Kashmir’s only cancer centre lacks  advanced diagnostic tests, frustrates patients

Jahangeer Ganaie Srinagar: Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura — the only tertiary care cancer treatment centre in Kashmir — is facing serious criticism...

Doctors’ prescription mandatory for ‘Red Line’ antibiotics: Health Ministry

Unchecked antibiotic abuse accelerating antimicrobial resistance, experts warn By: Jahangeer Ganaie Srinagar, Dec 30: Amid growing global concern over antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the Ministry of Health...

GMC Srinagar issues winter heart health advisory amid rise in cardiac emergencies

By: Jahangeer Ganaie Srinagar, Dec 27: With Kashmir firmly in the grip of an intense winter, the Department of Cardiology at Government Medical College (GMC)...

Big Budgets, Bigger Gaps: Why J&K’s Health Sector Remains Under Strain

By: Jahangeer Ganaie Srinagar, Dec 23: Despite witnessing notable reforms, policy initiatives and infrastructure expansion during 2025, Jammu and Kashmir’s health sector continues to grapple...

Kashmir’s hospital referral system needs a reform. Tertiary healthcare purpose has been lost

By Dr Fiaz Maqbool Fazili Why does every road in Kashmir’s healthcare system seem to lead to a tertiary care hospital? Why has there been...

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