an HbA1c (which shows average blood sugar over 2-3 months) of 5.8 per cent concerning? To gain informative insight into a similar Quora query, we reached out to a diabetologist, who said the number falls in the pre-diabetes range. “This means your average blood sugar...
