Category: Health & Wellness

Can’t We, as Care Providers, Treat Patients with Humility? Dr. Faiz Maqbool FaziliA young dental student(Zahida (name changed), suffering from persistent discharge at an old fracture site, visited an orthopedic surgeon suspecting osteomyelitis. Instead of listening to her concerns, the doctor snapped, *“You’re a dentist, don’t teach me!” Dismissed and disheartened, she travelled to Delhi,…

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, APRIL 24(STC): There is urgent need to establish liver transplant services in J&K, citing the increasing burden of liver disease. Preventive strategies and effective management of Hepatitis B and C and Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) are critical to addressing this public health challenge.Prof Subhash Ghosh, President of IASG, stated this in hiskeynote address…

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, APRIL 11 (STC): Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) is creating a collaborative platform for conducting research in cancer therapeutics with the long term vision of establishing ‘Integrated Cell and Gene Therapy Centre’ at the Institute. The Centre would be the first of its kind not only in this region but in…

The watermelons are infused with artificial colours and sold in the open market where the consumers fail to identify the artificially coloured rotten watermelons. STC HEALTH DESKWith the onset of summer, demand for fruits like watermelon increases. It’s a scenario where growers, dealers and vast network of fruit traders make hay while the Sun shines….