Health

JK: Mystery illness claims 14 lives; toxicology likely behind, Govt orders further tests

6-year-old girl succumbs; residents panicked; Dir Health Jammu says investigating toxicology link Srinagar: A six-year-old girl has succumbed to a mysterious disease...

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Death toll 13 as another child succumbs in Rajouri, doctors struggling to diagnose cause

Rajouri: A wave of tragedy has struck Badhaal village in the Kotranka sub-division of Rajouri district as a ‘mysterious disease’ has claimed...

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Ensure completion of SDHs within targeted time: Dy CM to officials

Jammu: Underscoring the need for providing better healthcare facilities to the people living in far flung areas, Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary,...

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India reports 7 cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV)

India has confirmed seven cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), a respiratory virus that recently gained attention after an outbreak in China. Authorities...

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Suffocation deaths: Doctors advise to follow safety measures

Srinagar: In wake of the tragic death of five members of a family from Baramulla due to suffocation inside a rented accommodation...

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Researchers from Israel, Italy, Portugal, and Netherlands develop nanoparticle technology for dual-drug cancer treatment

Researchers from Israel, Italy, Portugal, and the Netherlands have developed a groundbreaking technology to deliver two different drugs simultaneously to tumour sites,...

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Winter raises hip and pelvic fracture risks for elderly, diabetics: Health experts

Srinagar: The elderly and patients suffering from diabetes need to take extra precautions as hip and pelvic fractures become significantly more common...

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Srinagar, Anantnag lead in rising head and neck cancer cases in Kashmir: SKIMS Regional Cancer Centre

Experts call for awareness, early detection of symptoms, avoiding preventable risk factors Srinagar: Head and neck cancers are on the rise in...

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Hepatitis-A cases among children detected in Bandipora villages

Contaminated water blamed for outbreak, CMO says sampling underway Bandipora: Hepatitis-A cases among children have been detected in several villages of north...