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Health

This section is a detailed listing of the various facets of staying healthy in Jammu and Kashmir. It has copies about the diseases, research, practitioners, the infrastructure and the economics of it. Exceptional individuals and institutions are profiled also.

Ah! Cold

There is no cure for common cold or Zukam as such. But a few dos and don’ts can help you sail through harsh winters...

Stay Healthy this Winter

By Nahid Khilji Winter, people say, is the time for comfort, good food and staying warmth. However, winters bring along cool temperatures, snowfall, hails, which at...

‘Reinforcing Spirituality Can Be A Powerful Tool To Boost Resilience’

The former head of GMC, Srinagar’s Psychiatry Department, Prof Mushtaq A Margoob has contributed immensely in managing the massive load of mental illness at...

Symptoms for a Healthy Heart

by Zeenat Farooq Heart, the centre of circulation, is one of the vital organs in our body. From Bollywood to health journals, and further to clinical...

Corona Carnage?

In comparison to the first 100 days, Kashmir doubled up the Covid-19 body-bags in succeeding 25 days. Now more die young without co-morbidities. As...

‘There Is Question Mark On Government Readiness’

Dr Suhail Naik, President, Doctors Association Kashmir believes a Covid-19 outbreak in Kashmir can hobble an already fragile healthcare delivery system KL: Is our government...

‘I Studied at A Jabri School Where We Had Good Teachers’

Former Director SKIMS, Dr M Sultan Khuroo is just not a successful gastroenterologist only. During the last four decades, he discovered Hepatitis-E in Kashmir,...

Has The Global Lockdown Any Positive Side?

by Dr Inamul Bashir The Covid-19 pandemic has gripped the nations throughout the globe compelling governments to impose countrywide lockdowns to contain the spread of...

Why Covid-19 Must Force Us To Introspect?

by Rawoof Zargar                                       ‘Tough times never last, but tough people do’     Caught terribly off guard, the world is has been bought down to knees...

What Is The New Variant Of Coronavirus And How Dangerous Is It?

A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, is thought to be driving increased transmission of the disease in parts of the...

Stress And Suspended Lives

Women in Kashmir are the worst sufferers of conflict. Experts say women generally have less tolerance for trauma. Some Kashmiri women have devised their...

A Silent Ramzan

As the Covid-19 pandemic has dictated its new rules, there would not be any congregational prayers, grand Iftaar’s and the lockdown will have an...

Technology Addiction

Parents are frequently talking about their kids using smart phones and other communication gadgets for ‘time-pass’. It is gradually leading to addiction and to...

The Radiation Costs

Overexposure to radiation is a severe health crisis. Humaira Nabi meets a female X-ray technician, who said she suffered immensely during the Covid19 overload When...

Fields of Addiction

A string of villages near Bijbehara rely primarily on fields of illegal crops for sustaining themselves. SHAMS IRFAN walks through one of these villages,...