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It usually arrives at night. One joint, often the big toe, so painful that a bedsheet is unbearable. Gout is one of the most treatable forms of arthritis and one of the most poorly managed, largely because people chase the number on the report instead of the attacks.
Read articleTiredness gets blamed on work, on age, on the weather. Very often it is a number on a blood report that nobody acted on. Anaemia is extraordinarily common in India, especially in women, and it is one of the easiest things to find and fix once somebody looks.
Read articleEvery dengue season, families watch one number and panic at the wrong moment. A falling platelet count is not the thing that makes dengue dangerous, and the number alone almost never decides treatment. An MD physician explains what the count means and what doctors actually watch instead.
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General HealthMost stomach pain can wait until morning. This one cannot. Appendicitis is the abdominal emergency where hours genuinely matter, and the pain has a signature that tells you when to stop waiting. A surgeon explains what to look for and what keyhole removal involves.
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General HealthA hernia is a hole in a wall, and holes in walls do not close by themselves. Belts and trusses only hide the bulge while it quietly widens. A surgeon explains the warning signs, the one complication that turns it into an emergency, and what modern repair actually involves.
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Brain & NerveMost headaches are nothing. That is the honest starting point, and it is why the rare dangerous one gets missed. A neurosurgeon explains the early brain tumor symptoms that get blamed on stress, screens and sleep, and the specific patterns that should send you for a scan.
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General HealthFor years it gets called acidity. Antacids are bought, dinners are blamed, and the pain keeps coming back after rich food. Gallbladder stones are one of the most commonly missed causes of upper abdominal pain in India, and the difference matters, because one of them becomes an emergency.
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General HealthA thyroid report is three numbers and a set of arrows, and most people read only whether something is flagged high. The counter-intuitive part is that TSH moves in the opposite direction to the thyroid itself. A physician explains how to read the report properly.
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Urology CareThe first question everyone asks after a scan is whether the stone will pass on its own. Size is the biggest clue, but it is not the whole answer. An M.Ch urologist explains what each size usually does, and why where the stone sits matters just as much.
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