Patient guides
Plain answers to what patients ask about eye care, hearing, skin, teeth, treatment costs and their own health records.
- Mental health
What your PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scores mean: depression and anxiety screening, explained
The PHQ-9 and GAD-7 are short questionnaires clinics use to screen for depression and anxiety. What the scores mean, what they do not, and what to do next.
- Mental health
Psychiatrist, psychologist or counsellor: who to see, and how to get help in India
Who does what in mental health care in India, what a first visit involves and costs, how Tele-MANAS on 14416 works, and when not to wait for an appointment.
- Ophthalmology
Cataract explained: symptoms, types, surgery and choosing a lens
What a cataract is, the signs to watch for, why surgery is the only fix, how the operation works, which lens to choose, and how to get a free cost estimate.
- ENT
How to read a hearing test report: your audiogram and tympanogram, explained
What the Xs, Os and lines on an audiogram mean, how hearing loss is graded, what a type A, B or C tympanogram says, and what to ask your ENT doctor.
- Dermatology
Why ringworm keeps coming back, and why mixed creams from the chemist make it worse
Recurring fungal skin infection is now common across India. Why steroid combination creams hide it, how it spreads at home, and when to see a dermatologist.
- Dentistry
Root canal treatment explained: each visit, the crown after, and what to ask
What a root canal actually does, what happens at each sitting, why a back tooth usually needs a crown afterwards, and what to ask your dentist about cost.
- Digital health
What is an ABHA number, and should you create one?
ABHA is India's free digital health ID. What it does today, what it does not, how to create one in five minutes, and what it means for your privacy.
- Ophthalmology
Cataract surgery cost in Chennai: what the bill actually includes
Why two cataract quotes in Chennai can differ five-fold, what a package usually covers, what is billed on top, and what to ask before you pay an advance.
- Ophthalmology
Eye drops after cataract surgery: why there are three bottles and why the schedule tapers
What each post-operative eye drop does, why the steroid drop tapers week by week, how to put drops in properly, and the warning signs that need a same-day call.