An Illustrious Life
It was his love for surgery that took Dr Peerzada Abdul Rashid to London. But his heart beat for his people back home. After...
Unpopular Poplars
With experts issuing sustained warnings over the health hazards created by Russian Poplars or Rusi Frass in summers, there seems to be no end...
“I had tightened the noose around some people in the health department who are...
Caught in the controversy surrounding the purchase of spurious drugs supplied to various government hospitals in the state and blamed by his Congress colleague...
Formalizing Business
In wake of the crisis over the quality of medicines that government purchases for its hospitals in Kashmir, Omar Abdullah government revived Congress’s plan...
Dirty Nexus
The alleged involvement of a top Congress leader in the supply of spurious drugs to government hospitals not only speaks of the failing standards...
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...
