KULGAM — Panic gripped in Yaripora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam on Friday after a 6-year-old girl died and several fell ill due to outbreak of suspected Hepatitis in the village while health teams have been rushed to the spot. Official sources told the news agency KNO that in Turk Tachloo area of Yaripora a […]
JAMMU — National Health Mission, Jammu and Kashmir today releases ranking of Public Health facilities on Hospital Management Information System (JK e Sahaj) for the month of October 2022. Under first phase of implementation of this initiative, 578 facilities have been covered and more will be further extended to other facilities in a phased manner. […]
SRINAGAR — The Directorate of Health Services Kashmir on Monday directed all the registered Private hospitals, private OPD clinics and clinical labs to share the data regarding non-communicable diseases with the concerned chief medical officers. According to an order, private hospitals and labs have been asked to share the date on a weekly basis in […]
SRINAGAR — With rise in breast cancer cases in Kashmir, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday has sought mammography facilities at valley’s primary health centers for early detection of breast cancer cases. “Having regular mammograms can lower the risk of dying from breast cancer,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Dr Hassan said mammogram […]
SRINAGAR — Tobacco is the gateway for all the addictions and unitedly we must fight the menace of drug addiction, Director Health Services Kashmir Dr Mushtaq Ahmed Rather said on Monday. While talking to reporters on the sidelines of a state level workshop on tobacco control and drug de addiction at Hotel Management, Rajbagh here, […]
NEW DELHI — The prevalence of auto-immune diseases, such as arthritis, which are more common in females with a female-to-male ratio ranging from 10:1 to 1:1, has increased manifold over the past decade, and the Covid pandemic has exacerbated the issue, says a medical expert. “Around 15-20 per cent of the Indian population suffer with […]
SRINAGAR — In yet another feather to its cap, Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar’s Super Speciality Hospital has started the procedure of Kidney transplant, first of its kind in Kashmir. Head of the Department (HoD) Nephrology, Dr Tajamul Hussain Mir told news agency Kashmir News Observer that it is a big achievement and it was […]
SRINAGAR — With the approval of India’s first indigenously developed Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday urged parents to get their children vaccinated against HPV to prevent several types of cancers. “We have an amazing opportunity to prevent certain types of cancers in future generations through HPV vaccination,” said DAK President […]
URI — The samples of two suspected Monkeypox cases from Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district have turned negative, officials said here on Wednesday. Block medical officer Boniyar Dr Parvaiz Masoodi told that samples of two persons that were sent to SKIMS Microbiology lab for screening have returned negative for monkeypox. Earlier, he had […]
SRINAGAR — At least 30 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) were reported in Kashmir so far with 100 percent recovery. A top health official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that all the 30 infected recovered and no fresh case was reported in the last few days. The official, wishing not […]
