4 min readNew DelhiMar 7, 2026 06:00 AM IST On his podcast, Raj Shamani asked author and researcher Karan Sarin a question many silently wonder about: “How do I know that I am insulin resistant?” Responding, Sarin pointed to visible markers — skin tags around the neck, increasing waist size, high blood pressure, erectile dysfunction...
4 min readNew DelhiMar 7, 2026 12:00 AM IST Endometriosis is widely understood as a condition affecting women, but emerging conversations in medical education are highlighting that biology does not always fit neatly into expected categories. London-based general physician Dr Sermed Mezher recently addressed this little-known phenomenon in a video shared on Instagram, explaining that...
4 min readNew DelhiMar 6, 2026 08:00 PM IST A running nose can be very discomforting, and one can only imagine the woe if it goes on for a prolonged time. So when a person recently asked on Quora: “I have a runny nose almost every day for years. What should I do?” we spoke...
3 min readNew DelhiMar 6, 2026 03:58 PM IST Social media continues to surprise us every day in more ways than one. This time, it is content creator Bobbiejo Floyd claiming that the ears, forehead, chin, and mouth are the same size. “How old were you when you realised your ears, your forehead, and your...
Diabetes is no longer a condition confined to middle age. Across India, doctors are increasingly diagnosing people in their 20s and 30s — and experts warn that earlier onset is not simply “earlier diabetes.” It often represents a more aggressive and complex clinical challenge. According to Dr Rajiv Kovil, Head of Diabetology and weight loss...
3 min readNew DelhiMar 5, 2026 09:00 PM IST A stomach ache in your 20s is easy to brush aside — blame it on late nights, fast food, or too much coffee. But if the pain keeps returning, it may be your body signalling that something isn’t right. According to Dr Pawan Rawal, Senior Director,...
A relaxation by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the prescribed dosage for the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine and ‘free’ doses may have pushed back the inclusion of an India-made vaccine into the national programme to inoculate children against HPV. This, despite the Health Ministry in 2023 committing to preparing the India-made vaccine for...
Trial by Fire actor Rajshri Deshpande has revealed she was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer at 43 in two separate notes on Instagram, which detail how the diagnosis came through a routine preventive health checkup. “As you’re reading this, it means I’ve finally found the courage to tell my parents that I have been diagnosed by Infiltrating...
3 min readNew DelhiMar 5, 2026 09:30 AM IST Can urine sugar and blood sugar produce two different results? And what if only one is on the higher side? A Quora query got us thinking on the same lines when a user asked: “I tested a patient’s urine, and it showed sugar. After that, I...
4 min readNew DelhiMar 4, 2026 09:00 PM IST Imagine stepping into a room where gravity doesn’t exist. You’re floating, weightless — but inside your body, things are shifting rapidly. While 24 hours in zero gravity wouldn’t cause permanent damage to a healthy person, it would trigger noticeable changes in circulation, balance, and brain function....
