Health

Dr Danish Andrabi, a prominent ENT and Valley’s noted endoscopic skull base surgeon has acquired the first ‘Werewolf Coblation System’ in Jammu and Kashmir.

As temperatures soared across Jammu and Kashmir in the last few weeks, health officials have advised people to take precautions and stay hydrated.

In response to a surge in patient numbers, SKIMS is embarking on a significant expansion initiative to double its current facilities with 367 new job positions.

Director SKIMS Soura, Dr Prof. Mohammad Ashraf Ganie on Saturday said that the valley’s premier health facility will rebound and is going to be on track within a year.

Despite ongoing efforts by the Health Department of Jammu and Kashmir, a significant number of births continue to occur in ambulances within the Kashmir division.

Around five cases of jaundice have been reported in Khrew area of Pampore in southern Kashmir's Pulwama district, which has raised concerns among the public.

Prof (Dr) M Ashraf Ganie, formerly the Head of the Department of Endocrinology, officially assumed the role of Director at the SKIMS Soura, Srinagar.

The Department of Pathology at SKIMS, Soura has informed that they are currently facing a shortage of the reagent required for the "stool for occult blood" test.