Read past
the headline.
Plain-language health guides, with links to the original research, guidelines, and regulatory records.
Useful context.
Visible evidence.
Each guide separates the practical takeaway from the source material, so you can decide what to discuss with your clinician next.
Three checks before
you make a decision.
What kind of source is it?
A guideline, randomised trial, systematic review, and regulatory record answer different questions. We label each one.
Does it apply to you?
A study population may not match your condition, medicines, age, or risk. That gap belongs in the consultation.
What remains uncertain?
Good decision support includes limits and competing evidence, not only the findings that sound reassuring.
Follow the evidence
for yourself.
24 direct links to medical societies, public-health agencies, guidelines, trials, and evidence reviews.
01Choosing an EECP treatment centre in India: questions to ask3 sources+
Places EECP within the treatment options for selected refractory angina; it does not rank providers.
Describes selection and the usual course in a US coverage policy. It does not establish Indian insurance coverage.
A device-specific clearance record, not a clinic ranking or a guarantee of individual benefit.
02What is EECP? Treatment, sessions, benefits and limitations6 sources+
Places EECP within the wider treatment pathway for chronic coronary disease and refractory angina.
The device record, intended use, mechanism, and reviewed indications. It is not a claim that every patient should receive it.
The landmark controlled angina study; useful for understanding both measured benefits and trial limits.
A 2021 synthesis of 17 studies covering symptoms, walking distance, exercise testing, and safety.
A deliberately cautious review highlighting uncertainty, adverse events, and the need for stronger long-term evidence.
A readable clinical overview of proposed mechanisms, patient selection, evidence, and contraindications.
03The two numbers: making sense of your blood pressure3 sources+
How to select a validated upper-arm monitor, position the cuff, repeat readings, and know when to seek help.
The scientific statement behind accurate clinic, home, and ambulatory measurement.
Why an elevated office reading should be confirmed outside the clinic before treatment begins.
04HbA1c: the three-month story your sugar tells3 sources+
Explains thresholds, confirmation, individual targets, and conditions that can make A1C misleading.
Compares A1C with fasting glucose, random glucose, and oral glucose tolerance testing.
Connects A1C with blood pressure, cholesterol, medicines, and a personalised care plan.
05Chest discomfort: what to watch, when to move fast3 sources+
The symptom patterns that warrant emergency action, including less familiar presentations.
How clinicians separate acute from stable chest pain and choose testing according to structured risk.
A practical distinction between stable, unstable, microvascular, and refractory angina.
06The annual check-up: what is actually worth testing3 sources+
Explains why routine ECG screening can cause more harm than benefit in asymptomatic adults at low cardiovascular risk.
Who should be screened and why a diagnosis should be confirmed with out-of-office readings.
A risk- and age-based approach to glucose screening rather than automatic testing for everyone every year.
07Thirty minutes: what walking does for your heart3 sources+
Evidence-based activity targets for adults, older adults, pregnancy, chronic conditions, and disability.
Translates weekly aerobic and strengthening targets into practical choices.
A plain-language guide to intensity, weekly totals, and the benefits of moving more and sitting less.
Bring the evidence.
Ask the next question.
A source can inform a decision. It cannot make a personal medical decision for you.