Author: Dr. Ayisha Anwar, (General Practitioner – Wellkins Medical Centre) Kidney stone pain is described by those who have experienced it as among the most severe pain a person can feel. Sudden, colicky, radiating from the flank to the groin, it arrives without warning and can stop a person entirely within minutes. For patients in […]
Author: Dr. Nikitha Fernandez, (Clinical Psychologist – Wellkins Medical Centre) “Just five more minutes.” If you are a parent you have probably heard this more times than you can count. “Just one more game.” “I am almost done.” “Everyone else is online.” Five minutes often becomes an hour. Before you know it the day is […]
Author: Dr. Joanne Mae J Villanueva, (Specialist Pediatrics – Wellkins Medical Centre) Allergies in children are not simply a matter of sneezing in spring or avoiding peanut butter sandwiches. For a significant and growing proportion of children in Qatar and worldwide, allergic disease is a lifelong journey that begins in infancy, evolves through childhood and […]
Author: Dr. Nikitha Fernandez, (Clinical Psychologist – Wellkins Medical Centre) “I have always felt different. I just never knew why.” One of the most emotional moments I witness in therapy is when an adult receives an ADHD diagnosis. Not because they are upset. But because for the first time many of them finally have an […]
Author: Dr. Rahmathunnisa AM, (Dentist – Wellkins Medical Centre) A brighter smile is one of the most consistently requested aesthetic outcomes in dental practice and one of the most achievable. Teeth whitening is safe, effective and produces results that genuinely change how people feel about their smile when it is performed correctly using professional-grade treatments […]
Author: Dr. Ayisha Anwar, (General Practitioner – Wellkins Medical Centre) Qatar’s summer is not simply hot. It is one of the most extreme heat environments inhabited by a large human population anywhere on Earth. Temperatures regularly exceed 45 degrees Celsius through June, July and August. Humidity levels in the coastal areas around Doha can reach […]
Author: Dr. Nikitha Fernandez, (Clinical Psychologist – Wellkins Medical Centre) “I do not know how to move on.” These are often the first words people say when they walk into my therapy room after losing someone they love. Sometimes it is the loss of a parent. Sometimes it is a spouse, a child, a close […]
Author: Dr. Preethi Sarma, (Specialist ENT – Wellkins Medical Centre) Hearing loss is one of those conditions that tends to arrive quietly. Not as a sudden crisis but as a gradual accumulation of small moments: asking people to repeat themselves more often, turning the television volume up a little higher each week, struggling to follow […]
Author: Dr. Nikitha Fernandez, (Clinical Psychologist – Wellkins Medical Centre) “I know it does not make sense… but I cannot stop.” This is something I hear quite often from people living with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Many people think OCD is simply about being neat, organized or liking things in a particular way. It is not. Real […]
Author: Dr. Steffy Mariyam Reji, (Specialist Dermatologist – Wellkins Medical Centre) Qatar has some of the highest ultraviolet radiation levels recorded anywhere on Earth. The UV index regularly reaches 11 or above during the summer months, a level classified as extreme, and remains in the high to very high range throughout much of the year. […]
Author: Dr. Nikitha Fernandez, (Clinical Psychologist – Wellkins Medical Centre) “I tried meditation once but I could not stop thinking.” This is probably one of the most common things I hear whenever I mention mindfulness in therapy. People often smile and say: “My mind is too busy.” “I cannot sit still.” “Meditation just is not […]
Author: Dr. Asha Anne Jacob, (Consultant Ophthalmologist – Wellkins Medical Centre) Most people in Qatar visit an eye clinic for one of two reasons: either something has already gone wrong with their vision or they need a prescription updated because their glasses are no longer working as well as they used to. Very few come […]
Author: Dr. Joanne Mae J Villanueva, (Specialist Pediatrics – Wellkins Medical Centre) Walk into any pharmacy in Qatar and you will find entire shelves dedicated to children’s supplements. Colorful gummy vitamins, multivitamin syrups, omega-3 drops, iron tonics, immune boosters and products promising to make children healthier, taller and smarter line every display. The marketing is […]
Author: Dr. Nikitha Fernandez, (Clinical Psychologist – Wellkins Medical Centre) “I am fine. I am just tired.” This is a sentence I hear very often in clinical practice at Wellkins Medical Centre. People come in and say: “I do not know what is wrong with me. I used to be motivated. I used to enjoy […]
Author: Dr. Joanne Mae J Villanueva, (Specialist Pediatrics – Wellkins Medical Centre) Iron deficiency anemia is one of the most common nutritional deficiencies in children worldwide and Qatar is no exception. Despite being entirely preventable and straightforwardly treatable once identified, a significant number of children with iron deficiency anemia remain undiagnosed for months or even […]
