Daily Archives: 18/10/2025
Apollo doctor warns: Two common medicines that affect vitamin B12 absorption in the body
Apollo doctor warns: Two common medicines that affect vitamin B12 absorption in the body Common Drugs for Diabetes and Acidity Could Affect Your Energy and Focus Synopsis Long-term use of certain common medications, including metformin for diabetes and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for acidity, can reduce the body’s absorption of vitamin B12, warns Dr. Sudhir […]
The Voice That Healed: A Biography of Dr. Prabhu Dayal Yadav
In the quiet lanes of old India, there’s an age-old tale of a watchman whose voice was his greatest weapon. He was a spindly fellow, all bones and no brawn, but oh, what a thunderous roar he possessed! Night after night, he’d patrol the streets, bellowing, “Jagte raho! Jagte raho!”—Stay awake! Stay awake!—in a voice […]
The Vanishing White Coats: A Doctor’s Lament in India’s Overcrowded Clinics
Imagine this: It’s a sweltering afternoon in Mumbai, and Dr. Rajesh, a grizzled MBBS general practitioner with 30 years under his belt, wipes sweat from his brow in his tiny clinic tucked between a chai stall and a bustling market. His waiting room? Empty, except for a stray cat napping on the bench. Across town, […]
Dr. Arun Kapoor, the charmer
Imagine a crisp October morning in 1961, when the world welcomed a boy who would grow up to mend bones and hearts alike. Born on October 18—yes, today marks his 64th birthday in 2025—Dr. Arun Kapoor entered life as the son of an Army officer. Picture young Arun bouncing from one Indian posting to another, […]
Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty
In the sweltering heat of 1973 Abu Dhabi, a young pharmacist named Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty stepped off the plane with just eight dollars in his pocket, his heart pounding with a mix of fear and excitement. Born on August 1, 1942, in the coastal town of Udupi, Karnataka, India, into a modest Tulu-speaking Bunt family, […]
B.R. Shetty: How Indian entrepreneur went from Padma Shri honouree to losing his $10 billion healthcare empire –
B.R. Shetty: How Indian entrepreneur went from Padma Shri honouree to losing his $10 billion healthcare empire BCCL – Non Copyright Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty: From Udupi to Building a Global Healthcare and Finance Empire Synopsis B.R. Shetty built a vast healthcare and finance empire from scratch in the UAE. His ventures, including NMC Health and […]











