SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo, today chaired a meeting at Civil Secretariat to review the performance and functioning of Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura. The meeting was attended by Secretary Health and Medical Education, Dr. Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, Director SKIMS, Dr. Ashraf […]
KULGAM [Dr. Rizwan Rumi] (KIMS) — The residents of Kulgam district have made an earnest appeal to the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, to establish a dedicated Maternity and Child Care Hospital at District Headquarters, Kulgam. This much-needed facility would serve not only the residents of Kulgam but also the adjoining districts […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo, today held a joint meeting of the authorities of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Awantipora, Health & Medical Education, PWD, Jal Shakti and CPWD regarding early completion of this vital health facility in the region. Those who attended the meeting included Executive Director, AIIMS, Awantipora, Divisional […]
RAJOURI — A nine-year-old girl died at a hospital here on Wednesday, taking the number of mysterious deaths in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district to 15 in one-and-a-half months while the police set up a special investigation team to probe the reason for the fatalities. Jammu and Kashmir Health Minister Sakeena […]
JAMMU — More than a dozen deaths in three families in a remote village in the border district of Rajouri were not caused by any mysterious disease as tests conducted both within and outside the Union Territory have returned negative results, Health Minister Sakeena Masood said here on Wednesday. However, she said the deaths in […]
SYDNEY — Routine eye tests can accurately predict a person’s risk of stroke, according to an international research team on Tuesday. The research, led by the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) in Melbourne, Australia identified a blood vessel “fingerprint” at the back of the eye that can be used to predict a person’s stroke […]
NEW DELHI — Even as watching short videos or reels on social media platforms has become an integral part of the daily lives of young and middle-aged people, a new study shows that addiction to this can lead to high blood pressure. The study, conducted by researchers at The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University […]
JAMMU — Responding to the concerns triggered by the detection of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases in the country, the Jammu and Kashmir health department has set up a specialised ICU ward in Jammu to address any potential outbreak of the disease. “We have prepared a special ICU ward to handle any eventuality. God forbid if […]
NEW DELHI — As India reported cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) on Monday, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said the government is closely monitoring the situation and there is no reason to worry. He said HMPV is not a new virus and no surge in any of the common respiratory virus pathogens has been […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jammu and Kashmir Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA), Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project (JTFRP), Mohammad Aijaz Asad, on Tuesday said that the additional block comprising 160 beds at Bone and Joint (B&J) Hospital in Barzulla, Srinagar, has been completed, and the trial run of the new facility is presently […]