September 29 marks World Heart Day—a global reminder that the hardest-working muscle in your body has been quietly clocking in every second since before you were born and has never once asked for a break Do the maths. Your heart beats an estimated 100,000 times a day. Over an average lifetime, that adds up to … Continue reading World Heart Day – The One Organ You Never Thank
Endometriosis takes an average of seven years to diagnose. Here’s why so many women wait that long for an answer Column by Dr. Parul Singhal “Better late than never, but never late is better.” Nowhere does this hold truer than in the diagnosis of endometriosis, a condition in which the average woman may wait years—sometimes … Continue reading Endometriosis: The 7-Year Diagnosis Delay
Heart disease was once considered a problem of later life. That assumption is quietly becoming outdated, and the shift deserves far more attention than it is currently getting. There is a certain kind of incredulity that pervades the stories of people who suffer a cardiac event before the age of 40. Its characteristic signs can … Continue reading Under 40 and At Risk: Why Young Hearts Are Failing
Stress and anxiety are often blamed for heart trouble, and sometimes rightly so. A psychiatrist separates the real risk from the overstated fear. Column by Dr. Jaspreet Kaur One of the most frequent questions put to psychiatric clinics during today’s visits, in one form or another, is this: “Can anxiety directly lead to a heart … Continue reading The Mind-Heart Line
In this exclusive conversation with Know Your Doctor Magazine, Dr. Saurabh K Gupta, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon, talks about the real breadth of the specialty—from road-accident trauma and microsurgery to reconstructive procedures and cosmetic trends that warrant caution Most people equate plastic surgery with cosmetic procedures. Can you walk us through the actual breadth of … Continue reading Beyond Beauty: The Many Faces of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
More connected than any generation before them, young adults are also lonelier than ever. What’s really going on beneath the constant contact? More connected than any generation before them, yet increasingly—and quietly—alone. What’s actually going on? It’s one of the more confusing trends of our time. Today’s young people are more digitally connected than perhaps … Continue reading Alone, Together
Fatigue, low motivation, and stalled gains get blamed on testosterone often. Here’s where the science holds up, and where it doesn’t Somewhere between a genuine medical concern and a wellness-industry buzzword, “low T” has become one of the most talked-about—and most misunderstood—health topics among men today. It’s almost impossible to browse the fitness internet for … Continue reading The “Low T” QUESTION
Smartwatches have quietly evolved into genuine health tools. Here’s what they can actually detect, and what they can’t Smartwatches have quietly evolved from glorified pedometers into genuine health-monitoring tools. Here’s what they can reliably flag—and what they can’t. For much of the last decade, the smartwatch on your wrist was simply counting your steps and … Continue reading What Your Watch Already Knows
Twenty years of changing diets have quietly reshaped young hearts. A dietitian traces what’s changed, and what it’s costing us For decades, heart health was considered mainly an adult concern. Today, however, poor dietary patterns are beginning much earlier in life. Over the past 20 years, our food environment has changed dramatically, and young people … Continue reading The Diet Shift: What’s Actually on Our Plates Now
Column by Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Gastroenterologist Chest pain can be a frightening symptom, but not every ache signals a heart attack. Acid reflux and cardiac pain can feel remarkably similar, making it difficult to tell the difference without proper medical evaluation. When Chest Pain Isn’t Your Heart—or Is It? The GERD-Cardiac Confusion There is probably … Continue reading Heartburn or Heart Attack?
