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SKIMS on ‘alert’ for Mpox, set to ramp up testing: Report
Srinagar: The Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, announced on Friday that it is on alert with necessary measures in place in light of the Mpox outbreak, which has been declared a public health emergency of…
Increased vigilance needed to prevent mosquito-borne diseases, say doctors on World Mosquito Day
Srinagar: On World Mosquito Day, medical professionals have called for heightened awareness and vigilance to prevent mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue, malaria and chikungunya, which can be severe and even fatal in some cases. Dr…
Dr Jahangir Bakshi is new director health Kashmir
Srinagar: Health and Medical Education Department on Friday posted Dr Mushtaq Ahmad Rather as director coordination new medical colleges Jammu and Kashmir, while Dr Jahangir Bakshi has been given the charge of director health services…
2 Basic Procedures, Essential To Diagnose Lung Cancer, Elude Patients At Valley’s Tertiary…
Srinagar: Patients visiting valley's tertiary Chest Disease Hospital here are facing a huge inconvenience as machinery required to carry out two basic procedures - EBUS & Bronchoscopy essential to detect lung cancers' - is lying in a…
Around 80 percent of lung cancers due to smoking: Doctors
Srinagar: Lung cancer remains one of the most prevalent and deadly cancers worldwide, with approximately 80 percent of cases due to smoking.
Doctors said that quitting smoking is the most effective way to reduce lung cancer cases in…
Climate Change Fuels Increase in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Cases in J&K
Dr. Mehak Jonjua: In recent years, Jammu and Kashmir has emerged as a significant focus area for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), a parasitic disease caused by the Leishmania species. The regions most affected include the Chenab Valley,…
Gastroenteritis outbreak: Over 200 cases reported in Anantnag in last few days
Srinagar: After South Kashmir's Anantnag and Kulgam districts, cases of gastroenteritis have been reported at Hari Parigam area of Awantipora in Pulwama district where over 200 people have got infected in the last few days.
An official…
NHM releases ranking of Public Health facilities on JK e Sahaj for June
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Health Mission today released ranking of Public Health facilities on Hospital Management Information System (JK e Sahaj) for the month of June 2024.
In the category of New GMCs of Associated Hospitals…
DHSK launches campaign amid gastroenteritis outbreak in Kashmir
Srinagar: The Directorate of Health Services, Kashmir, has initiated an extensive awareness campaign in response to a recent outbreak of gastroenteritis in several areas of the Kashmir division.
Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad Rather, Director of…