About Us
HK Health is an independent health information website. We publish clear, plain-language guides on common medical conditions for readers in India, written for the person who has just left a clinic with a diagnosis and a dozen unanswered questions.
Why we exist
Health information online tends to fall into two groups: material written for doctors, which most people cannot use, and material written to sell something, which most people should not trust.
We aim for the space between. We explain what a condition is, what the test results mean, which treatments have good evidence, which popular ones do not, and at what point an article stops being useful and a doctor becomes necessary.
What we cover
- Brain and nerves
- Cancer and screening
- Allergy and immunity
- Bladder and prostate
- Sleep and fatigue
- Men’s health
- First aid and emergency
- Medicines and tests
How we write
Every article is written for a reader without medical training. We avoid jargon where plain words will do, and define it where it cannot be avoided.
We describe treatments according to what the evidence supports, and we say so plainly when the evidence is weak or mixed. We name widely used remedies that do not work, because saving someone money and preventing a delayed diagnosis is as useful as recommending something.
We write for Indian conditions where it matters: the local pattern of disease, the national screening and immunisation programmes, the realities of what is available and affordable here, and the home remedies that cause real harm.
Every article that touches on diagnosis or treatment ends by pointing back to a qualified clinician, because no general article can account for your history, your medications and your test results.
What we are not
We are not a clinic. We do not diagnose, we do not prescribe, and we do not give personal medical advice by email or in comments. We are not a substitute for a consultation with a doctor who can examine you.
Contact
Corrections, questions and topic suggestions are welcome through our contact page. If you believe something we have published is wrong or out of date, we would genuinely like to hear about it.