Srinagar, Jul 28: The use of drugs mainly heroin is leading to a scary increase in Hepatitis C cases in J&K as around three among four drug users are Hepatitis C positive in Kashmir. Dr Yasir Rather Professor, Department of Psychiatry GMC Srinagar said that “we screen every patient for Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B and […]
Srinagar, Jul 22: Climate change that is a long term shift in patterns of temperature and weather is fuelling a heat wave in Kashmir threatening livelihood of people. Due to the heat wave, the farmers whose livelihood is dependent on the horticulture and agriculture sector are very much worried as a number of diseases […]
Srinagar, Jul 14: The percentage of unmarried youth is on rise in India with J&K topping the list, reveals a report issued by Ministry of statistics and programme implementation. As per the National Youth Policy 2014, persons between the age group 15-29 years are classified as youth. “The percentage of the youth population (15-29 years) […]
Srinagar, Jun 17: At least 73 percent children of 6-59 months in Jammu and Kashmir are anaemic, the National Health and Family Survey-5 (NHFS-5) said. Official data reveals that around 66 percent women and 37 percent men in Jammu and Kashmir are anaemic “About three-fourths (73%) of children aged 6-59 months are anaemic. This includes 25 […]
Srinagar, Jun 09: At least 43 percent of the population above 15 years use tobacco products in Jammu and Kashmir, reveals a survey. The survey conducted by Department of Periodontics and implantology, Institute of Dental Sciences, University of Jammu as district wise data from National Health Survey-5, Ministry of Health and Family welfare 2019-2020 was […]
Srinagar, Jun 03: A study on the causes and pattern of neo-natal mortality by the tertiary-care neonatal unit of GMC Jammu has revealed that prematurity is the main cause of neonatal mortality in Jammu and Kashmir and that about 57 percent neonatal deaths are reported in the first 48 hours. The survey was conducted by […]
Srinagar, May 16: The National Family Health Survey for 2019-21 has revealed that J&K has lowest fertility in the country and there has been a decline of 0.6 percent fertility rate in J&K since 2015-16 when the last survey was conducted. As per the details of NHFS-5, the fertility rate among uneducated and women belonging to […]
Srinagar, May 07: Majority of maternal deaths in Jammu and Kashmir are reported during post-natal period with over 85 percent death reported at tertiary health care facilities alone. A retrospective study based on review of field data was conducted Saleem Ur Rehman Director General of Health Services, J&K, Asif Jeelani Senior Resident, Department of Community […]
Srinagar, May 05: A whopping 5,629 bite victims, mostly of dog bites, were reported to the Anti-Rabies Clinic at Srinagar’s Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital in the last one year. The presence of dogs on every nook and corner has led to man-dog confrontation due to which the number of cases of dog bites has […]
Srinagar, Apr 18 (KNO): Besides resulting in largescale deaths, Covid pandemic has spurred mental health issues among adolescents in Kashmir. A study conducted by four doctors of Government Medical College Srinagar aimed at assessing prevalence of depression and anxiety and its determinants among school-going adolescents in the Valley has found 16 percent children depressed and 20 […]
