Combatted Well
Tuberculosis is a major threat to public health with new drug resistant cases being detected, however, Kashmir is comparatively faring better in fighting the...
New Pill Policy
As the state approved its first drug policy claiming it would reduce cost of medicine and help in quality control, the people associated with...
Dangerous Climb
Most of the spinal cord injury cases received by hospitals come from traffic accidents or fall from the walnut trees, with the maximum number...
Childhood Obesity: Emerging epidemic in Kashmir
Dr. S. Muhammad Salim KhanThe economic transition and enhanced buying capacity of middle class Kashmiri society is leading to a major nutritional crisis of...
Safety First
You go to a hospital expecting proper care and attention, but just how safe is the hospital itself? Saima Bhat examines safety standards in...
Sleepless In Srinagar
Sleeping peacefully has become a distant dream for many Kashmiris. Saima Bhat reports on the increasing number of insomnia cases.
Shazia, 21, hasn’t slept well...
Staying The Health Course
They’ve defied the odds and come out strong to make a mark in Kashmir. Tasavur Mushtaq reports on one family’s commitment towards complete wellbeing....
Care Overlooked
Are they institutions that promise to look after you, or simply money minting machines? Syed Asma takes a closer look at the state of...
Drinking To Death?
For the Awantipora people, water is no better than poison. Saima Bhat reports on a town whose only source of water leads to disease.
Adil...
Sangloo And Disease
Sangloo has been so abused and polluted by locals living along its banks in Shopian that the river stands transformed from a source of...
Shortage of Cadavers in Kashmir
In a place where unnatural death has been common and thousands lie buried in unidentified graves, a shortage of cadavers for medical research and...
A Fighting Chance
Misinformation and stigma has led to major obstacles in cancer treatment in Kashmir. Syed Asma reports on survivors who believe all is not lost...
Saving Lives
Rabies is a serious disease that affects millions worldwide, but it is preventable. Dr S Mohd Salim Khan brings us some lessons learned at...
SUICIDES THESE!
Suicide rate in Kashmir has been alarming. But in many cases after thorough investigations suspected ‘murder’ intentions and evidence of abetment by individuals has...
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,...
