Over 5,200 cancer patients registered at SKIMS this year; 50,000 since 2014
Kashmir’s leading tertiary care hospital, Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura, has registered over 5,200 cases of cancer this...
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JK adds 800 MBBS seats, 344 DNB in 4 years
The healthcare sector in Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed an unprecedented growth over the past four years, with significant strides...
Switching off from work can be difficult but taking proper break is good for your health
Switching off from work can be difficult but taking proper break is good for your health ADELAIDE: It’s never been...
New study links paracetamol to side effects in digestive tract, heart, kidneys among older adults
NEW DELHI: Paracetamol, a common over-the-counter medication, may increase the risk of gastrointestinal, heart- and kidney-related complications among adults aged...
Study estimates over 62m tuberculosis cases, 8m related deaths in India during 2021-2040
NEW DELHI: Over 62 million cases of tuberculosis and eight million deaths are estimated in India in the two decades...
About 1.5m deaths a year during 2009-2019 linked with air pollution, Lancet study estimates
NEW DELHI: About a million and a half deaths every year from 2009 to 2019 is potentially linked with a...
Malaria cases, deaths in India decline by 69% between 2017-2023: WHO
New Delhi — India has seen significant progress in reducing malaria incidence and mortality rates, according to the latest World...
People who are good at reading have different brains
LUND (SWEDEN): The number of people who read for fun appears to be steadily dropping. Fifty per cent of UK...
Some people say they have high pain threshold. Here’s why
We’ve all heard someone claim they have a “high pain threshold” as if it’s a mark of strength or resilience....
63 ‘specialists’ appointed in govt departments via lateral entry: Centre
NEW DELHI: As many as 63 specialists have been appointed in different Central government departments through the lateral entry mode...