Author: Sameed Chaudhary

A man in Lahore goes weeks without sleeping properly. He snaps at his family, stops meeting friends, and tells himself he’s just stressed from work. His wife notices something is wrong. He insists he’s fine. This pattern plays out quietly in homes across Pakistan every day. Depression in men rarely looks the way most people expect it to. It doesn’t always show up as crying or saying “I feel sad.” More often, it hides behind irritability, physical complaints, and the pressure to keep going no matter what. Understanding what depression actually looks like in men, and why Pakistani men are…

Standing up from the prayer mat after Fajr, getting off a charpai in the afternoon heat, or rising quickly from a long sitting session at work — many Pakistanis know that brief spinning or “head rush” feeling all too well. It passes in a few seconds and most people brush it off. But when it happens regularly, or when the room seems to tilt for longer than a moment, it’s worth understanding what’s actually going on. In Pakistan’s summer months, when temperatures in Lahore and Karachi regularly cross 40°C and fluid intake often drops during Ramadan fasting hours, this kind…

Roti and rice sit at the centre of almost every Pakistani meal. Whether it’s a plate of daal chawal after a long day or a few rotis with sabzi at dinner, these two carbs are non-negotiable for most families. So when someone decides to lose weight, the first question is almost always: which one do I keep? The honest answer is that neither is the enemy. But they are not equal either, and the difference matters more in a Pakistani diet than most generic articles admit. The way we actually eat roti and rice here — the portion sizes, the…

Screen time in Pakistan has climbed sharply over the past few years. Students attend online classes, office workers spend six to eight hours on laptops, and most people scroll through their phones well into the night. By the end of the day, a familiar discomfort sets in: tired, burning eyes that struggle to focus. A study published in the Khyber Medical University Journal (2023) found that 74.1% of medical students at Khyber Medical College Peshawar reported at least one symptom of digital eye strain, with headache and eye pain being the most common complaints. That figure is striking, but it…

That hot, prickling sensation in the soles of your feet — especially when you lie down at night — is one of the more unsettling symptoms people quietly put up with for months. Many Pakistanis chalk it up to fatigue after a long day of standing, or blame the heat in Karachi or Lahore summers. Sometimes that’s all it is. But when the burning keeps coming back, or starts waking you up at night, it usually means something else is going on. Pakistan carries one of the highest burdens of type 2 diabetes in the world, with over 33 million…

You feel a little different this month. Maybe your breasts are tender, you are unusually tired, or a smell that never bothered you suddenly turns your stomach. If you are wondering whether these could be early pregnancy symptoms, known in Urdu as حمل کی ابتدائی علامات (hamal ki ibtidai alamaat), you are asking the right question. The most common early signs of pregnancy are a missed period, tender or swollen breasts, nausea, fatigue, and light spotting, and they usually appear around four to six weeks after conception, which is one to two weeks after a missed period. A pregnancy test…

Picture this. It is late at night in Lahore, your child has a fever, and the nearest clinic is closed. Or you have a personal health concern that feels too awkward to discuss at a crowded OPD. This is exactly where online doctor consultation, known in Urdu as آن لائن ڈاکٹر مشورہ (online doctor mashwara), has quietly become a lifeline for families across Pakistan. Yes, online doctor consultation on Marham is safe and private, because every doctor is a PMC verified specialist and your personal information stays confidential between you and Marham. If you want to talk to a doctor…

If you stepped outside in Lahore this week, you already know the sky has changed. After days of hot and sticky weather touching 39°C, the second spell of monsoon rain in Lahore, known in Urdu as مون سون بارش (monsoon barish), has arrived across Punjab. The Pakistan Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rain, windstorms, and thunderstorms in Lahore and most of Punjab from July 19 to July 24, with a risk of urban flooding between July 20 and July 23. The rain brings relief from the heat, but it also brings health risks that every family should prepare for. If…

Every month the same routine: book the parlour, bear the pain, deal with the redness, and repeat before the next wedding or event. If you are tired of the cycle, you have probably wondered whether laser is worth the bigger price tag. In Urdu, laser hair removal is commonly searched as لیزر سے بال ہٹانا (laser se baal hatana), and it works very differently from waxing. Waxing pulls hair out from the root and lasts 2 to 4 weeks, while laser hair removal uses light energy to damage the hair follicle itself, slowing regrowth for months to years. Laser costs…

You notice more hair on the pillow, then on the comb, then in the shower drain. First you blame the water, then the weather, then stress. By the time the hairline starts moving back, everyone from your barber to your khala has a different solution. The two treatments you will hear about most are پی آر پی (PRP therapy) and ہیئر ٹرانسپلانٹ (hair transplant), and they solve very different problems. PRP is a non surgical injection treatment that strengthens thinning hair by stimulating your existing follicles, while a hair transplant surgically moves healthy follicles to areas that have gone bald.…