ISLAMABAD — A 44-year-old man, who hails from the Gujarat district in Punjab, has tested positive for monkeypox virus or mpox after arriving in Pakistan from a gulf state marking the seventh mpox case in the country this year and the sixth since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared an emergency last month. The patient, […]
SHOPIAN — The hospital administration at District Hospital Shopian has failed to address the shortage of radiologists, as both of the hospital’s radiologists are on maternity leave. This has forced patients in Shopian district to seek ultrasound services at private diagnostic centers. Sources reveal that the hospital has been without a radiologist for months, with […]
NEW DELHI — The Centre on Monday advised states and union territories to screen and test of all suspect mpox cases in the community, and identify isolation facilities in hospitals for both suspect and confirmed patients. In a letter sent to states and union territories on Monday, Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra asked them prevent […]
NEW DELHI — The World Health Organization on Wednesday called on countries in the Southeast Asia region to accelerate action to protect all children with life-saving vaccines being offered under the childhood immunization programme, focusing on those who have missed all or some vaccine doses and protecting all adolescent girls from cervical cancer. “We should […]
NEW DELHI — The increase in colon or colorectal cancer cases among adults under 50 is concerning, said experts on Sunday. Colon cancer is becoming a significant health concern in India, ranking as the seventh most common cancer, with higher incidence rates in urban areas like Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore. According to the Indian Council […]
SRINAGAR — Lung cancer remains one of the most prevalent and deadly cancers worldwide, with approximately 80 percent of cases due to smoking. Doctors who spoke to the news agency Kashmir News Observer said that quitting smoking is the most effective way to reduce lung cancer cases in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). They added that […]
ANANTNAG — At least 15 persons have been affected by a gastroenteritis outbreak in Kewa village of Qazigund in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said. Talking to the news agency Kashmir News Observer, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Kulgam, Dr. Saba Wani, said at least 15 cases of gastroenteritis have been reported in the area. “Among […]
ANANTNAG — Over sixty people affected by diarrhea epidemic in Srigufwara area of Bijbehera in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district with health department gearing up to tackle the situation as all the affected people have been admitted in the hospital during the intervening night of July 19 and 20. Officials told news agency Kashmir News Observer, […]
SRINAGAR — Despite upgradation in maternity services in the valley, the unnecessary referrals from Kashmir’s rural hospitals continue to overburden LD maternity hospital which has become a grave concern for the patients. Five years back, the Health and Medical Education Department issued Standard Operating Protocol (SoP) for instituting answerability in healthcare institutes in case of […]
NEW DELHI — People who gain excess weight from their 20s are likely to have weaker hearts by the time they reach their 60s, according to a study Scientists from the University College London (UCL) verified this by examining the links between weight gain in young and middle-aged adults and enlarged hearts that pump blood […]