The Busy Trap
A patient rushed into my consultation room seven minutes late. Before sitting down, he apologised twice, answered two phone calls, and checked his smartwatch repeatedly...
Author : Dr. Brahmanand Nayak
Why You Remember The Cricket Score But Not Your Anniversary
At my clinic last year, a man confessed something with the seriousness usually reserved for hidden bank loans or family scandals. He could not remember...
Does Sleep Make You Age Faster?
Two patients recently taught me something deeply strange about ageing. One slept four to five hours a night for fifteen years. Successful businessman. Constant flights....
Why do many mothers struggle to Produce Enough Breast Milk?
At my clinic, one grandmother recently walked in with the facial expression some usually reserve for exactly four situations. Gold price hike. Board exam results....
Cancer, Karma, and a Sleepless 79-Year-Old
There is a particular kind of patient who walks into my clinic not with a symptom, but with a suspicion about destiny itself. My 79-year-old gentleman...
Why Do Elderly People Talk About Disease So Much?
Rajagopalan Sir stopped attending morning walks because of his prostate. Not his prostate. Other people’s prostates. One hour walk means forty-five minutes of organ discussion,...
Loneliness Is Becoming a Public Health Problem
One retired uncle visited my clinic 6 times over 2 months for gas trouble. By the fourth consultation, I realised the actual disease was evening....
How Modern Life Changed the Way We Breathe
At 5:15 in the evening, one software engineer sat in front of me breathing like a man escaping from a building fire. Nothing was burning....
The Most Dangerous Sentence Indian Mothers Say
Mrs. Shetty came to my clinic last month carrying three bags, four medical files, one water bottle, and everybody’s future. “Doctor, please tell her to eat...
The Great Indian Salt Panic
The patient unzipped her handbag with the seriousness of someone carrying gold through airport customs. Out came a Tupperware. Inside were five small packets of salt, each...