Sale of expired surgical equipment, consumables The officials of Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura have gone to a new low to cover up […]
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Health
Khyber convicted of selling sub-standard dairy products
Company to pay Rs 9 lakh fine, sentenced to six months in jail A court in Budgam today convicted milk processing company Khyber Agro Farms […]
Growing drug abuse among youth matter of concern: HC
Says country’s proximity to opium-growing regions behind drug trafficking The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has said that due to India’s close proximity to the […]
DAK expresses concern over rampant hysterectomies in Valley
Due to lack of clinical audit, thousands of innocent women in Kashmir are being subjected to “unscrupulous” hysterectomies — surgical removal of uterus, claimed Doctors […]
Hepatitis ‘on rise’, but JK continues with ‘outdated’ testing technique
Despite evidence suggesting that Hepatitis-C infection is on rise in many parts of Jammu and Kashmir, the Health authorities in the State continue to test […]
Doctors will be trained in latest diagnostic techniques : Health dept
With a rise in the heart disease cases in Kashmir valley, the health department has decided to train doctors in both rural and urban areas […]
Under fire, DFCO asks food outlet owners to ‘follow standards’
Under fire for its mass failure to address food adulteration and sale of substandard drugs, the Drugs and Food Control Organisation (DFCO) on Friday impressed […]
A SKIMS ward, ‘dedicated’ for cancer patients, reserved for VIPs
With incidence of cancer on rise in Kashmir, there is nothing being done at the governmental-level to address the lack of facilities for treatment of […]
Lacking testing facilities, FSO ‘smells’ food, seizes stock, No testing facility for Oils, Milk
The Food Safety Organization on Tuesday seized stock of ‘chicken leg pieces’ being sold by a retailer in Bemina on complaints of ‘foul smell’ from […]
40% of combination drugs putting lives at risk: Doctors’ body
The Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) has raised concern over the presence of 40 per cent “dangerous” fixed dose combinations (FDCs) of medicines in the markets […]