Healthcare
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1.3KCovid: 44 test positive in JK, no death reported in last 48 hours
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday reported 44 fresh cases of COVID-19 taking the tally to 1,24,550 in the Union Territory, however,...
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5.4K‘Failure of system’: GMC Exposé, PMSSY Scam, and COVID Mismanagement
The purpose of upgrading Government Medical Colleges (GMCs) was not achieved as all the Super Specialties had not been fully established. And...
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2.7KCOVID reinfections, and what it means for vaccine development
Showkat Ahmad from Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir had first contracted the virus in July this year. After remaining asymptomatic, he...
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2.5K1No Accountability: Golden hours being wasted, enquiries ‘for the sake of enquiries’ serving no purpose
As new cases come to fore, older cases of alleged medical negligence are still being probed, with reports of enquiries still to...
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3.6KEnforced Disability: No help in sight for pellet survivors of Kashmir
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed as “a day for all” by the World Health Organisation. But the forcibly...
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1.7KWe are being denied food, Doctors in administrative quarantine complain; Admin hasn’t paid our dues, say Hotel owners
It has been seven months, Admin can’t afford to bear the expenses further, says Div Com Srinagar: While doctors are being hailed...
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4.4KDial a Doctor: Kashmiri medicos from around the world get together to provide free consultation
The group has registered a toll-free helpline where the needy can avail free tele-consultation Srinagar: As Jammu and Kashmir continues to witness...
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1.2KGovernor Sinha calls for filling up of vacancies of Doctors for ‘improving healthcare system’ in JK
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Monday reviewed the functioning of the Health and Medical Education Department at Raj Bhavan. The Lt...
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3.8KPandemic and militarisation: A fatal combination in Kashmir
The public health emergency caused by the COVID pandemic has brought the whole world to a standstill. In Kashmir, over 28,000 cases...
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2.0KMedical qualification obtained from ‘PaK’ invalid, says MCI
‘Persons possessing such certificates will not be allowed practice modern medicine’ Srinagar: The Medical Council of India (MCI) has said that the...
