Hemophilia: An Un-royal Treatment
With the lack of medicines and a crippling infrastructure ailing the healthcare at government-run hospitals in Kashmir valley, the patients of the ‘Royal Disease’...
Sickness in Society
When the story of ‘Razor Man’ grabbed headlines some years back, the media was quick to project him as an outlaw on the run....
Setting a Trend
From a depressed women looking for a job to an entrepreneur who employs four people at her fitness centre, Dr Qurat has come a...
Kashmir’s AILING Healthcare
Patients suffering from chronic kidney diseases in Kashmir valley have increased manifold over the last two decades. While the failure in improving infrastructure at...
A Dangerous Outbreak
Fear and anguish have pervaded the inhabitants of a south Kashmir village where nearly 30 per cent of the screened population has tested positive...
The Addiction Menace
To escape from the fostering stress and trauma, many people caught in a whirlpool of violence in Kashmir over the last two decades found...
A Dual Battle
Female cancer patients in Kashmir are fighting a dual battle for survival. While the killer disease has made their existence uncertain, the attitude of...
Winter Blues
At the onset of winters, people of Kashmir usually become lethargic, lose interest in work and often tend to sleep for longer periods than...
Teenaged, Yet Diabetic
A lazy life style coupled with less physical exertion and high calorific intake has led to a significant rise in diabetes among teenagers in...
Killer Drugs
A draft legislation to regulate the sale of drugs in Jammu and Kashmir is yet to see the light of the day. In absence...
Fixing ailments with Ramzan
Experts believe that the changing dietary habits during the holy month of Ramzan is the best way to deal with obesity, hypertension and other...
The Ramzan Blessing
A highly stressful Kashmir society dogged by cancers and cardiac crisis is consuming tons of nutritious, anti-carcinogenic, soothing super-foods to break evening fast. R...
Turning A Blind Eye
Students who have hearing and visual impairments are increasingly finding it difficult to receive proper education. Syed Asma takes a closer look at the...
Scandalous Neglect
The abnormally high number of deaths at Kashmir’s only pediatric hospital during the last few months points to the deeper malaise and years of mismanagement. A KASHMIR...
Situation Critical
In a place where traffic accidents have become a part of life, proper emergency care is still virtually non-existent. Syed Asma reports on the...
