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Govt orders inquiry in mal-administration at GMC Anantnag
Srinagar, Mar 14: Jammu and Kashmir government has appointed an inquiry officer to check the reports about the mal-administration in Government Medical College and Associated Hospital Anantnag.
In an order by Bhupinder Kumar,…
In DH Bandipora, paramedic staff acts as ‘collection agents’ for private labs
Suhail Rather
Bandipora, March 07: Favoritism and nepotism has badly affected the routine functioning of the health sector in North Kashmir's Bandipora district as the blue-eyed persons over staying at one place of posting are…
Are we Losing the Battle Against Heart Disease?
Dr Bimal Chhajer,
Heart Disease is the leading cause of worldwide deaths with the number reaching more than 17.9 million every year. Many people wonder whether we are losing the war against this deadly disease because…
Advanced cyberknife radiation surgery can completely cure spinal tumors without scars
Dr Aditya Gupta, Director
Tumors of the spinal cord, due to its hard to access locations, poses a major threat to life. And as the tumor grows, it affects the spinal cord, gradually. Depending on the location and the type of…
Domestic violence increases by 6.5 percent in Srinagar during Covid-19 lockdown: GMC Study
Jahangeer Ganaie
Srinagar, Feb 03 (KNO): Around 6.5 percent women in Srinagar started experiencing domestic violence during Covid-19 lockdown, a new study has revealed.
As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO),…
Tata Memorial Centre Mumbai providing technical support to make “State of Art Cancer…
JAMMU, JANUARY 31: Secretary, Health and Medical Education, Bhupinder Kumar, today reviewed status of work on State Cancer Institute, Jammu, besides devising a comprehensive strategy for early operationalization of services in…
DAK calls for widespread CPR training to save lives
Srinagar, Jan 27: With increase in the number of sudden cardiac deaths in Kashmir valley, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday called for widespread cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training that would save lives.…
Amid PAC, doctors not prescribing generic medicines to patients in J&K hospitals
Jahangeer Ganaie
Srinagar, Jan 23 (KNO): Despite constitution of divisional level Prescriptions Audit Committee (PAC), doctors in several hospitals of Jammu and Kashmir aren't prescribing generic medicines to patients…
Work underway to make genome sequencing lab functional at GMC Jammu: Official
Jahangeer Ganaie
Srinagar, Jan 03 (KNO): Amid the rise in Covid-19 cases globally, preparations are going on to make genome sequencing lab functional at Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu.
A top health official told news…
All Tertiary Care Hospitals in J&K to be accredited through NABH
JAMMU, MARCH 15: The Health and Medical Education Department has tied up with the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH), a constituent Board of the Quality Council of India (QCI), for seeking NABH…