JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government is formulating a comprehensive cancer control strategy for Jammu and Kashmir in collaboration with NITI Aayog, Indian Council of Medical Research and the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Punjab, officials said. They said the initiative aims to establish a structured framework for cancer prevention, early diagnosis, […]
JAMMU — Government Medical College (GMC), Anantnag has become the first newly established medical institution in Jammu and Kashmir to receive approval for a superspeciality cardiology course, officials said on Wednesday. According to a statement, the National Board of Examinations has accredited three Dr NB Cardiology seats to the Department of Cardiology at GMC Anantnag. […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday informed the Assembly that 219 ventilators are defunct across 10 Government Medical Colleges and the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) in the Union Territory. In a written reply to a starred question raised by MLA Shamim Firdous, Health and Medical Education Minister Sakina Itoo shared […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government will conduct a survey on drug abuse in 10 districts of the Union territory as it has launched a community rehabilitation programme, Circle of Care, to support de-addiction counsellors in every village, officials said on Monday. Jammu and Kashmir has the highest number of functional addiction treatment facilities […]
JAMMU — More than 32,000 cancer cases have been reported across Jammu and Kashmir in recent years, with nearly 79 per cent of the total cases recorded in the valley alone, Health Minister Sakeena Itoo said on Friday. Replying to an unstarred question by PDP legislator Waheed Ur Rehman Para in the Assembly, the minister […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday announced a comprehensive cancer control strategy, including infrastructure development, capacity building and partnerships. Health and Education minister Sakina Itoo, while replying to a discussion on grants in the Assembly, said the administration is significantly expanding medical infrastructure, diagnostic services and emergency healthcare facilities across the Union […]
NEW DELHI — Billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday said that his brain-computer interface company Neuralink can possibly restore full body functionality. The breakthrough focuses on the motor cortex, restoring “full body functionality” for people with severed spinal cords. “I am confident at this point that restoring full body functionality is possible with Neuralink,” the Tesla […]
NEW DELHI — The Union Health Ministry has banned the manufacture, sale and distribution of all oral formulations containing the popular painkiller nimesulide above 100 mg, citing serious risks to health, an official notification said. The decision was taken following a recommendation by ICMR, the apex health research body of India, it said. “The Central […]
SAMBA — The All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jammu has submitted a proposal to the Union health ministry for setting up a traumatology institute and a centre for artificial intelligence in healthcare in collaboration with premier institutions of Israel and the United Kingdom, officials said on Tuesday. AIIMS will move forward in the new […]
NEW DELHI — Abundance of severe gum disease — periodontitis — may worsen disability for people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. Previous studies have shown that periodontitis may contribute to central nervous system disorders through chronic inflammation. However, its role in multiple sclerosis has been unclear. The […]