Peripheral hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir have poor facilities and lack basic amenities, posing hurdles to not just patient care but also to doctors and…
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Rs 23 cr PET-scan made operational in SKIMS: Bali Bhagat
Minister for Health & Medical Education Bali Bhagat today informed that a high-end Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan machine worth Rs 23 crore has been…
View More Rs 23 cr PET-scan made operational in SKIMS: Bali BhagatCancer on steep rise in J&K; 28424 patients registered in 7 years
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday revealed that there was a sharp rise in cancer cases in the state, particularly in Kashmir region. Replying…
View More Cancer on steep rise in J&K; 28424 patients registered in 7 yearsDHSK seals sections of 2 private hospitals in Kupwara
In order to streamline the functioning of private hospitals, Directorate of Health Services, Kashmir (DHSK) today sealed various sections of two private hospitals. The hospitals…
View More DHSK seals sections of 2 private hospitals in KupwaraDHSK seals sections of two private hospitals in Kupwara
Directorate of Health Services, Kashmir (DHSK) today sealed various sections of two private hospitals namely Quality Care Hospital and Ess Bee Hospital in north Kashmir’s…
View More DHSK seals sections of two private hospitals in KupwaraEating high-salt diet may lead to dementia
Love to eat crispy roasted nuts and potato wafers that are high in salt? Beware, besides harming your heart, it may also harm your brain…
View More Eating high-salt diet may lead to dementiaJK has low doctor-patient ratio of 1:1658
Against the recommended World Health Organisation norm of 1:1000, Jammu and Kashmir has low doctor-patient ratio of 1:1658 as 2455 medico posts are lying vacant…
View More JK has low doctor-patient ratio of 1:1658Healthcare badly hit in south Kashmir
With as many as 1225 employees in south Kashmir forming part of the ongoing NHM employees’ strike, the patient care at various district and sub-district…
View More Healthcare badly hit in south KashmirWater sports may expose you to antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Love to play water sports like surfing or bodyboarding? Beware, you may be three times more likely to swallow antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli or E.coli bacteria…
View More Water sports may expose you to antibiotic-resistant bacteriaNHM strike: Operation theatre in CHC Hajin defunct for 23 days
The operation theatre at Community Health Centre (CHC) Hajin in Bandipora district is defunct for the past more than 23 days due to the strike…
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