Mehram Khaiser

“I’m just tired.” A 21-year-old college student keeps cancelling plans. She sleeps for eight hours but wakes up exhausted. Her hair seems thinner than before, her nails break easily, and climbing a single flight of stairs leaves her breathless. Friends tell her she is overthinking. Family members say she is lazy or stressed. She starts believing them. She is not lazy. She is iron deficient. Approximately one in three women of reproductive age (15-49 years) worldwide is affected by iron...

Imagine this, you’re sitting in class, tissues stacked like a fortress, eyes watering like you just watched the saddest anime scene ever, and your nose is running like it has a personal vendetta. Every five minutes it’s another “achoo!” You wonder, “Am I cursed, allergic, or just catching a cold AGAIN?” Knowing the difference actually saves you a ton of suffering. A person sneezing. Allergic rhinitis and common cold are often confused. People take the wrong meds, suffer unnecessarily, or make...

Sana, a 28-year-old marketing executive, felt a mild headache after a long day at work. Without thinking much, she grabbed an OTC painkiller from the corner store. ‘It’s just a headache,’ she thought. But over the next few days, she started experiencing stomach cramps, dizziness, and fatigue that interfered with her meetings and workouts. “I didn’t think an OTC pill could do this,” she admitted. She isn’t alone. Millions of people treat OTC medications as harmless quick fixes, unaware that...