Author: Dr. Joanne Mae J Villanueva, (Specialist Pediatrics – Wellkins Medical Centre) A rash on a child’s skin is one of the most common reasons parents visit a paediatric clinic and also one of the most anxiety-inducing. Rashes can appear suddenly, spread quickly and look alarming even when the cause is entirely benign. At the […]
Author: Hafisa Hassankutty, (Clinical Psychologist – Wellkins Medical Centre) Have you ever searched a symptom online and within minutes convinced yourself it was something life-threatening? A headache becomes a brain tumor. A strange heartbeat becomes a cardiac event. A small lump becomes something unspeakable. For most people this happens occasionally and passes as quickly as […]
Author: Dr. Steffy Mariyam Reji, (Specialist Dermatologist – Wellkins Medical Centre) Walk into any aesthetic clinic in Doha and two names come up repeatedly in conversations about skin rejuvenation: mesotherapy and PRP. Both are minimally invasive. Both are designed to refresh and revitalize the skin. Both have become genuinely popular among patients in Qatar who […]
Author: Hafisa Hassankutty, (Clinical Psychologist – Wellkins Medical Centre) We all know that feeling. Lying in bed, watching the ceiling, counting the hours until the alarm goes off. The mind refusing to settle. The body exhausted but somehow alert. The growing awareness that sleep, the thing you need more than almost anything right now, is […]
Author: Hafisa Hassankutty, (Clinical Psychologist – Wellkins Medical Centre) Imagine feeling emotions so intensely that they take over completely. A moment of conflict sends you into a spiral that lasts hours. The pain of rejection feels physically unbearable. The swing between feeling deeply connected to someone and feeling entirely abandoned can happen within a single […]
Author: Hafisa Hassankutty, (Clinical Psychologist – Wellkins Medical Centre) Deciding to go to therapy is a significant step. For many people it takes weeks, sometimes months or even years, to make that first appointment. The decision itself is rarely simple. It involves overcoming uncertainty, navigating stigma that still exists across many communities in Qatar and […]
Author: Dr. Steffy Mariyam Reji, ( Specialist Dermatologist, WELLKINS Medical Centre ) Walk into any dermatology clinic or medical spa in Doha and you will almost certainly see HydraFacial on the menu. It has become one of the most requested aesthetic skin treatments in Qatar over the past few years, and the demand shows no […]
Author: Nikitha Fernandez, (Clinical Psychologist – Wellkins Medical Centre) Some of the most quietly suffering people in any room are also the most capable-looking ones. They show up on time. They listen carefully. They hold others together. They are the ones who say they are fine and almost always mean it in the moment, because […]
Author: Dr. Reneesh, (Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon – Wellkins Medical Centre) Knee pain is one of the most common reasons patients visit an orthopedic clinic and among the many structures that can be responsible for it, the meniscus is one of the most frequently injured and most frequently misunderstood. Patients arrive having been told they have […]
Author: Dr. Joanne Mae J Villanueva, (Specialist Pediatrics – Wellkins Medical Centre) Every parent watches their child grow with a mixture of wonder and quiet anxiety. The first smile, the first step, the first word. These moments are celebrated because they represent something profound: a small human being steadily becoming more capable, more connected and […]
Author: Hafisa Hassankutty, ( Clinical Psychologist, – Wellkins Medical Centre ) Menopause is a natural phase every woman experiences and its impact on mental health is often overlooked. While many expect physical symptoms, fewer are prepared for changes in mood, anxiety and emotional stability. For many women, these psychological shifts are the most challenging part […]
Author: Dr. Joanne Mae J Villanueva, (Specialist Pediatrics – Wellkins Medical Centre) Children grow faster than we can sometimes track. In the space of a few months a toddler becomes a runner, a school-age child becomes a reader and a teenager becomes someone with opinions, ambitions and an appetite that seems impossible to satisfy. This […]
Author: Dr. Steffy Mariyam Reji, ( Specialist Dermatologist – WELLKINS Medical Centre ) There is a particular kind of skin frustration that does not announce itself dramatically. It builds quietly. The acne cleared months ago but left behind shadows that catch the light in unflattering ways. The texture never quite returned to what it was. […]
Author: Dr. Preethi Sarma, ( Specialist ENT – Wellkins Medical Centre ) Almost everyone has had sinusitis at some point. The blocked nose, the pressure behind the eyes, the headache that gets worse when you lean forward. Most people assume it will pass in a week or two, take some over-the-counter medication and carry on. […]
Author: Dr. Asha Anne Jacob, ( Consultant Ophthalmologist – WELLKINS Medical Centre ) Qatar has one of the highest rates of diabetes in the world. Estimates consistently place the prevalence of type 2 diabetes among Qatar’s adult population at among the highest globally, and when prediabetes is included the numbers are even more striking. Behind […]
