Health
Experts Urge Public to Avoid Meat at Hotels, Restaurants After Rotten Meat Seizure in Srinagar
Srinagar, Aug 5: In the wake of the recent seizure of over 1,200 kilograms of rotten meat from a cold storage...
Generic Drugs Sold at Ethical Prices in Kashmir, Retailers Allegedly Pocketing Huge Margins
Srinagar, Aug 4: In the absence of a government-backed segregation and awareness policy distinguishing ethical from generic medicines, the people...
Centre cuts prices of 35 essential medicines
New Delhi: In a move to make medicines more affordable for patients, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has reduced...
DHSK Orders Transfers, Postings of Over 30 Doctors
Srinagar: In a bid aimed at improving healthcare delivery and optimizing resource allocation, the Directorate of Health Services, Kashmir (DHSK)...
J&K Govt Bans Six Doctors for ‘Private Practice During Duty Hours, Unethical Referrals’
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Monday ordered ban on six doctors for allegedly engaging in private practice during...
Major Reshuffle of Doctors Inevitable to Improve Patient Care: Health Minister Sakina Itoo
Pulwama: Minister for Health, Medical Education, School Education, Higher Education Sakina Itoo, on Sunday said that a major reshuffle of...
SMHS doctors’ strike unjustified, unacceptable: Sakina Itoo
Srinagar, July 25 :Minister Sakina Itoo on Friday condemned the strike by doctors at SMHS hospital, stating that such actions...
Despite Assault, Medical Services Uninterrupted; FIR Filed Against Attendant: Administrator
Srinagar, July 24: In the wake of growing pressure on Kashmir’s high-volume public hospitals, the Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar has...
SKIMS Conducts Hands-On Simulation Training on Neurovascular Intervention
Srinagar, 18 July: The Department of Neurosciences at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, conducted a comprehensive Simulation Training...
Chronic hypertension can damage kidneys, digestive system, warn doctors
‘Poses complications to maternal, fetal health; seek medical checkup in case of symptoms’ Srinagar: Chronic hypertension, a rising global health concern,...