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Boat rally, expert talks highlight World Heart Day at SKIMS

Srinagar: Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) observed World Heart Day 2025 with a series of events aimed at raising awareness about...

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Health

Kerala on alert after rise in ‘brain-eating amoeba’ infections

This year, the state has reported 61 confirmed cases and 19 deaths, many of them in recent weeks Kerala health authorities are...

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Jammu & Kashmir

67 students across three schools in Baramulla report chickenpox symptoms, monitoring intensified

Baramulla: Panic has gripped several schools in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district after dozens of students reported symptoms of chickenpox, prompting health and...

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Jammu & Kashmir

Chickenpox outbreak forces school closure in north Kashmir

Baramulla: An outbreak of chickenpox has prompted authorities to suspend class work at Government Middle School Khonchipora in Kunzer zone of north...

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Mental Health

Every 40 seconds, a life is lost, WHO says; suicide prevention a shared duty of society

Every September 10, world marks World Suicide Prevention Day. The theme this year, ‘Changing the Narrative on Suicide,’ asks us to stop...

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Health

‘Don’t panic, stay vigilant’: 23 dengue cases reported in JK this year so far

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir has seen 23 cases of dengue so far this year, officials confirmed. According to officials, 20 cases have...

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Healthcare

The unyielding dignity vs the sacred duty: Should doctors strike?

Weighing human rights against the oath to heal The image of a healer felled in the act of tending to the sick...

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Healthcare

CM inaugurates new block at Bone & Joint Hosp, reaffirms commitment to health, edu

Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah inaugurated a 120-bedded state-of-the-art additional block at the Bone & Joint Hospital, Srinagar, reaffirming his government’s firm...