Have you ever heard about Hypothyroidism? Most of the people are familiar with hypothyroidism but what is congenital hypothyroidism?. I have seen many kids suffering from various congenital issues. But many parents are unaware of what is happening and this lack of information causes them a lot of damage. A few days back, going through a newspaper, I saw a case where a child suffered from a rare disease and died due to lack of proper medical attention. Why do so many children die because of the congenital issues?. The reason behind all these deaths is because parents are not…
Author: Javeria Adil Chughtai
Javeria Adil Chughtai
A journalist and a medical researcher by profession, badminton player and photographer by passion. You can call me an artist but No, I can't draw you! :D
As doctors say, It’s never too late to start focusing on yourself. The perfect time to start focusing on yourself is when you cross your 50s. Prioritize your fitness and start paying attention to how to keep yourself more active, because as we start getting older working out isn’t only about getting better looks. After the age of 50, workouts are needed to improve your mobility. Herein, we have collected these 10 best tips you need to focus upon to change your lifestyle for good. 1. Prefer Green Meals After 50, staying fit is not only related to your workout…
We live in a world of technology. Our everyday life has become so busy nowadays that we all are more or less depended on technologies around us. Be it a mobile phone, dishwasher, coffee maker or any other technological item. In this hassle of life, what do we tend to ignore the most? Our health. We keep ourselves busy with work and other routine but we never notice how much our affects our health. Though it is very difficult for us to take time out of this busy routine and get ourselves checked but as much as we ignore it,…
Anxiety hits us every now and then. It is a sign of having feelings and emotions but sometimes it gets over our normal routine and can upset us even more than we can expect. Along with medications and therapies, professionals suggest people with anxiety to meditate. Meditation, physical activities and breathing techniques can help us improve anxiety symptoms. Many people have found some specific breathing techniques helpful in relieving anxiety symptoms, the 4-7-8 breathing technique is one of them. The 4-7-8 breathing technique which is also called the “relaxing breath,” involves breathing in for 4 seconds, holding the breath for…
Post traumatic stress disorder is an issue which is mostly caused by witnessing an incident or being a part of some shocking event. This experience happened to somebody can affect their day-to-day life and productivity. However, as time keeps passing, people with PTSD do get better but it requires good individual care. Moreover, if someone keeps reliving the experiences and events from the past, they’ll never improve and will also affect their everyday functioning. This situation is called post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). If you suffer from this debilitating condition, you are not alone, get yourself help and let someone know…
If you are a working individual and spend most of your time sitting on your desk scrolling through pages and reading this article right now, then stop! Okay, well don’t stop reading, but get up from your seat and finish it. Read it till the end to find out some good workouts you can follow in your break time. Why do you need that? Well, like most of the people you also are buried in your daily routine, so many emails, piles of paperwork and scrolling through social media. It is good to get up and give yourself a good…
Along with many other issues we face every day, experiencing a lot of waiting time before getting checked by the doctor is another big issue. We think it is easy to sit patiently in the waiting area, but it is one of the most difficult situations one can experience. Waiting rooms have a great impact on what the patient thinks about you and your abilities. So making the waiting area experience good for your patients might result in more patients coming to see you. 1. Don’t Let Them Wait For Longer Times Letting the patients wait? This is the first…
Being an asthma patient, life is difficult when you live in a polluted city like Lahore. Along with all the lively vibes and beauty of Lahore, we face extreme conditions every year. Smog hits Pakistan more strongly, every passing year. All we do is to curse and complain but we never try to think out the ways which will bring improvement. Our homes nowadays have become more energy-efficient, and also more airtight than homes built previously. Most of us spend 90% of our time indoors. The quality of the air we breathe, the environment we live in, has an influence…
I have always been a very lazy and irresponsible person when it comes to consulting doctors. I used to try my best to avoid visiting one. The hassle of finding the doctor at the other corner of the city and then waiting in long queues was always upsetting. I hated going through it. I am very sure there are many of you out there agree to what I just wrote. True, isn’t it?. Undoubtedly, the majority of the people out there are the same. But the truth is I have suffered a lot by missing out on appointments. Unfortunately, you…
Every day, doctors have the chance to make an impact on someone else’s life, to give someone back their independence, to help someone walk again. What a great thing to do. They get to make people happy, they make them fall in love with their lives again. Being humans, they do give up sometimes, get frustrated, angry and upset. But they have some great qualities, which we as a normal human being cannot easily practice. Here are the top 10 qualities a good doctor has or should follow. 1. Compassion Compassion is what the doctors are best at. They feel…