JUST IN
Browsing Category
Health
10,000 Cancer cases in J&K hospitals in 2025, SKIMS tops with 16,000 in 3 Years
‘Around 80% of SKIMS cancer institute functional, dedicated staff recruitment under govt review’
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday said that around 10,000 cancer cases were registered across SKIMS Soura, GMC Jammu,…
Amid rise in cancer cases, J&K mulling to frame comprehensive policy
Top experts to be roped in for policy formulation, implementation
Srinagar: Amid a steady rise in cancer cases across Jammu and Kashmir, the administration in the Union Territory is mulling to frame and implement a comprehensive cancer…
Principal GMC Srinagar Reviews Healthcare Preparedness Amid Adverse Weather
Srinagar: In view of the prevailing adverse weather conditions, Principal/Dean Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar, Prof. (Dr.) Iffat Hassan, on Tuesday conducted an extensive inspection of all associated hospitals to assess…
Over 5,000 polio booths set up across J&K, covering Over 11 lakh children on Dec 21
Health Department reaches out to parents to ensure polio drops adminstered to every child below five
Srinagar: In a colossal efforts to safeguard India’s polio-free status, the Health Department has established more than 5,000 polio…
SKIMS Issues Clarification on Order, Says Directive Aimed at Patient Welfare, Not Preferential…
Srinagar: The Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) on Wednesday clarified that a recent administrative order has been misinterpreted in sections of the public and media, emphasising that the institute does not extend any…
GMC Anantnag’s Ophthalmology Department Performs Over 7700 Cataract Surgeries in Three Years With…
Anantnag: The Ophthalmology Department of Government Medical College Anantnag has achieved significant progress over the past three years, performing 7728 cataract surgeries and 1850 intravitreal injections between January 2023 and October…
Over 2,000 HIV cases, 66 deaths reported in J&K since 2019: RTI
Over ₹10 crore allocated to JKACS; NGO awareness funding crosses ₹24 crore
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir has recorded 2,071 new HIV cases and 66 deaths between 2019 and June 2025, a Right to Information (RTI) query has revealed. The data…
Doctors warn against self-medication after tragedies
All medicines, including cough syrups, safe if taken under proper medical supervision’
Srinagar: Doctors on Monday said all medicines, including cough syrups, are safe for use when taken in appropriate doses under medical supervision,…
Antimicrobial resistance emerging as major global health crisis: Doctors
Call for immediate antibiotic policy, say misuse endangering lives
Srinagar: Doctors in Jammu and Kashmir have raised serious concern over the alarming rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), describing it as one of the gravest threats…
Srinagar Student Dies of Heart Attack in Punjab, AIMSA Appeals for Repatriation
Srinagar: A young student from Srinagar pursuing a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree in Punjab has died of a sudden heart attack, prompting appeals for the swift repatriation of his body to Kashmir for last rites.
The deceased has been…