Healthcare

In Kashmir’s forgotten villages, parents carry children with disabilities across broken roads in search of healthcare

For many families living with disabilities in remote villages of Kashmir, the greatest obstacle is not the condition itself; it is the...

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Nine-year-old referred to Srinagar after GMC Anantnag ambulance fails to arrive

Anantnag: A nine-year-old boy referred from Government Medical College (GMC) Anantnag to Srinagar was reportedly forced to travel in a private vehicle...

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Medicine begins with knowledge but healing begins with humanity

A surgeon reflects on illness, anxiety and the enduring value of compassion in medical care Every year around Doctors’ Day, I receive...

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SKIMS performs first matched unrelated donor stem cell transplant

Srinagar: The Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) has successfully performed its first Matched Unrelated Donor (MUD) Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in...

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Civil society groups call for seasonal health services for nomadic communities

Groups seek mobile health centres for pastoralists in J&K highlands Srinagar: Three civil society organisations have urged the Jammu and Kashmir government...

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Without DLCO testing at SKIMS, CD Hospital, lung patients face delays, extra costs

Srinagar: Hundreds of patients suffering from respiratory illnesses are facing hardship due to the absence of advanced lung function assessment facilities at...