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Inspections continue to check lockers of doctors and staff across Srinagar medical facilities, says police

Srinagar: Srinagar Police, in coordination with medical officers from the Health Department, on Monday conducted inspections of lockers used by doctors and...

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Jammu & Kashmir

Display of doctors’ rosters made mandatory in Kashmir hospitals

Srinagar: The Directorate of Health Services Kashmir has issued a fresh circular directing all District Hospitals and other healthcare institutions across the...

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Jammu & Kashmir

SKIMS performs rare 11-hour spinal tumour surgery on 18-year-old girl

Srinagar: Doctors at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, have successfully carried out a marathon 11-hour surgery to remove a rare...

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SKIMS frames committee to probe alleged doctors’ negligence in death of infant

Srinagar: Twenty-six days after the death of her infant son at SKIMS Soura, a woman took to social media to accuse doctors...

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SKIMS to organise walkathon, screening camp to mark World Diabetes Day

Srinagar: To mark World Diabetes Day, the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) will organise a walkathon to raise awareness about diabetes...

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PCOS, PCOD among major causes of infertility in Kashmir, say doctors

‘Late marriages, obesity, lifestyle shift, lack of contraception awareness, adding to the crisis’ Srinagar: With fertility rates witnessing a steady decline in...

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What patients truly want: Empathy, not empty reassurance

In the quiet, vulnerable corners where illness dwells — a sunlit hospital room or the shadowed silence of a home in recovery...

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Jammu & Kashmir

Govt plans incentive policy for doctors Serving in rural areas: Sakina Itoo

Baramulla: Minister for Health and Medical Education Sakina Itoo on Monday said the government is actively working on an incentive-based policy to...

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Healthcare

Three illegal diagnostic labs sealed in Central Kashmir’s Beerwah, say officials

Budgam: The health department, Budgam, on Wednesday sealed three unregistered diagnostic laboratories in Beerwah during a surprise inspection drive against illegal medical...